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Lexicon :: Strong's G2243 - ēlias

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Ἠλίας
Transliteration
ēlias (Key)
Pronunciation
hay-lee'-as
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin אֵלִיָּה (H452)
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TDNT Reference: 2:928,306

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).

  1. 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.
STRONGS G2243:
Ἠλίας ([so Rst 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.].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2243 matches the Greek Ἠλίας (ēlias),
which occurs 29 times in 29 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias G2243 talking with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:10

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:47

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:49

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:15

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:28

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - And there appeared unto them Elias G2243 with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:35

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 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;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:8

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:30 - And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: G2243

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 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?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 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,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 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.
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