Quick Definition
ἴαμα, ατος, τό n.n. healing, curing
Strong's Definition
from 2390; a cure (the effect)
KJV Usage: healing
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -τος | ἰάομαι
23.138 · Physiological Processes and States · Health, Vigor, Strength
the power to heal, the capacity to heal (derivative of ἰάομαι[a] ‘to cause to be well again, to heal,’ 23.136) the capacity to cause someone to become healed or cured In some languages it may be difficult to speak of ‘giving the power to heal.’ A more natural form of expression is ‘cause to be able to heal.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἴαμα, -ros, τό, (ἰάομαι) ; 1. a means of healing, remedy, medicine; (Sap. xi. 4; xvi. 9; Hdt. 3, 130; Thue. 2,51; Polyb. 7, 14, 2; Plut., Leian., al.). 2. a healing: plur., 1 Co. xii. 9, 28, 30; (Jer. xl. (xxxiii.) 6, ete. ; Plat. lege. 7 p. 790 d.).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἴαμα iama 3x
healing, cure, 1 Cor. 12:9, 28, 30*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἴαμα, -τος, τό
(< ἰάομαι), [in LXX for מַרְפֵּא (II Ch 36:16, Ec 10:4, Je 40 (33):6), etc.;]
most freq. in cl., a means of healing, remedy (Thuc., al.; Wi 11:4 10:9).
= ἴασις (q.v.), a healing (Plat.; Je 40 (33):6): pl., I Co 12:9, 28, 30.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἴαμα. Syll 802 (iii/B.c.) ᾿Ιάϊματα τοῦ ᾿Απόλλωνος καὶ τοῦ ᾿Ασκλαπίου-- τς heading of a list of cures worked in the Asclepieum at Epidaurus: cf. 24.24%. See also the sepulchral epitaph Xazbe/ 31413f (Smyrna)—adX’ ὃ ταλαίφρων γεννήσας εἰάσατό μου νόσον αἰνήν, τοῦτο δοκῶν ὅτι μοῖραν ἐμὴν εἰάμασι σώσει.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἴαμα (iama) — healing. ἴᾱμα, Ionic dialect ἴημα, ατος, τό, (ἰάομαι) remedy, medicine, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στεναγμοί, τῶν πόνων ἰάματα variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. ={ἴασις}, ἰάματα τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ τοῦ Ἀσκλαπιοῦ [NT]
II.2. soothing, pacification, [LXX]
