steira describes a woman who does not bear children, including Elizabeth and women addressed collectively.

The attested use describes a woman’s not bearing children: Elizabeth is identified this way in Luke 1:7 and Luke 1:36, while Galatians 4:27 and Luke 23:29 address or refer collectively to women who do not give birth.

1. Women who do not bear children · dominant

   In Luke 1:7, the nominative singular form describes Elizabeth in the clause explaining why she and Zechariah had no child; in Luke 1:36, the dative singular form identifies the woman who had been called this while reporting her conception. The vocative singular in Galatians 4:27 addresses a woman who does not give birth, and the nominative plural in Luke 23:29 refers to women alongside wombs that did not bear and breasts that did not nurse.

   Luke 1:7Luke 1:36Galatians 4:27Luke 23:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “barren” for the singular and plural forms in all four verses, while also describing the relevant condition with “does not give birth,” “did not bear,” and “did not nurse.” These surrounding phrases confirm the verse contexts rather than establish separate renderings of the term.