Lexicon :: Strong's G2243 - ēlias

Ἠλίας

Transliteration

ēlias (Key)

Pronunciation

hay-lee'-as

Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Of Hebrew origin אֵלִיָּה (H452)

Greek Inflections of Ἠλίας [?]

mGNT
29x in 4 unique form(s) TR
30x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
8x in 4 unique form(s)

Ἠλίᾳ — 4x

Ἠλίαν — 7x

Ἠλίας — 17x

Ἠλίου — 2x

Ἠλίᾳ — 4x

Ἠλίαν — 7x

Ἠλίας — 16x

Ἠλίου — 2x

Ελια — 2x

Ηλια — 2x

Ηλιαν — 1x

Ηλιου — 3x

Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 2:928,306

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2243:

Ἠλίας ([so R^st ^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.].

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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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G2243 matches the Greek Ἠλίας (ēlias),
which occurs 30 times in 30 verses in the TR Greek.

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Mat 11:14

Mat 11:14 - And if ye will receive it, this is Elias,^G2243 which was for to come.

Mat 16:14

Mat 16:14 - And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias;^G2243 and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

Mat 17:3

Mat 17:3 - And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias^G2243 talking with him.

Mat 17:4

Mat 17:4 - Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.^G2243

Mat 17:10

Mat 17:10 - And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias^G2243 must first come?

Mat 17:11

Mat 17:11 - And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias^G2243 truly shall first come, and restore all things.

Mat 17:12

Mat 17:12 - But I say unto you, That Elias^G2243 is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.

Mat 27:47

Mat 27:47 - Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.^G2243

Mat 27:49

Mat 27:49 - The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias^G2243 will come to save him.

Mar 6:15

Mar 6:15 - Others said, That it is Elias.^G2243 And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

Mar 8:28

Mar 8:28 - And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias;^G2243 and others, One of the prophets.

Mar 9:4

Mar 9:4 - And there appeared unto them Elias^G2243 with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

Mar 9:5

Mar 9:5 - And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.^G2243

Mar 9:11

Mar 9:11 - And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias^G2243 must first come?

Mar 9:12

Mar 9:12 - And he answered and told them, Elias^G2243 verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

Mar 9:13

Mar 9:13 - But I say unto you, That Elias^G2243 is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

Mar 15:35

Mar 15:35 - And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.^G2243

Mar 15:36

Mar 15:36 - And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias^G2243 will come to take him down.

Luk 1:17

Luk 1:17 - And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias,^G2243 to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

Luk 4:25

Luk 4:25 - But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias,^G2243 when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

Luk 4:26

Luk 4:26 - But unto none of them was Elias^G2243 sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

Luk 9:8

Luk 9:8 - And of some, that Elias^G2243 had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

Luk 9:19

Luk 9:19 - They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias;^G2243 and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

Luk 9:30

Luk 9:30 - And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:^G2243

Luk 9:33

Luk 9:33 - And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias:^G2243 not knowing what he said.

Luk 9:54

Luk 9:54 - And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias^G2243 did?

Jhn 1:21

Jhn 1:21 - And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias?^G2243 And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

Jhn 1:25

Jhn 1:25 - And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias,^G2243 neither that prophet?

Rom 11:2

Rom 11:2 - God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias?^G2243 how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

Jas 5:17

Jas 5:17 - Elias^G2243 was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.