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Lexicon :: Strong's G2480 - ischyō

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ἰσχύω
Transliteration
ischyō (Key)
Pronunciation
is-khoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:397,378

Strong’s Definitions

ἰσχύω ischýō, is-khoo'-o; from G2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively):—be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G2480 in the following manner: can (could) (9x), be able (6x), avail (3x), prevail (3x), be whole (2x), cannot (with G3756) (1x), can do (1x), may (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G2480 in the following manner: can (could) (9x), be able (6x), avail (3x), prevail (3x), be whole (2x), cannot (with G3756) (1x), can do (1x), may (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to be strong

    1. to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health

  2. to have power

    1. to have power as shown by extraordinary deeds

      1. to exert, wield power, to have strength to overcome

    2. to be a force, avail

    3. to be serviceable

    4. to be able, can

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰσχύω ischýō, is-khoo'-o; from G2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively):—be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
STRONGS G2480:
ἰσχύω; imperfect ἴσχυον; future ἰσχύσω; 1 aorist ἴσχυσα; (ἰσχύς); the Sept. for חָזַק, אָמֵץ, עָצַם, etc.; to be strong, i. e.:
1. to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health: οἱ ἰσχύοντες, as a substantive, Matthew 9:12; Mark 2:17 (Sophocles Tr. 234; Xenophon, Cyril 6, 1, 24; joined with ὑγιαίνειν, id. mem. 2, 7, 7).
2. to have power (from Aeschylus down), i. e.
a. to have a power evinced in extraordinary deeds, i. e. to exert, wield, power: so of the gospel, Acts 19:20; Hebraistically, to have strength to overcome: οὐκ ἴσχυσαν (A. V. prevailed not i. e.) succumbed, were conquered (so יָכֹל לֹא, Genesis 32:26 (25)), Revelation 12:8; κατά τίνος, against one, i. e. to use one's strength against one, to treat him with violence, Acts 19:16.
b. equivalent to to be of force, avail (German gelten): Hebrews 9:17; τί, Galatians 5:6, and Rec. in Galatians 6:15.
c. to be serviceable: εἰς τί (A. V. good for), Matthew 5:13.
d. followed by an infinitive to be able, can: Matthew 8:28; Matthew 26:40; Mark 5:4; (Mark 9:18 (infinitive to be supplied)); Mark 14:37; Luke 6:48; Luke 8:43; (Luke 13:24); Luke 14:6,29f; 16:3; 20:26; John 21:6; Acts 6:10; Acts 15:10; Acts 25:7; Acts 27:16 (Plutarch, Pomp. 58). with the accusative, πάντα, Philippians 4:13; πολύ, James 5:16. (Compare: ἐνισχύω, ἐξισχύω, ἐπισχύω, κατισχύω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
32:26
Matthew
5:13; 8:28; 9:12; 26:40
Mark
2:17; 5:4; 9:18; 14:37
Luke
6:48; 8:43; 13:24; 14:6; 14:29; 16:3; 20:26
John
21:6
Acts
6:10; 15:10; 19:16; 19:20; 25:7; 27:16
Galatians
5:6; 6:15
Philippians
4:13
Hebrews
9:17
James
5:16
Revelation
12:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2480 matches the Greek ἰσχύω (ischyō),
which occurs 29 times in 29 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:13 - “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:28 - When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes,[fn] there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:12 - When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:40 - Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What? Could you not watch with Me one hour?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:17 - When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:4 - because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:18 - “And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:37 - Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:48 - “He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:43 - Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:24 - “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:6 - And they could not answer Him regarding these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:29 - “lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:30 - “saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:3 - “Then the steward said within himself, ‘What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - But they could not catch Him in His words in the presence of the people. And they marveled at His answer and kept silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:6 - And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:10 - And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:10 - “Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:16 - Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered[fn] them, and prevailed against them,[fn] so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:20 - So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:7 - When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:16 - And running under the shelter of an island called Clauda,[fn] we secured the skiff with difficulty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:6 - For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:15 - For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ[fn] who strengthens me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:17 - For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:16 - Confess your trespasses[fn] to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:8 - but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them[fn] in heaven any longer.
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