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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) -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 Box Mat 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14 - and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4 - And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:11 - He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:47 - And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:49 - But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:15 - But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:28 - And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5 - And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi,[fn] it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12 - And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:13 - But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:35 - And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17 - and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8 - by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:19 - And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:30

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:33 - And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 - And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 - They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2 - God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17 - Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.
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