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The term is used to illustrate the corrupting and pervasive nature of false teachings or ungodly behavior within the church.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, gangrene was a well-known medical condition, often resulting from wounds or infections that were not properly treated. It was feared for its rapid spread and the severe consequences it could have on the body, often leading to amputation or death. The metaphorical use of "gaggraina" in the New Testament would have been a vivid illustration for early Christians, emphasizing the seriousness of allowing false teachings or immoral behavior to persist within the community.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>perhaps from graó (to gnaw)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a gangrene, an eating sore<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gangrene (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1044: γάγγραινα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">γάγγραινα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">γαγγραινης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">γράω</span> or <span class="greek2">γραίνω</span> to gnaw, eat), <span class="accented">a gangrene,</span> a disease by which any part of the body suffering from inflammation becomes so corrupted that, unless a remedy be seasonably applied, the evil continually spreads, attacks other parts, and at last eats away the bones: <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-17.htm">2 Timothy 2:17</a> (where cf. Ellicott). (Medical writings (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Wetstein</span> (1752) at the passage cited); <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, diser. am. et adulat. c. 36.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>canker. <p>From graino (to gnaw); an ulcer ("gangrene") -- canker. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>γαγγραινα γάγγραινα gangraina gángraina<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν ὡς <b>γάγγραινα</b> νομὴν ἕξει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like <span class="itali">gangrene.</span> Among them are Hymenaeus<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> will eat as <span class="itali">doth a canker:</span> of whom is<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them as <span class="itali">a gangrene</span> pasture will have<p><b><a href="/greek/1044.htm">Strong's Greek 1044</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1044.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/gangraina_1044.htm">γάγγραινα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1043.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1043"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1043" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1045.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1045"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1045" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>