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Lexicon :: Strong's G2480 - ischyō

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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 29 times in 29 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:13 - Ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ ἅλας τῆς γῆς· ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ ἐν τίνι ἁλισθήσεται εἰς οὐδὲν ἰσχύει G2480 ἔτι εἰ μὴ βληθῆναι ἔξω καὶ καταπατεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:28 - Καὶ ἐλθόντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γεργεσηνῶν, ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι χαλεποὶ λίαν ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν G2480 τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:12 - ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀκούσας εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες G2480 ἰατροῦ ἀλλ᾽ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:40 - καὶ ἔρχεται πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς καὶ εὑρίσκει αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας καὶ λέγει τῷ Πέτρῳ Οὕτως οὐκ ἰσχύσατε G2480 μίαν ὥραν γρηγορῆσαι μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:17 - καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες G2480 ἰατροῦ ἀλλ᾽ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες· οὐκ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλούς εἰς μετάνοιαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:4 - διὰ τὸ αὐτὸν πολλάκις πέδαις καὶ ἁλύσεσιν δεδέσθαι καὶ διεσπάσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ τὰς ἁλύσεις καὶ τὰς πέδας συντετρῖφθαι καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτὸν ἴσχυεν G2480 δαμάσαι·

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:18 - καὶ ὅπου ἂν αὐτὸν καταλάβῃ ῥήσσει αὐτόν καὶ ἀφρίζει καὶ τρίζει τοὺς ὀδόντας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ξηραίνεται· καὶ εἶπον τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου ἵνα αὐτὸ ἐκβάλωσιν καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν G2480

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:37 - καὶ ἔρχεται καὶ εὑρίσκει αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας καὶ λέγει τῷ Πέτρῳ Σίμων καθεύδεις οὐκ ἴσχυσας G2480 μίαν ὥραν γρηγορῆσαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:48 - ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν ὃς ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν καὶ ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν· πλημμύρας δὲ γενομένης προσέρρηξεν ὁ ποταμὸς τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν G2480 σαλεῦσαι αὐτὴν τεθεμελίωτο γὰρ ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν·

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:43 - καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος ἀπὸ ἐτῶν δώδεκα ἥτις εἰς ἰατρούς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον οὐκ ἴσχυσεν G2480 ὑπ᾽ οὐδενὸς θεραπευθῆναι

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:24 - Ἀγωνίζεσθε εἰσελθεῖν διὰ τῆς στενῆς πύλης· ὅτι πολλοί λέγω ὑμῖν ζητήσουσιν εἰσελθεῖν καὶ οὐκ ἰσχύσουσιν G2480

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:6 - καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν G2480 ἀνταποκριθῆναι αὐτῷ πρὸς ταῦτα

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:29 - ἵνα μήποτε θέντος αὐτοῦ θεμέλιον καὶ μὴ ἰσχύοντος G2480 ἐκτελέσαι πάντες οἱ θεωροῦντες ἄρξωνται ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:30 - λέγοντες ὅτι Οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἤρξατο οἰκοδομεῖν καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν G2480 ἐκτελέσαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:3 - εἶπεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὁ οἰκονόμος Τί ποιήσω ὅτι ὁ κύριός μου ἀφαιρεῖται τὴν οἰκονομίαν ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ σκάπτειν οὐκ ἰσχύω G2480 ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν G2480 ἐπιλαβέσθαι αὐτοῦ ῥήματος ἐναντίον τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ θαυμάσαντες ἐπὶ τῇ ἀποκρίσει αὐτοῦ ἐσίγησαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:6 - ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Βάλετε εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ μέρη τοῦ πλοίου τὸ δίκτυον καὶ εὑρήσετε ἔβαλον οὖν καὶ οὐκ ἔτι αὐτὸ ἑλκύσαι ἴσχυσαν G2480 ἀπὸ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:10 - καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυον G2480 ἀντιστῆναι τῇ σοφίᾳ καὶ τῷ πνεύματι ᾧ ἐλάλει

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:10 - νῦν οὖν τί πειράζετε τὸν θεόν ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τῶν μαθητῶν ὃν οὔτε οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν οὔτε ἡμεῖς ἰσχύσαμεν G2480 βαστάσαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:16 - καὶ ἐφαλλόμενος ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν ᾧ ἦν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρὸν καὶ κατακυριεύσας αὐτῶν ἴσχυσεν G2480 κατ᾽ αὐτῶν, ὥστε γυμνοὺς καὶ τετραυματισμένους ἐκφυγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου ἐκείνου

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:20 - Οὕτως κατὰ κράτος ὁ λόγος τοῦ κυρίου ηὔξανεν καὶ ἴσχυεν G2480

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:7 - παραγενομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περιέστησαν οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καταβεβηκότες Ἰουδαῖοι πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα αἰτιάματα φέροντες κατὰ τοῦ Παῦλου, ἃ οὐκ ἴσχυον G2480 ἀποδεῖξαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:16 - νησίον δέ τι ὑποδραμόντες καλούμενον Κλαύδην, μόλις ἰσχύσαμεν G2480 περικρατεῖς γενέσθαι τῆς σκάφης

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:6 - ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει G2480 οὔτε ἀκροβυστία ἀλλὰ πίστις δι᾽ ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:15 - ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τί ἰσχύει, G2480 οὔτε ἀκροβυστία ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:13 - πάντα ἰσχύω G2480 ἐν τῷ ἐνδυναμοῦντί με Χριστῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:17 - διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει G2480 ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:16 - ἐξομολογεῖσθε ἀλλήλοις τὰ παραπτώματα, καὶ εὔχεσθε ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων ὅπως ἰαθῆτε πολὺ ἰσχύει G2480 δέησις δικαίου ἐνεργουμένη

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:8 - καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν, G2480 οὐτὲ τόπος εὑρέθη αὐτῶν ἔτι ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ
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