A verb describing the state of having a fever. Both uses narrate healing: Matthew 8:14 describes Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with fever, whom Jesus heals by touch. Mark 1:30 recounts the same event. The participle form emphasizes the ongoing condition—she was feverish, bedridden. Jesus' healing is immediate and complete; she rises and serves. The term is medical and straightforward, but the cure demonstrates Messiah's authority over sickness.