στεῖρα
steira
barren
a contraction from στερεός (as stiff and unnatural); "sterile":--barren.
Luke 1:7 · Word #10
Lexicon G4723
| Lemma | στείρος |
| Transliteration | steíros |
| Strong's | G4723 |
| In-context | barren |
| Literal | barren |
Morphology ADJ.P NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | στεῖρος |
| Strong's | G4723 |
SIBI-P1 G4723-01
a stiffened-barren woman (feminine nominative singular)
| Morphological Notes | Adjective from στεῖρος. Forms attested: nominative feminine singular (στεῖρα), dative feminine singular (στείρᾳ), and vocative feminine singular (στεῖρα). Used substantively to describe a woman characterized by barrenness. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the root sense connected to στερεός (“hard, stiff”), conveying the idea of being rigid or unproductive, hence “barren.” The form στεῖρα is feminine singular nominative (also attested in dative and vocative feminine singular), so the translation reflects a singular female subject described by this condition. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root στεῖρος (sterile, barren, unfruitful, stiffened, unable to produce)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G4723-02 |
steirai | the barren women |
Word Usage (4 occurrences of G4723)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke 1:7 | στεῖρα | steira | barren |
| Luke 1:36 | στείρᾳ | steira | barren |
| Luke 23:29 | στεῖραι | steirai | barren |