στείρᾳ
steíros
barren
Primarily denotes 'barren, unable to bear offspring'. In extended contexts, it can refer to any female who is unable to conceive or produce children, whether due to age, physical condition, or social circumstance. The word is mostly applied to women but may be extended metaphorically to anything unproductive or infertile.
Luke 1:36 · Word #22
Lexicon G4723
| Lemma | στείρος |
| Transliteration | steíros |
| Strong's | G4723 |
| Definition | Primarily denotes 'barren, unable to bear offspring'. In extended contexts, it can refer to any female who is unable to conceive or produce children, whether due to age, physical condition, or social circumstance. The word is mostly applied to women but may be extended metaphorically to anything unproductive or infertile. |
Morphology ADJ.P DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | barren |
| Literal | barren-sterile |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | στεῖρος |
| Strong's | G4723 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4723-01
barren woman
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, feminine singular; attested in nominative, dative, and vocative forms; functions substantivally or predicatively. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term denotes a female unable to bear offspring, reflecting the core idea of hardness or rigidity associated with infertility. The feminine singular form supports rendering it as a singular barren woman in agreement with its grammatical gender and number. |
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