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Lexicon :: Strong's G2246 - ēlios

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ἥλιος
Transliteration
ēlios (Key)
Pronunciation
hay'-lee-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From hele (a ray, perhaps akin to the alternate of αἱρέω (G138))
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Strong’s Definitions

ἥλιος hḗlios, hay'-lee-os; from ἕλη hélē (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of G138); the sun; by implication, light:—+ east, sun.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G2246 in the following manner: sun (30x), east (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G2246 in the following manner: sun (30x), east (2x).

  1. the sun

  2. the rays of the sun

  3. the light of day

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἥλιος hḗlios, hay'-lee-os; from ἕλη hélē (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of G138); the sun; by implication, light:—+ east, sun.
STRONGS G2246:
ἥλιος, -ου, ὁ [often anarthrous, Winers Grammar, 120 (114); Buttmann, 89 (78)], (ἕλη [root us to burn, cf. Curtius, § 612]); Sept. for שֶׁמֶשׁ; the sun: Matthew 5:45; Matthew 13:43; Mark 13:24; Luke 4:40; Luke 21:25; Acts 26:13; 1 Corinthians 15:41; Revelation 1:16, etc. equivalent to the rays of the sun, Revelation 7:16; equivalent to the light of day: μὴ βλέπων τὸν ἥλιον, of a blind man, Acts 13:11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:45; 13:43
Mark
13:24
Luke
4:40; 21:25
Acts
13:11; 26:13
1 Corinthians
15:41
Revelation
1:16; 7:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2246 matches the Greek ἥλιος (ēlios),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - ὅπως γένησθε υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς ὅτι τὸν ἥλιον G2246 αὐτοῦ ἀνατέλλει ἐπὶ πονηροὺς καὶ ἀγαθοὺς καὶ βρέχει ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ἀδίκους

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - ἡλίου G2246 δὲ ἀνατείλαντος ἐκαυματίσθη καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:43 - τότε οἱ δίκαιοι ἐκλάμψουσιν ὡς ὁ ἥλιος G2246 ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκουέτω

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν καὶ ἔλαμψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος G2246 τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο λευκὰ ὡς τὸ φῶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - εὐθέως δὲ μετὰ τὴν θλῖψιν τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐκείνων ὁ ἥλιος G2246 σκοτισθήσεται καὶ ἡ σελήνη οὐ δώσει τὸ φέγγος αὐτῆς καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες πεσοῦνται ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:32 - ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης ὅτε ἔδυ ὁ ἥλιος G2246 ἔφερον πρὸς αὐτὸν πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας καὶ τοὺς δαιμονιζομένους

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - καὶ ὅτε ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος G2246 ἐκαυματίσθη καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 - ἀλλὰ ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις μετὰ τὴν θλῖψιν ἐκείνην ὁ ἥλιος G2246 σκοτισθήσεται καὶ ἡ σελήνη οὐ δώσει τὸ φέγγος αὐτῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:2 - καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου G2246

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:40 - δύνοντος δὲ τοῦ ἡλίου G2246 ἅπαντες ὅσοι εἶχον ἀσθενοῦντας νόσοις ποικίλαις ἤγαγον αὐτοὺς πρὸς αὐτόν ὁ δὲ ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ αὐτῶν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπιτιθεὶς ἐθεράπευεν αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 - καὶ ἔσονται σημεῖα ἐν ἡλίῳ G2246 καὶ σελήνῃ καὶ ἄστροις καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς συνοχὴ ἐθνῶν ἐν ἀπορίᾳ ἤχους θαλάσσης καὶ σάλου

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - τοῦ ἡλίου G2246 ἐκλιπόντος ἐσχίσθη δὲ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ μέσον

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 - ὁ ἥλιος G2246 μεταστραφήσεται εἰς σκότος καὶ ἡ σελήνη εἰς αἷμα πρὶν ἐλθεῖν ἡμέραν κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ χεὶρ κυρίου ἐπὶ σέ καὶ ἔσῃ τυφλὸς μὴ βλέπων τὸν ἥλιον G2246 ἄχρι καιροῦ παραχρῆμά τε ἔπεσεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἀχλὺς καὶ σκότος καὶ περιάγων ἐζήτει χειραγωγούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 - ἡμέρας μέσης κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν εἶδον βασιλεῦ οὐρανόθεν ὑπὲρ τὴν λαμπρότητα τοῦ ἡλίου G2246 περιλάμψαν με φῶς καὶ τοὺς σὺν ἐμοὶ πορευομένους

