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Lexicon :: Strong's G2246 - hēlios

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ἥλιος
Transliteration
hēlios (Key)
Pronunciation
hay'-lee-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From hele (a ray, perhaps akin to the alternate of αἱρέω (G138))
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Strong’s Definitions

ἥλιος hḗlios, hay'-lee-os; from ἕλη hélē (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of G138); the sun; by implication, light:—+ east, sun.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G2246 in the following manner: sun (30x), east (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G2246 in the following manner: sun (30x), east (2x).

  1. the sun

  2. the rays of the sun

  3. the light of day

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἥλιος hḗlios, hay'-lee-os; from ἕλη hélē (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of G138); the sun; by implication, light:—+ east, sun.
STRONGS G2246:
ἥλιος, -ου, ὁ [often anarthrous, Winers Grammar, 120 (114); Buttmann, 89 (78)], (ἕλη [root us to burn, cf. Curtius, § 612]); Sept. for שֶׁמֶשׁ; the sun: Matthew 5:45; Matthew 13:43; Mark 13:24; Luke 4:40; Luke 21:25; Acts 26:13; 1 Corinthians 15:41; Revelation 1:16, etc. equivalent to the rays of the sun, Revelation 7:16; equivalent to the light of day: μὴ βλέπων τὸν ἥλιον, of a blind man, Acts 13:11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:45; 13:43
Mark
13:24
Luke
4:40; 21:25
Acts
13:11; 26:13
1 Corinthians
15:41
Revelation
1:16; 7:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2246 matches the Greek ἥλιος (hēlios),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:43 - Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:32 - And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 - But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:2 - And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:40 - And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 - And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth, fear among the nations and doubt because of the loud noise of the sea and the waves;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 - The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 - In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:41 - There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for the glory of one star is different from that of another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:26 - Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16 - And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - And I saw when the sixth stamp was undone, and there was a great earth-shock; and the sun became black as haircloth, and all the moon became as blood;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - And I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the mark of the living God: and he said with a great voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to do damage to the earth and the sea,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - They will never be in need of food or drink: and they will never again be troubled by the burning heat of the sun:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12 - And at the sounding of the fourth angel, a third part of the sun, and of the moon, and of the stars was made dark, so that there was no light for a third part of the day and of the night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - And he made the great deep open and a smoke went up from it, like the smoke of a great oven; and the sun and the air were made dark because of the smoke.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 - And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and an arch of coloured light was round his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:1 - And a great sign was seen in heaven: a A woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:8 - And the fourth let what was in his vessel come out on the sun; and power was given to it that men might be burned with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 - And the sixth let what was in his vessel come out on the great river Euphrates; and it became dry, so that the way might be made ready for the kings from the east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:17 - And I saw an angel taking his place in the sun; and he was crying with a loud voice, saying to all the birds in flight in the heavens, Come together to the great feast of God;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.
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