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Lexicon :: Strong's G2479 - ischys

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ἰσχύς
Transliteration
ischys (Key)
Pronunciation
is-khoos'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of is (force, cf eschon, a form of ἔχω (G2192))
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:397,378

Strong’s Definitions

ἰσχύς ischýs, is-khoos'; from a derivative of ἰς is (force; compare ἔσχον éschon, a form of G2192); forcefulness (literally or figuratively):—ability, might(-ily), power, strength.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G2479 in the following manner: strength (4x), power (2x), might (2x), ability (1x), mightily (with G1722) (1x), mighty (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G2479 in the following manner: strength (4x), power (2x), might (2x), ability (1x), mightily (with G1722) (1x), mighty (1x).

  1. ability, force, strength, might

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰσχύς ischýs, is-khoos'; from a derivative of ἰς is (force; compare ἔσχον éschon, a form of G2192); forcefulness (literally or figuratively):—ability, might(-ily), power, strength.
STRONGS G2479:
ἰσχύς, -ύος, ἡ, (ἴσχω [allied with ἔσχον; to hold in check]) [from Hesiod down], Sept. especially for כֹּחַ, חַיִל, עֹז, גְּבוּרָה; ability, force, strength, might: 2 Peter 2:11 (joined with δύναμις); Revelation 5:12; Revelation 7:12; τὸ κράτος τῆς ἰσχύος, power (over external things) afforded by strength, Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 6:10, (Isaiah 40:26); ἡ δόξα τῆς ἰσχ. (see δόξα, III. 3 b. α. at the end), 2 Thessalonians 1:9; κράζειν ἐν ἰσχύει, with strength, mightily, Revelation 18:2 Rec.; ἐξ ἰσχύος, of one's strength, to the extent of one's ability, 1 Peter 4:11; with ὅλης added, Mark 12:30, 33; Luke 10:27 [here L text T Tr WH read ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ἰσχύϊ]. [Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
40:26
Mark
12:30; 12:33
Luke
10:27
Ephesians
1:19; 6:10
2 Thessalonians
1:9
1 Peter
4:11
2 Peter
2:11
Revelation
5:12; 7:12; 18:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2479 matches the Greek ἰσχύς (ischys),
which occurs 256 times in 247 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 3 / 5 (Job 40:16–Isa 40:10)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:16 - Behold, his strength in his loins,
and his power in the muscles of his belly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:1 - To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:
I love you, O LORD, my strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - my strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:4 - The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:11 - May the LORD give strength to his people!
May the LORD bless[fn] his people with peace!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:10 - For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my iniquity,
and my bones waste away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:16 - The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:10 - My heart throbs; my strength fails me,
and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:10 - Remove your stroke from me;
I am spent by the hostility of your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:3 - for you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:6 - the one who by his strength established the mountains,
being girded with might;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:9 - Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength is spent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:61

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:61 - and delivered his power to captivity,
his glory to the hand of the foe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:23 - He has broken my strength in midcourse;
he has shortened my days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:20 - Bless the LORD, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his word,
obeying the voice of his word!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:6 - He has shown his people the power of his works,
in giving them the inheritance of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:14 - The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:5 - Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:10 - lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - I have counsel and sound wisdom;
I have insight; I have strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:4 - Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:26 - In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:6 - In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:10 - The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:24 - for riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:25 - the ants are a people not strong,
yet they provide their food in the summer;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:26 - She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:1 - Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:7 - I adjure you,[fn] O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:5 - I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8 - I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
if you find my beloved,
that you tell him
I am sick with love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:4 - I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:31 - And the strong shall become tinder,
and his work a spark,
and both of them shall burn together,
with none to quench them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:10 - Enter into the rock
and hide in the dust
from before the terror of the LORD,
and from the splendor of his majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 - And people shall enter the caves of the rocks
and the holes of the ground,[fn]
from before the terror of the LORD,
and from the splendor of his majesty,
when he rises to terrify the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:21 - to enter the caverns of the rocks
and the clefts of the cliffs,
from before the terror of the LORD,
and from the splendor of his majesty,
when he rises to terrify the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:1 - For behold, the Lord GOD of hosts
is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah
support and supply,[fn]
all support of bread,
and all support of water;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:13 - For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I remove the boundaries of peoples,
and plunder their treasures;
like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:33 - Behold, the Lord GOD of hosts
will lop the boughs with terrifying power;
the great in height will be hewn down,
and the lofty will be brought low.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 - Be ashamed, O Sidon, for the sea has spoken,
the stronghold of the sea, saying:
“I have neither labored nor given birth,
I have neither reared young men
nor brought up young women.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11 - He has stretched out his hand over the sea;
he has shaken the kingdoms;
the LORD has given command concerning Canaan
to destroy its strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:6 - and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment,
and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:2 - Yet I will distress Ariel,
and there shall be moaning and lamentation,
and she shall be to me like an Ariel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15 - For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel,
“In returning[fn] and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
But you were unwilling,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:11 - You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble;
your breath is a fire that will consume you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:13 - Hear, you who are far off, what I have done;
and you who are near, acknowledge my might.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:3 - They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:9 - Go on up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good news;[fn]
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;[fn]
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:10 - Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.

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