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Lexicon :: Strong's G2246 - ēlios

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ἥλιος
Transliteration
ēlios (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 (ēlios),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - “that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - “But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:43 - “Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:32 - At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - “But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 - “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:2 - Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:40 - When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 - “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - Then the sun was darkened,[fn] and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 - The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - “And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 - “at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:41

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:26 - “Be angry, and do not sin”:[fn] do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16 - He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold,[fn] there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon[fn] became like blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - “They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12 - Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 - I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:1 - Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:8 - Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 - Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:17 - Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it,[fn] for the glory[fn] of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
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