pestilence
Loimos denotes pestilence, both among anticipated calamities and figuratively of a man accused of causing unrest.
The attested uses show pestilence as an anticipated public calamity in Luke 21:11 and as a figurative accusation against a man portrayed as stirring riots in Acts 24:5.
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Pestilence among coming calamities · common
In Luke 21:11, the nominative plural form occurs in the announcement of great earthquakes, famines, and events in various places. The APB renders the clause “There will be both great earthquakes and famines and pestilences in various places.”
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Figurative charge against a disruptive man · common
In Acts 24:5, the accusative singular masculine form is applied to “this man” in an accusation that he stirs up riots among Jews throughout the world. The APB renders him “a pestilence” within that charge.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “pestilences” for the anticipated calamities in Luke 21:11 and “a pestilence” for the accused man in Acts 24:5. These renderings are read in light of each verse’s clause and supplied morphology.