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Lexicon :: Strong's G2244 - hēlikia

Aa
ἡλικία
Transliteration
hēlikia (Key)
Pronunciation
hay-lik-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ἡλίκος (G2245)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:941,308

Strong’s Definitions

ἡλικία hēlikía, hay-lik-ee'-ah; from the same as G2245; maturity (in years or size):—age, stature.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G2244 in the following manner: stature (5x), age (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G2244 in the following manner: stature (5x), age (3x).

  1. age, time of life

    1. age, term or length of life

    2. adult age, maturity

    3. suitable age for anything

    4. metaph. of an attained state fit for a thing

  2. stature, i.e in height and comeliness of stature

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἡλικία hēlikía, hay-lik-ee'-ah; from the same as G2245; maturity (in years or size):—age, stature.
STRONGS G2244:
ἡλικία, -ας, ἡ, (ἧλιξ mature, of full age, Homer, Odyssey 18, 373 [others of the same age; cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer under the word; Pape Lexicon under the word]); from Homer down;
1. age, time of life;
a. universally: Matthew 6:27; Luke 12:25, [in these passages, 'term or length of life'; but others refer them to 2 below; see Field, Otium Norv. Pars iii., p. 4; James Morison, Commentary on Matthew, the passage cited] cf. πῆχυς, and DeWette, Meyer, Bleek on Matthew, the passage cited; παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας, beyond the proper stage of life [A. V. past age], Hebrews 11:11 (2 Macc. 4:40; 4 Macc. 5:4).
b. adult age, maturity: ἔχειν ἡλικίαν [A. V. to be of age], John 9:21, 23.
c. suitable age for anything; with the genitive of the thing for which it is fit: τοῦ γάμου, Demosthenes; τοῦ ἤδη φρονεῖν, Plato, Eryx., p. 396 b.; metaphorically, of an attained state of mind fit for a thing: τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, the age in which we are fitted to receive the fullness (see πλήρωμα, 1) of Christ, Ephesians 4:13 [others refer this to 2; cf. Ellicott, in the place cited].
2. stature (Demosthenes, Plutarch, others): τῇ ἡλικία μικρός, Luke 19:3; προκόπτειν ἡλικίᾳ, i. e. in height and comeliness of stature (Bengel, justam proceritatem nactus est et decoram), Luke 2:52; cf. Meyer, Bleek, at the passage.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:27
Luke
2:52; 12:25; 19:3
John
9:21; 9:23
Ephesians
4:13
Hebrews
11:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2244 matches the Greek ἡλικία (hēlikia),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:27 - “And which G5101 of you by worrying G3309 can G1410 add G4369 a single G1520 [fn]day G4083 to his [fn]life’s G2244 span G2244?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:52

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And Jesus G2424 kept increasing G4298 in wisdom G4678 and [fn]stature G2244, and in favor G5485 with God G2316 and people G444.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:25 - “And which G5101 of you by worrying G3309 can G1410 add G4369 a [fn]day G4083 to his [fn]life’s G2244 span G2244?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:3 - Zaccheus was trying G2212 to see G3708 who G5101 Jesus G2424 was, and he was unable G3756 G1410 due G575 to the crowd G3793, because G3754 he was short G3398 in stature G2244.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21 - but how G4459 he now G3568 sees G991, we do not know G6063; or G2228 who G5101 opened G455 his eyes G3788, we do not know G6063. Ask G2065 him; he is of age G2244, he will speak G2980 for himself G1438.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:23 - It was for this G3778 reason G1223 that his parents G1118 said G3004, “He is of age G2244; ask G2065 him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:13 - until G3360 we all G3956 attain G2658 to the unity G1775 of the faith G4102, and of the [fn]knowledge G1922 of the Son G5207 of God G2316, to a mature G5046 man G435, to the measure G3358 of the stature G2244 [fn]which belongs to the fullness G4138 of Christ G5547.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:11 - By faith G4102 even G2532 Sarah G4564 herself G846 received G2983 [fn]ability G1411 to conceive G2602 G4690, even G2532 beyond G3844 the proper G2540 time G2540 of life G2244, since G1893 she considered G2233 Him faithful G4103 who had promised G1861.
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