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Lexicon :: Strong's G2480 - ischyō

Aa
ἰσχύω
Transliteration
ischyō (Key)
Pronunciation
is-khoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:397,378

Strong’s Definitions

ἰσχύω ischýō, is-khoo'-o; from G2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively):—be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G2480 in the following manner: can (could) (9x), be able (6x), avail (3x), prevail (3x), be whole (2x), cannot (with G3756) (1x), can do (1x), may (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G2480 in the following manner: can (could) (9x), be able (6x), avail (3x), prevail (3x), be whole (2x), cannot (with G3756) (1x), can do (1x), may (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to be strong

    1. to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health

  2. to have power

    1. to have power as shown by extraordinary deeds

      1. to exert, wield power, to have strength to overcome

    2. to be a force, avail

    3. to be serviceable

    4. to be able, can

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰσχύω ischýō, is-khoo'-o; from G2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively):—be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
STRONGS G2480:
ἰσχύω; imperfect ἴσχυον; future ἰσχύσω; 1 aorist ἴσχυσα; (ἰσχύς); the Sept. for חָזַק, אָמֵץ, עָצַם, etc.; to be strong, i. e.:
1. to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health: οἱ ἰσχύοντες, as a substantive, Matthew 9:12; Mark 2:17 (Sophocles Tr. 234; Xenophon, Cyril 6, 1, 24; joined with ὑγιαίνειν, id. mem. 2, 7, 7).
2. to have power (from Aeschylus down), i. e.
a. to have a power evinced in extraordinary deeds, i. e. to exert, wield, power: so of the gospel, Acts 19:20; Hebraistically, to have strength to overcome: οὐκ ἴσχυσαν (A. V. prevailed not i. e.) succumbed, were conquered (so יָכֹל לֹא, Genesis 32:26 (25)), Revelation 12:8; κατά τίνος, against one, i. e. to use one's strength against one, to treat him with violence, Acts 19:16.
b. equivalent to to be of force, avail (German gelten): Hebrews 9:17; τί, Galatians 5:6, and Rec. in Galatians 6:15.
c. to be serviceable: εἰς τί (A. V. good for), Matthew 5:13.
d. followed by an infinitive to be able, can: Matthew 8:28; Matthew 26:40; Mark 5:4; (Mark 9:18 (infinitive to be supplied)); Mark 14:37; Luke 6:48; Luke 8:43; (Luke 13:24); Luke 14:6,29f; 16:3; 20:26; John 21:6; Acts 6:10; Acts 15:10; Acts 25:7; Acts 27:16 (Plutarch, Pomp. 58). with the accusative, πάντα, Philippians 4:13; πολύ, James 5:16. (Compare: ἐνισχύω, ἐξισχύω, ἐπισχύω, κατισχύω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
32:26
Matthew
5:13; 8:28; 9:12; 26:40
Mark
2:17; 5:4; 9:18; 14:37
Luke
6:48; 8:43; 13:24; 14:6; 14:29; 16:3; 20:26
John
21:6
Acts
6:10; 15:10; 19:16; 19:20; 25:7; 27:16
Galatians
5:6; 6:15
Philippians
4:13
Hebrews
9:17
James
5:16
Revelation
12:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2480 matches the Greek ἰσχύω (ischyō),
which occurs 70 times in 66 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 31:29–Isa 25:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:29 - “It is in [fn]my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘[fn]Be careful not to speak either good or bad to Jacob.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:9 - He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are [fn]more and mightier than we.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they [fn]spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:20 - So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very [fn]mighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:7 - ‘But if [fn]he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the LORD his guilt offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:8 - ‘But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be placed before the priest and the priest shall value him; according to [fn]the means of the one who vowed, the priest shall value him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:6 - “Now, therefore, please come, curse this people for me since they are too [fn]mighty for me; perhaps I may be able to [fn]defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:10 - (The Emim lived there formerly, a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:10 - “Then you shall [fn]celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give just as the LORD your God blesses you;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:32 - “Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and yearn for them continually; but there will be nothing [fn]you can do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:6 - “Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:7 - Then Moses called to Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:23 - Then He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the sons of Israel into the land which I swore to them, and I will be with you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:6 - “Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:7 - “Only be strong and very courageous; [fn]be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may [fn]have success wherever you go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:9 - “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:14 - “Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but you shall cross before your brothers in battle array, all your valiant warriors, and shall help them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:18 - “Anyone who rebels against your [fn]command and does not obey your words in all that you command him, shall be put to death; only be strong and courageous.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:25 - Joshua then said to them, “Do not fear or be dismayed! Be strong and courageous, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies with whom you fight.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:11 - “I am still as strong today as I was in the day Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so my strength is now, for war and for going out and coming in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:11 - and you will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened that you may go down against the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant down to the [fn]outposts of the army that was in the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:2 - “I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and [fn]show yourself a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:11 - Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek His face continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - “Then you will prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:7 - ‘I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as [fn]is done now.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:10 - “Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:20 - Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:14 - “But who am I and who are my people that we should [fn]be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:6 - “But who is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to [fn]burn incense before Him?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:7 - “But you, be strong and do not [fn]lose courage, for there is reward for your work.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:13 - He had large supplies in the cities of Judah, and warriors, valiant men, in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:11 - “Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in [fn]all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in [fn]all that pertains to the king. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. [fn]Act resolutely, and the LORD be with the upright.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:8 - “But if you do go, do it, be strong for the battle; yet God will [fn]bring you down before the enemy, for God has power to help and to [fn]bring down.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:7 - “Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the horde that is with him; for the one with us is greater than the one with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:9 - Then He declares to them their work
And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:31 - “For by these He judges peoples;
He gives food in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:4 - And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:1 - My son, keep my words
And treasure my commandments within you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:19 - A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 - Therefore the Lord [fn]GOD of hosts,
The Mighty One of Israel, declares,
“Ah, I will be relieved of My adversaries
And avenge Myself on My foes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:1 - For behold, the Lord [fn]GOD of hosts is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah
Both [fn]supply and support, the whole [fn]supply of bread
And the whole [fn]supply of water;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:2 - The mighty man and the warrior,
The judge and the prophet,
The diviner and the elder,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:25 - Your men will fall by the sword
And your [fn]mighty ones in battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine
And valiant men in mixing strong drink,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - “Be broken, O peoples, and be [fn]shattered;
And give ear, all remote places of the earth.
Gird yourselves, yet be [fn]shattered;
Gird yourselves, yet be [fn]shattered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:21 - A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:3 - All your rulers have fled together,
And have been captured [fn]without the bow;
All of you who were found were taken captive together,
[fn]Though they had fled far away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:8 - Who has planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns,
Whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11 - He has stretched His hand out over the sea,
He has made the kingdoms tremble;
The LORD has given a command concerning Canaan to demolish its strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:8 - He will swallow up death for all time,
And the Lord [fn]GOD will wipe tears away from all faces,
And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth;
For the LORD has spoken.

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