Strong’s G1420 · Greek
δυσεντερία
dysentería
Definition
a "dysentery"
Etymology
from G1418 (δυσ-) and a comparative of G1787 (ἐντός) (meaning a bowel);
Where the KJV renders it
- bloody flux
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