ill
arrostos describes people who are unwell, especially those named as recipients of healing.
The term consistently identifies unwell people: most occurrences place them as those healed or touched for healing, while 1 Corinthians 11:30 names people among the community as weak and unwell.
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Unwell people, especially those healed · dominant
The accusative plural form identifies people acted upon in healing contexts: in Mark 6:13 the APB renders those anointed and healed as “many who were ill,” and in Matthew 14:14 it renders those healed from the crowd as “their sick.” Mark 6:5 and Mark 16:18 likewise place the plural forms with laying on of hands and healing or recovery.
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Unwell people within the community · rare
In 1 Corinthians 11:30, the nominative plural form occurs in the statement that many among the readers are weak and unwell; the APB renders the clause, “many of you are weak and ill.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “ill” in 1 Corinthians 11:30, Mark 16:18, Mark 6:13, and Mark 6:5, while Matthew 14:14 uses “sick.” These renderings confirm the verses' portrayal of unwell people rather than establish separate meanings.