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Lexicon :: Strong's G2243 - ēlias

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Ἠλίας
Transliteration
ēlias (Key)
Pronunciation
hay-lee'-as
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin אֵלִיָּה (H452)
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TDNT Reference: 2:928,306

Strong’s Definitions

Ἡλίας Hēlías, hay-lee'-as; of Hebrew origin (H452); Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite:—Elias.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's G2243 in the following manner: Elias (30x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's G2243 in the following manner: Elias (30x).
  1. Elijah = "my God is Jehovah"

    1. a prophet born at Thisbe, the unflinching champion of the theocracy in the reigns of the idolatrous kings Ahab and Ahaziah. He was taken up to heaven without dying, whence the Jews expected he would return just before the advent of the Messiah, whom he would prepare the minds of the Israelites to receive.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἡλίας Hēlías, hay-lee'-as; of Hebrew origin (H452); Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite:—Elias.
STRONGS G2243:
Ἠλίας ([so Rst elz G; WH Ἠλείας cf. WHs Appendix, p. 155; Tdf. Proleg., p. 84 and see ει, ι, but] L Tr Ἡλιάς, Tdf. Ἡλείας, [on the breathing in manuscripts see Tdf. Proleg., p. 107; WH. Introduction § 408; current editions, are not uniform]), -ου [Buttmann, 17 (16), 8; but once (namely, Luke 1:17 T Tr marginal reading WH) ], , (אֵלִיָּה or אֵלִיָּהוּ i. e. either 'strength of Jehovah' or 'my God is Jehovah'), Elijah, a prophet born at Thisbe [but see B. D. under the word, also under the word Tishbite], the unflinching champion of the theocracy in the reigns of the idolatrous kings Ahab and Ahaziah. He was taken up to heaven without dying, whence the Jews expected he would return just before the advent of the Messiah, whom he would prepare the minds of the Israelites to receive (1 Kings 17-19; 2 Kings 2:6ff; 2 Chronicles 21:12; Malachi 4:4 (Mal. 3:22); Sir. 48:1, 4, 12 [cf. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, Appendix 8]): Matthew 11:14; Matthew 16:14; Matthew 17:3f, 10-12; Matthew 27:47, 49; Mark 6:15; Mark 8:28; Mark 9:4; Mark 9:11-13; Mark 15:35; Luke 1:17; Luke 4:25; Luke 9:8, 19, 30, 33, 54 [R G L]; John 1:21, 25; James 5:17; ἐν Ἠλίᾳ, in the narrative concerning Elijah, Romans 11:2 [see ἐν, I. 1 d.].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
17; 18; 19
2 Kings
2:6
2 Chronicles
21:12
Malachi
4:4
Matthew
11:14; 16:14; 17; 17:3; 27:47; 27:49
Mark
6:15; 8:28; 9:4; 9:11; 9:12; 9:13; 15:35
Luke
1:17; 1:17; 4:25; 9:8; 9:19; 9:30; 9:33; 9:54
John
1:21; 1:25
Romans
11:2
James
5:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2243 matches the Greek Ἠλίας (ēlias),
which occurs 29 times in 29 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14 - “And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah G2243 who [fn]was to come.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14 - And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, [fn]Elijah; G2243 but still others, [fn]Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - And behold, Moses and Elijah G2243 appeared to them, talking with Him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4 - Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three [fn]tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” G2243
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah G2243 must come first?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:11 - And He answered and said, “Elijah G2243 is coming and will restore all things;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - but I say to you that Elijah G2243 already came, and they did not recognize him, but did [fn]to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer [fn]at their hands.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:47 - And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” G2243
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:49 - But the rest of them said,[fn]Let us see whether Elijah G2243 will come to save Him[fn].”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:15 - But others were saying, “He is Elijah.” G2243 And others were saying,He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:28 - They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; G2243 but others, one of the prophets.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - Elijah G2243 appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5 - Peter *said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three [fn]tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” G2243
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - They asked Him, saying,Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah G2243 must come first?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12 - And He said to them, “Elijah G2243 does first come and restore all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:13 - “But I say to you that Elijah G2243 has [fn]indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:35 - When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.” G2243
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying,[fn]Let us see whether Elijah G2243 will come to take Him down.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17 - “It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, G2243 TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - “But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, G2243 when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - and yet Elijah G2243 was sent to none of them, but only to [fn]Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8 - and by some that Elijah G2243 had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:19 - They answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; G2243 but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:30 - And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah, G2243
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:33 - And as [fn]these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three [fn]tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah” G2243—not realizing what he was saying.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 - They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” G2243 And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 - They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the [fn]Christ, nor Elijah, G2243 nor the Prophet?”
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2 - God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, G2243 how he pleads with God against Israel?
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17 - Elijah G2243 was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed [fn]earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.
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