λοιμοὶ
loimoi
pestilences
of uncertain affinity; a plague (literally, the disease, or figuratively, a pest):--pestilence(-t).
Luke 21:11 · Word #9
Lexicon G3061
| Lemma | λοιμός |
| Transliteration | loimós |
| Strong's | G3061 |
| In-context | pestilences |
| Literal | pestilences |
Morphology N NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | λοιμός |
| Strong's | G3061 |
SIBI-P1 G3061-01
plague-blights
| Root | λοιμός (loimos) |
| Core Meanings | plague, pestilence, epidemic disease, deadly outbreak, scourge |
| Semantic Range | deadly epidemic disease, pestilence, widespread contagion, figurative social or moral scourge |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical contexts, λοιμός often appears among covenant curses or eschatological signs, marking divine judgment, societal upheaval, or the fragility of human life under divine sovereignty. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMP = noun, nominative case, masculine gender, plural number; functioning as a subject or predicate nominative in the clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun λοιμοὶ is nominative masculine plural, indicating multiple instances acting as the subject. "Plague-blights" preserves the concrete sense of deadly epidemic outbreaks while reflecting the plural form and maintaining the force of repeated or multiple scourges implied by the Greek. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root λοιμός (plague, pestilence, epidemic disease, deadly outbreak, scourge)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G30613-01 |
loimon | a plague-scourge |
Word Usage
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke 21:11 | λοιμοὶ | loimoi | pestilences |