GREEK · G5203
ὑδρωπικός
hudrōpikos — with edema
ὑδρωπικός, -ή, -όν (ὕδρωψ, dropsy), dropsical, suffering from dropsy: Luk.14:2.† (AS)
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Dropsy
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Mentioned only in Luke 14:2. The man afflicted with it was cured by Christ on the Sabbath.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.