service
Therapeia denotes assigned care or service, including care expressed in healing contexts.
The attested uses chiefly occur in healing contexts: the genitive form stands with those needing healing in Luke 9:11, and the accusative form occurs in the statement about the nations in Revelation 22:2. A separate use in Luke 12:42 concerns the sphere over which a manager is appointed.
Senses in use
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Care in healing contexts · dominant
In Luke 9:11, θεραπείας is a genitive singular feminine noun in the clause about people who had need of healing; the APB renders the surrounding clause “he was healing those who had need of healing.” In Revelation 22:2, θεραπείαν is accusative singular feminine in the statement that the tree's leaves were for the nations; the APB renders them as being “for the healing of the nations.”
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Assigned sphere of service · rare
In Luke 12:42, θεραπείας is genitive singular feminine in the clause describing what the lord appoints a faithful manager over, in connection with giving the grain ration at the proper time. The APB renders the clause “whom the lord will appoint over his service.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term's contexts with “service” in Luke 12:42 and with “healing” in Luke 9:11 and Revelation 22:2. These English expressions confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a fixed rendering for each form.