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Lexicon :: Strong's G2478 - ischyros

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ἰσχυρός
Transliteration
ischyros (Key)
Pronunciation
is-khoo-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
29x in 17 unique form(s) TR
27x in 15 unique form(s) LXX
112x in 29 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 3:397,378

Strong’s Definitions

ἰσχυρός ischyrós, is-khoo-ros'; from G2479; forcible (literally or figuratively):—boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G2478 in the following manner: mighty (10x), strong (9x), strong man (5x), boisterous (1x), powerful (1x), valiant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G2478 in the following manner: mighty (10x), strong (9x), strong man (5x), boisterous (1x), powerful (1x), valiant (1x).

  1. strong, mighty

    1. of living beings

      1. strong either in body or in mind

      2. of one who has strength of soul to sustain the attacks of Satan, strong and therefore exhibiting many excellences

    2. on inanimate things

      1. strong, violent, forcibly uttered, firm, sure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰσχυρός ischyrós, is-khoo-ros'; from G2479; forcible (literally or figuratively):—boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.
STRONGS G2478:
ἰσχυρός, ἰσχυρά, ἰσχυρόν (ἰσχύω) (from Aeschylus down), the Sept. mostly for אֵל, גִּבּור, חָזָק, עָצוּם, and Chaldean תַּקִּיף; strong, mighty;
a. of living beings: strong either in body or in mind, Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27; Luke 11:21; Revelation 5:2; Revelation 10:1; Revelation 18:21; ἐν πολέμῳ, mighty i. e. valiant, Hebrews 11:34, cf. Revelation 19:18; of one who has strength of soul to sustain the assaults of Satan, 1 John 2:14; universally strong, and therefore exhibiting many excellences, 1 Corinthians 4:10 (opposed to ἀσθενής); comparitive, Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; mighty, — of God, 1 Corinthians 1:25; Revelation 18:8 (Deuteronomy 10:17; 2 Macc. 1:24, etc.); of Christ raised to the right hand of God, 1 Corinthians 10:22; of those who wield great influence among men by their rank, authority, riches, etc., τά ἰσχυρά equivalent to τούς ἰσχυρούς (on the neuter cf. Winer's Grammar, § 27, 5), 1 Corinthians 1:27 (οἱ ἰσχυροί τῆς γῆς, 2 Kings 24:15); joined with πλούσιοι, Revelation 6:15 (Rec. οἱ δυνατοί).
b. of inanimate things: strong equivalent to violent, ἄνεμος, Matthew 14:30 (T WH omit ἰσχυρόν); forcibly uttered, φωνή, Revelation 18:2 (Rec. μεγάλη) (Exodus 19:19); κραυγή, Hebrews 5:7; βρονταί, Revelation 19:6; λιμός, great, Luke 15:14; ἐπιστολαί (stern (forcible)), 2 Corinthians 10:10; strong equivalent to firm, sure, παράκλησις, Hebrews 6:18; fitted to withstand a forcible assault, πόλις, well fortified, Revelation 18:10 (τεῖχος, 1 Macc. 1:33; Xenophon, Cyril 7, 5, 7; πύργος, Judges 9:51). (Cf. δύναμις, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
19:19
Deuteronomy
2; 10:17
Judges
9:51
2 Kings
24:15
Matthew
3:11; 12:29; 14:30
Mark
1:7; 3:27
Luke
3:16; 11:21; 15:14
1 Corinthians
1:25; 1:27; 4:10; 10:22
2 Corinthians
10:10
Hebrews
5:7; 6:18; 11:34
1 John
2:14
Revelation
5:2; 6:15; 10:1; 18:2; 18:8; 18:10; 18:21; 19:6; 19:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2478 matches the Greek ἰσχυρός (ischyros),
which occurs 27 times in 25 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:11 - ἐγὼ μὲν ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός G2478 μού ἐστιν οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:29 - ἢ πῶς δύναταί τις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ G2478 καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ ἁρπάσαι ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον δήσῃ τὸν ἰσχυρόν G2478 καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:30 - βλέπων δὲ τὸν ἄνεμον ἰσχυρὸν G2478 ἐφοβήθη καὶ ἀρξάμενος καταποντίζεσθαι ἔκραξεν λέγων κύριε σῶσόν με

