Lexicon :: Strong's G2478 - ischyros

ἰσχυρός

Transliteration

ischyros (Key)

Pronunciation

is-khoo-ros'

Part of Speech

adjective

Root Word (Etymology)

From ἰσχύς (G2479)

Greek Inflections of ἰσχυρός [?]

mGNT
29x in 17 unique form(s) TR
27x in 15 unique form(s) LXX
112x in 29 unique form(s)

ἰσχυρά — 2x

ἰσχυραί — 1x

ἰσχυρὰν — 1x

ἰσχυρᾶς — 1x

ἰσχυροὶ — 1x

ἰσχυροί — 2x

ἰσχυρὸν — 4x

ἰσχυρόν — 1x

ἰσχυρὸς — 4x

ἰσχυρότεροι — 1x

ἰσχυρότερον — 1x

ἰσχυρότερός — 3x

ἰσχυρότερος — 1x

ἰσχυροῦ — 2x

ἰσχυρῶν — 2x

ἰσχυρὰ — 1x

ἰσχυρά — 2x

ἰσχυρᾷ — 1x

ἰσχυραί — 1x

ἰσχυρὰν — 1x

ἰσχυρᾶς — 1x

ἰσχυροὶ — 2x

ἰσχυροί — 2x

ἰσχυρὸν — 4x

ἰσχυρόν — 1x

ἰσχυρὸς — 3x

ἰσχυρότεροι — 1x

ἰσχυρότερον — 1x

ἰσχυρότερός — 3x

ἰσχυρότερος — 1x

ἰσχυροῦ — 2x

ἰσχυρῶν — 2x

ἰσχυρὰ — 8x

ἰσχυρά — 5x

ἰσχυρᾷ — 4x

ἰσχυραὶ — 3x

ἰσχυρὰν — 2x

ἰσχυρὰς — 1x

ἰσχυρᾶς — 1x

ἰσχυροὶ — 14x

ἰσχυροί — 2x

ἰσχυρὸν — 11x

ἰσχυρόν — 5x

ἰσχυρὸς — 17x

ἰσχυρός — 6x

ἰσχυρότερά — 1x

ἰσχυρότερα — 3x

ἰσχυρότεραι — 1x

ἰσχυρότεροί — 1x

ἰσχυρότεροι — 1x

ἰσχυρότερόν — 1x

ἰσχυρότερον — 1x

ἰσχυρότερός — 1x

ἰσχυρότερος — 1x

ἰσχυροτέρους — 1x

ἰσχυροῦ — 7x

ἰσχυροὺς — 4x

ἰσχυρούς — 1x

ἰσχυρῷ — 2x

ἰσχυρῶν — 4x

ἰσχυρῶς — 3x

Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:397,378

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

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

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.)

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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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 3:11

Mat 3:11 - I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than^G2478 I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Mat 12:29

Mat 12:29 - Or else how can one enter into a strong man's^G2478 house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man?^G2478 and then he will spoil his house.

Mat 14:30

Mat 14:30 - But when he saw the wind boisterous,^G2478 he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

Mar 1:7

Mar 1:7 - And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than^G2478 I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

Mar 3:27

Mar 3:27 - No man can enter into a strong man's^G2478 house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man;^G2478 and then he will spoil his house.

Luk 3:16

Luk 3:16 - John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than^G2478 I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Luk 11:21

Luk 11:21 - When a strong man^G2478 armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

Luk 11:22

Luk 11:22 - But when a stronger^G2478 than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

Luk 15:14

Luk 15:14 - And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty^G2478 famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

1Co 1:25

1Co 1:25 - Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than^G2478 men.

1Co 1:27

1Co 1:27 - But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;^G2478

1Co 4:10

1Co 4:10 - We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong;^G2478 ye are honourable, but we are despised.

1Co 10:22

1Co 10:22 - Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than^G2478 he?

2Co 10:10

2Co 10:10 - For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful;^G2478 but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

Heb 5:7

Heb 5:7 - Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong^G2478 crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

Heb 6:18

Heb 6:18 - That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong^G2478 consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Heb 11:34

Heb 11:34 - Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant^G2478 in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

1Jo 2:14

1Jo 2:14 - I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong,^G2478 and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

Rev 5:2

Rev 5:2 - And I saw a strong^G2478 angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

Rev 10:1

Rev 10:1 - And I saw another mighty^G2478 angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

Rev 18:8

Rev 18:8 - Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong^G2478 is the Lord God who judgeth her.

Rev 18:10

Rev 18:10 - Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty^G2478 city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

Rev 18:21

Rev 18:21 - And a mighty^G2478 angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

Rev 19:6

Rev 19:6 - And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty^G2478 thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

Rev 19:18

Rev 19:18 - That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men,^G2478 and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.