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - μήτε δὲ ἡλίου G2246 μήτε ἄστρων ἐπιφαινόντων ἐπὶ πλείονας ἡμέρας χειμῶνός τε οὐκ ὀλίγου ἐπικειμένου λοιπὸν περιῃρεῖτο ἐλπὶς πᾶσα τοῦ σῴζεσθαι ἡμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:41 - ἄλλη δόξα ἡλίου G2246 καὶ ἄλλη δόξα σελήνης καὶ ἄλλη δόξα ἀστέρων ἀστὴρ γὰρ ἀστέρος διαφέρει ἐν δόξῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:26 - ὀργίζεσθε καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε ὁ ἥλιος G2246 μὴ ἐπιδυέτω ἐπὶ τῷ παροργισμῷ ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος G2246 σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16 - καὶ ἔχων ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ ἀστέρας ἑπτά καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ῥομφαία δίστομος ὀξεῖα ἐκπορευομένη καὶ ἡ ὄψις αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος G2246 φαίνει ἐν τῇ δυνάμει αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - καὶ εἶδον ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν ἕκτην καὶ σεισμὸς μέγας ἐγένετο καὶ ὁ ἥλιος G2246 ἐγένετο μέλας ὡς σάκκος τρίχινος καὶ ἡ σελήνη ὅλη ἐγένετο ὡς αἷμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - καὶ εἶδον ἄλλον ἄγγελον ἀναβαίνοντα ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου G2246 ἔχοντα σφραγῖδα θεοῦ ζῶντος καὶ ἔκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ τοῖς τέσσαρσιν ἀγγέλοις οἷς ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἀδικῆσαι τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - οὐ πεινάσουσιν ἔτι οὐδὲ διψήσουσιν ἔτι οὐδὲ μὴ πέσῃ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἥλιος G2246 οὐδὲ πᾶν καῦμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12 - καὶ ὁ τέταρτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν καὶ ἐπλήγη τὸ τρίτον τοῦ ἡλίου G2246 καὶ τὸ τρίτον τῆς σελήνης καὶ τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀστέρων ἵνα σκοτισθῇ τὸ τρίτον αὐτῶν καὶ ἡ ἡμέρα μὴ φάνῃ τὸ τρίτον αὐτῆς καὶ ἡ νὺξ ὁμοίως

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὸ φρέαρ τῆς ἀβύσσου καὶ ἀνέβη καπνὸς ἐκ τοῦ φρέατος ὡς καπνὸς καμίνου μεγάλης καὶ ἐσκοτώθη ὁ ἥλιος G2246 καὶ ὁ ἀὴρ ἐκ τοῦ καπνοῦ τοῦ φρέατος

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 - καὶ εἶδον ἄλλον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν καταβαίνοντα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ περιβεβλημένον νεφέλην καὶ ἡ ἶρις ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος G2246 καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὡς στῦλοι πυρός

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:1 - καὶ σημεῖον μέγα ὤφθη ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ γυνὴ περιβεβλημένη τὸν ἥλιον G2246 καὶ ἡ σελήνη ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῆς στέφανος ἀστέρων δώδεκα

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:8 - καὶ ὁ τέταρτος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν ἥλιον G2246 καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ καυματίσαι τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐν πυρί

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 - καὶ ὁ ἕκτος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμὸν τὸν μέγαν τὸν Εὐφράτην καὶ ἐξηράνθη τὸ ὕδωρ αὐτοῦ ἵνα ἑτοιμασθῇ ἡ ὁδὸς τῶν βασιλέων τῶν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου G2246

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:17 - καὶ εἶδον ἕνα ἄγγελον ἑστῶτα ἐν τῷ ἡλίῳ G2246 καὶ ἔκραξεν ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγων πᾶσιν τοῖς ὀρνέοις τοῖς πετομένοις ἐν μεσουρανήματι δεῦτε συνάχθητε εἰς τὸ δεῖπνον τὸ μέγα τοῦ θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - καὶ ἡ πόλις οὐ χρείαν ἔχει τοῦ ἡλίου G2246 οὐδὲ τῆς σελήνης ἵνα φαίνωσιν αὐτῇ ἡ γὰρ δόξα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐφώτισεν αὐτήν καὶ ὁ λύχνος αὐτῆς τὸ ἀρνίον

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - καὶ νὺξ οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν χρείαν φωτὸς λύχνου καὶ φωτὸς ἡλίου G2246 ὅτι κύριος ὁ θεὸς φωτίσει ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων
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