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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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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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.)
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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 29 times in 27 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:11 -

“As for me, I baptize you [fn]with water because of [your] repentance [that is, because you are willing to change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret your sin and live a changed life], but He (the Messiah) who is coming after me is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to remove [even as His slave]; He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with [fn]fire (judgment).

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:29 - “Or how can anyone go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man? Then he will ransack and rob his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:30 - But when he saw [the effects of] the wind, he was frightened, and he began to sink, and he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:7 - And he was preaching, saying, “After me comes He who is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, and I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the straps of His sandals [even as His slave].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:27 - “But no one can go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man, and then he will ransack and rob his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:16 - John answered them all by saying, “As for me, I baptize you [only] [fn]with water; but One who is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I is coming, and I am not fit to untie the strap of His sandals [even as His slave]. He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with [fn]fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:21 - “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his belongings are undisturbed and secure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:22 - “But when someone stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, he robs him of all his armor on which he had relied and divides his [goods as] spoil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:14 - “Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to do without and be in need.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:25 - [This is] because the foolishness of God [is not foolishness at all and] is wiser than men [far beyond human comprehension], and the weakness of God is stronger than men [far beyond the limits of human effort].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:27 - But God has selected [for His purpose] the foolish things of the world to shame the wise [revealing their ignorance], and God has selected [for His purpose] the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong [revealing their frailty].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:10 - We are [regarded as] fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are highly esteemed, but we are dishonored.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:22 - Do we [really] provoke the Lord to jealousy [when we eat food sacrificed to handmade “gods” at pagan feasts]? Are we [spiritually] stronger than He? [Certainly not! He knows that the idols are nothing. But we deeply [fn]offend Him.]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - for they say, “His letters are weighty and forceful and impressive, but his [fn]personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible [of no account].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:7 -

In the days of His earthly life, Jesus offered up both [specific] petitions and [urgent] supplications [for that which He needed] with fervent crying and tears to the One who was [always] able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission toward God [His sinlessness and His unfailing determination to do the Father’s will].

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18 - so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:34 - extinguished the power of [raging] fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty and unbeatable in battle, putting enemy forces to flight.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:14 - I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has existed from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and vigorous, and the word of God remains [always] in you, and you have been victorious over the evil one [by accepting Jesus as Savior].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:2 - And I saw a strong angel announcing with a loud voice, “Who is worthy [having the authority and virtue] to open the scroll and to [fn]break its seals?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the [fn]military commanders and the wealthy and the strong and everyone, [whether] slave or free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:1

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Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed in a cloud, with a rainbow (halo) over his head; and his face was like the sun, and his feet (legs) were like columns of fire;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen [certainly to be destroyed] is [fn]Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a dungeon haunted by every unclean spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:8 - “For this reason in a single day her plagues (afflictions, calamities) will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire and completely consumed; for strong and powerful is the Lord God who judges her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10 - standing a long way off, in fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, the strong city, Babylon! In a single hour your judgment has come.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:21 -

Then a single powerful angel picked up a boulder like a great millstone and flung it into the sea, saying, “With such violence will Babylon the great city be hurled down [by the sudden, spectacular judgment of God], and will never again be found.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:6 - Then I heard something like the shout of a vast multitude, and like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of mighty peals of thunder, saying,

“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - so that you may feast on the flesh of kings, the flesh of commanders, the flesh of powerful and mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all humanity, both free men and slaves, both small and great [in a complete conquest of evil].”
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