- Original: γάγγραινα - Transliteration: Gaggraina - Phonetic: gang'-grahee-nah - Definition: 1. a gangrene, 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 - Origin: from graino (to gnaw) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From γραίνω grainō(to gnaw); an ulcer (gangrene): - canker. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • canker, 1 2 Timothy 2:17