Peter uses this medical term to evoke the violence of Christ's passion: 'by whose wounds you were healed' (1 Peter 2:24). The Greek denotes not just an injury but the visible mark left behind—a welt, bruise, or blood clot from a blow. In classical literature the word appears in medical texts describing skin eruptions and contusions. Peter's citation of Isaiah 53 transforms a clinical term into a theological paradox: the physical wounds inflicted on the Suffering Servant become the means of spiritual restoration for believers.