Plēgḗ — G4127

Definition

feminine noun

a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity

1. a blow, stripe
2. a public calamity, heavy affliction (now tormenting now destroying the bodies of men, and sent by God as a punishment)

Usually translated as

wound, plague, wounded, stripe

Origin

from G4141

• plḗssō (G4141)

Occurrences

Plēgḗ occurs 21 times in 20 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (2), Acts (2), 2 Corinthians (2), Revelation (14)

• Luke 10:30 — And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded (πληγὰς) him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
• Luke 12:48 — But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes (πληγῶν), shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
• Acts 16:23 — And when they had laid many stripes (πληγὰς) upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
• Acts 16:33 — And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes (πληγῶν); and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
• 2 Corinthians 6:5 — In stripes (πληγαῖς), in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
• 2 Corinthians 11:23 — Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes (πληγαῖς) above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
• Revelation 9:20 — And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues (πληγαῖς) yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
• Revelation 11:6 — These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues (πληγὴ), as often as they will.
• Revelation 13:3 — And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound (πληγὴ) was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
• Revelation 13:12 — And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound (πληγὴ) was healed.
• Revelation 13:14 — And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound (πληγὴν) by a sword, and did live.
• Revelation 15:1 — And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues (πληγὰς); for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
• Revelation 15:6 — And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues (πληγὰς), clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
• Revelation 15:8 — And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues (πληγαὶ) of the seven angels were fulfilled.
• Revelation 16:9 — And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues (πληγὰς): and they repented not to give him glory.
• Revelation 16:21 — And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague (πληγῆς) of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
• Revelation 16:21 — And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague (πληγὴ) thereof was exceeding great.
• Revelation 18:4 — And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues (πληγῶν).
• Revelation 18:8 — Therefore shall her plagues (πληγαὶ) come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
• Revelation 21:9 — And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues (πληγῶν), and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
• Revelation 22:18 — For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues (πληγὰς) that are written in this book: