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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14 - “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4 - Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here! If you want, I’ll make three shelters as memorials[fn]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:11 - Jesus replied, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn’t recognized, and they chose to abuse him. And in the same way they will also make the Son of Man suffer.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:47 - Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:49 - But the rest said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:15 - Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:28 - “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5 - Peter exclaimed, “Rabbi, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials[fn]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - Then they asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12 - Jesus responded, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:13 - But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:35 - Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17 - He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,[fn] and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - “Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner—a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8 - Others thought Jesus was Elijah or one of the other prophets risen from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:19 - “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:30 - Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:33 - As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, “Master, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials[fn]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 - “Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?”
“No,” he replied.
“Are you the Prophet we are expecting?”[fn]
“No.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 - asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2 - No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17 - Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years!
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