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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 30 times in 30 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14 - and if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who was about to come;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14 - and they said, 'Some, John the Baptist, and others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - and lo, appear to them did Moses and Elijah, talking together with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4 - And Peter answering said to Jesus, 'Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths -- for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - And his disciples questioned him, saying, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:11 - And Jesus answering said to them, 'Elijah doth indeed come first, and shall restore all things,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - and I say to you -- Elijah did already come, and they did not know him, but did with him whatever they would, so also the Son of Man is about to suffer by them.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:47 - And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- 'Elijah he doth call;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:49 - but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come -- about to save him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:15 - Others said -- 'It is Elijah,' and others said -- '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, and others Elijah, but others one of the prophets.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5 - And Peter answering saith to Jesus, 'Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12 - And he answering said to them, 'Elijah indeed, having come first, doth restore all things; and how hath it been written concerning the Son of Man, that many things he may suffer, and be set at nought?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:13 - But I say to you, That also Elijah hath come, and they did to him what they willed, as it hath been written of him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:35 - And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, 'Lo, Elijah he doth call;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - and one having run, and having filled a spunge with vinegar, having put it also on a reed, was giving him to drink, saying, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth 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 Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - and of a truth I say to you, Many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but -- to Sarepta of Sidon, unto a woman, a widow;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8 - and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:19 - And they answering said, 'John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:30 - And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:33 - And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, 'Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing what he saith:

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54 - And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:21 - And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' -- 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:25 - and they questioned him and said to him, 'Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2 - God did not cast away His people whom He knew before; have ye not known -- in Elijah -- what the Writing saith? how he doth plead with God concerning Israel, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17 - Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray -- not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;
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