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Lexicon :: Strong's G2243 - ēlias

Aa
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)
Dictionary Aids

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) -α], ὁ, (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.].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14 - And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14 - And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4 - And Peter made answer and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you will let me, I will make here three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:11 - And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:47 - And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:49 - And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:15 - But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:28 - And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5 - And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12 - And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:13 - But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:35 - And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17 - And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8 - And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:19 - And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:30 - And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:33 - And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 - And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 - And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2 - God has not put away the people of his selection. Or have you no knowledge of what is said about Elijah in the holy Writings? how he says words to God against Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17 - Elijah was a man of flesh and blood as we are, and he made a strong prayer that there might be no rain; and there was no rain on the earth for three years and six months.
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