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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 30 times in 30 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14 - et si vultis recipere ipse est Helias qui venturus est

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14 - at illi dixerunt alii Iohannem Baptistam alii autem Heliam alii vero Hieremiam aut unum ex prophetis

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - et ecce apparuit illis Moses et Helias cum eo loquentes

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4 - respondens autem Petrus dixit ad Iesum Domine bonum est nos hic esse si vis faciamus hic tria tabernacula tibi unum et Mosi unum et Heliae unum

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - et interrogaverunt eum discipuli dicentes quid ergo scribae dicunt quod Heliam oporteat primum venire

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:11 - at ille respondens ait eis Helias quidem venturus est et restituet omnia

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - dico autem vobis quia Helias iam venit et non cognoverunt eum sed fecerunt in eo quaecumque voluerunt sic et Filius hominis passurus est ab eis

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:47 - quidam autem illic stantes et audientes dicebant Heliam vocat iste

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:49 - ceteri vero dicebant sine videamus an veniat Helias liberans eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:15 - alii autem dicebant quia Helias est alii vero dicebant propheta est quasi unus ex prophetis

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:28 - qui responderunt illi dicentes Iohannem Baptistam alii Heliam alii vero quasi unum de prophetis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - [Vulgate 9:3] et apparuit illis Helias cum Mose et erant loquentes cum Iesu

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5 - [Vulgate 9:4] et respondens Petrus ait Iesu rabbi bonum est hic nos esse et faciamus tria tabernacula tibi unum et Mosi unum et Heliae unum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - [Vulgate 9:10] et interrogabant eum dicentes quid ergo dicunt Pharisaei et scribae quia Heliam oporteat venire primum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12 - [Vulgate 9:11] qui respondens ait illis Helias cum venerit primo restituet omnia et quomodo scriptum est in Filium hominis ut multa patiatur et contemnatur

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:13 - [Vulgate 9:12] sed dico vobis quia et Helias venit et fecerunt illi quaecumque voluerunt sicut scriptum est de eo

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:35 - et quidam de circumstantibus audientes dicebant ecce Heliam vocat

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - currens autem unus et implens spongiam aceto circumponensque calamo potum dabat ei dicens sinite videamus si veniat Helias ad deponendum eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17 - et ipse praecedet ante illum in spiritu et virtute Heliae ut convertat corda patrum in filios et incredibiles ad prudentiam iustorum parare Domino plebem perfectam

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - in veritate dico vobis multae viduae erant in diebus Heliae in Israhel quando clusum est caelum annis tribus et mensibus sex cum facta est fames magna in omni terra

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - et ad nullam illarum missus est Helias nisi in Sareptha Sidoniae ad mulierem viduam

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8 - a quibusdam quia Iohannes surrexit a mortuis a quibusdam vero quia Helias apparuit ab aliis autem quia propheta unus de antiquis surrexit

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:19 - at illi responderunt et dixerunt Iohannem Baptistam alii autem Heliam alii quia propheta unus de prioribus surrexit

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:30 - et ecce duo viri loquebantur cum illo erant autem Moses et Helias

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:33 - et factum est cum discederent ab illo ait Petrus ad Iesum praeceptor bonum est nos hic esse et faciamus tria tabernacula unum tibi et unum Mosi et unum Heliae nesciens quid diceret

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54 - cum vidissent autem discipuli eius Iacobus et Iohannes dixerunt Domine vis dicimus ut ignis descendat de caelo et consumat illos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 - et interrogaverunt eum quid ergo Helias es tu et dicit non sum propheta es tu et respondit non

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 - et interrogaverunt eum et dixerunt ei quid ergo baptizas si tu non es Christus neque Helias neque propheta

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2 - non reppulit Deus plebem suam quam praesciit an nescitis in Helia quid dicit scriptura quemadmodum interpellat Deum adversus Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17 - Helias homo erat similis nobis passibilis et oratione oravit ut non plueret super terram et non pluit annos tres et menses sex
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