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ἰατρός — Colossians 4:14 physician

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SEMANTIC_USAGE_OCCURRENCEUSAGE_G2395_COL_4_14
Curation State
CURATED
Release Introduced
v45
Language
Greek
Lemma
ἰατρός
Strong Id
G2395
Lemma Keys
[
    "ἰατρός",
    "G2395"
]
Evidence Layers
[
    {
        "id": "BIBLICAL_HEBREW_GREEK",
        "role": "textual_corpus"
    }
]
Source Ids
[
    "SRC_SBLGNT",
    "SRC_KJV1769"
]
Source Reference
Colossians 4:14
Date Range
{
    "label": "1st century CE composition context",
    "certainty": "broad"
}
Original Language
Greek
Attested Form
ἰατρὸς
Original Excerpt
Λουκᾶς ὁ ἰατρὸς ὁ ἀγαπητός
Translation
{
    "text": "Luke, the beloved physician",
    "responsibility": "Berean Archive working context translation; used only for the semantic-usage record.",
    "alignment_note": "Context-level evidence only; this record does not create a new translation-token alignment."
}
Semantic Domains
[
    {
        "id": "medical",
        "role": "primary",
        "classification": "documented fact",
        "rationale": "The noun directly identifies Luke as a physician."
    },
    {
        "id": "occupational_trade",
        "role": "secondary",
        "classification": "documented fact",
        "rationale": "The term names a recognized professional occupation."
    }
]
Evidence Strength
DIRECT_ATTESTATION
Context Summary
The occurrence is an explicit occupational designation for a medical practitioner.
Evidence Boundary
The title does not by itself establish the details of Luke’s training, methods, or social status.
Scripture Reference
{
    "book": "COL",
    "chapter": 4,
    "verse": "14",
    "edition": "sblgnt"
}