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:7 - καὶ ἐκήρυσσεν λέγων ἔρχεται ὁ ἰσχυρότερός G2478 μου ὀπίσω μου οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς κύψας λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:27 - ἀλλ᾽ οὐ δύναται οὐδεὶς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ G2478 εἰσελθὼν τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ διαρπάσαι ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον τὸν ἰσχυρὸν G2478 δήσῃ καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:16 - ἀπεκρίνατο λέγων πᾶσιν ὁ Ἰωάννης ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός G2478 μου οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:21 - ὅταν ὁ ἰσχυρὸς G2478 καθωπλισμένος φυλάσσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ αὐλήν ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἐστὶν τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:22 - ἐπὰν δὲ ἰσχυρότερος G2478 αὐτοῦ ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ αὐτόν τὴν πανοπλίαν αὐτοῦ αἴρει ἐφ᾽ ᾗ ἐπεποίθει καὶ τὰ σκῦλα αὐτοῦ διαδίδωσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:14 - δαπανήσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ πάντα ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἰσχυρὰ G2478 κατὰ τὴν χώραν ἐκείνην καὶ αὐτὸς ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:25 - ὅτι τὸ μωρὸν τοῦ θεοῦ σοφώτερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐστίν καὶ τὸ ἀσθενὲς τοῦ θεοῦ ἰσχυρότερον G2478 τῶν ἀνθρώπων

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:27 - ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τοὺς σοφούς καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά G2478

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:10 - ἡμεῖς μωροὶ διὰ Χριστόν ὑμεῖς δὲ φρόνιμοι ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμεῖς ἀσθενεῖς ὑμεῖς δὲ ἰσχυροί G2478 ὑμεῖς ἔνδοξοι ἡμεῖς δὲ ἄτιμοι

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:22 - ἢ παραζηλοῦμεν τὸν κύριον μὴ ἰσχυρότεροι G2478 αὐτοῦ ἐσμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - ὅτι αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ μέν φησίν βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί G2478 ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:7 - ὃς ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ δεήσεις τε καὶ ἱκετηρίας πρὸς τὸν δυνάμενον σῴζειν αὐτὸν ἐκ θανάτου μετὰ κραυγῆς ἰσχυρᾶς G2478 καὶ δακρύων προσενέγκας καὶ εἰσακουσθεὶς ἀπὸ τῆς εὐλαβείας

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18 - ἵνα διὰ δύο πραγμάτων ἀμεταθέτων ἐν οἷς ἀδύνατον ψεύσασθαι τὸν θεόν ἰσχυρὰν G2478 παράκλησιν ἔχωμεν οἱ καταφυγόντες κρατῆσαι τῆς προκειμένης ἐλπίδος

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:34 - ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρης ἐδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ G2478 ἐν πολέμῳ παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:14 - ἔγραψα ὑμῖν πατέρες ὅτι ἐγνώκατε τὸν ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς ἔγραψα ὑμῖν νεανίσκοι ὅτι ἰσχυροί G2478 ἐστε καὶ ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν μένει καὶ νενικήκατε τὸν πονηρόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:2 - καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν G2478 κηρύσσοντα ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ τίς ἄξιος ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λῦσαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 - καὶ εἶδον ἄλλον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν G2478 καταβαίνοντα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ περιβεβλημένον νεφέλην καὶ ἡ ἶρις ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὡς στῦλοι πυρός

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:8 - διὰ τοῦτο ἐν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ ἥξουσιν αἱ πληγαὶ αὐτῆς θάνατος καὶ πένθος καὶ λιμός καὶ ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται ὅτι ἰσχυρὸς G2478 κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ κρίνας αὐτήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10 - ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἑστηκότες διὰ τὸν φόβον τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς λέγοντες οὐαὶ οὐαί ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη Βαβυλὼν ἡ πόλις ἡ ἰσχυρά G2478 ὅτι μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἦλθεν ἡ κρίσις σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:21 - καὶ ἦρεν εἷς ἄγγελος ἰσχυρὸς G2478 λίθον ὡς μύλινον μέγαν καὶ ἔβαλεν εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν λέγων οὕτως ὁρμήματι βληθήσεται Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη πόλις καὶ οὐ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ἔτι

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:6 - καὶ ἤκουσα ὡς φωνὴν ὄχλου πολλοῦ καὶ ὡς φωνὴν ὑδάτων πολλῶν καὶ ὡς φωνὴν βροντῶν ἰσχυρῶν G2478 λεγόντων ἁλληλουϊά ὅτι ἐβασίλευσεν κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν ὁ παντοκράτωρ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - ἵνα φάγητε σάρκας βασιλέων καὶ σάρκας χιλιάρχων καὶ σάρκας ἰσχυρῶν G2478 καὶ σάρκας ἵππων καὶ τῶν καθημένων ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ σάρκας πάντων ἐλευθέρων τε καὶ δούλων καὶ μικρῶν καὶ μεγάλων
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