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Lexicon :: Strong's G2246 - hēlios

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ἥλιος
Transliteration
hēlios (Key)
Pronunciation
hay'-lee-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From hele (a ray, perhaps akin to the alternate of αἱρέω (G138))
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Strong’s Definitions

ἥλιος hḗlios, hay'-lee-os; from ἕλη hélē (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of G138); the sun; by implication, light:—+ east, sun.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G2246 in the following manner: sun (30x), east (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G2246 in the following manner: sun (30x), east (2x).
  1. the sun

  2. the rays of the sun

  3. the light of day

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἥλιος hḗlios, hay'-lee-os; from ἕλη hélē (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of G138); the sun; by implication, light:—+ east, sun.
STRONGS G2246:
ἥλιος, -ου, [often anarthrous, Winers Grammar, 120 (114); Buttmann, 89 (78)], (ἕλη [root us to burn, cf. Curtius, § 612]); Sept. for שֶׁמֶשׁ; the sun: Matthew 5:45; Matthew 13:43; Mark 13:24; Luke 4:40; Luke 21:25; Acts 26:13; 1 Corinthians 15:41; Revelation 1:16, etc. equivalent to the rays of the sun, Revelation 7:16; equivalent to the light of day: μὴ βλέπων τὸν ἥλιον, of a blind man, Acts 13:11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:45; 13:43
Mark
13:24
Luke
4:40; 21:25
Acts
13:11; 26:13
1 Corinthians
15:41
Revelation
1:16; 7:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2246 matches the Greek ἥλιος (hēlios),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - so that you may [show yourselves to] be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on those who are evil and on those who are good, and makes the rain fall on the righteous [those who are morally upright] and the unrighteous [the unrepentant, those who oppose Him].
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - “But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:43 - “Then THE RIGHTEOUS [those who seek the will of God] WILL SHINE FORTH [radiating the new life] LIKE THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears [to hear], let him hear and heed My words.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - And His appearance changed dramatically in their presence; and His face shone [with heavenly glory, clear and bright] like the sun, and His clothing became as white as light.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 -

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT PROVIDE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:32 -

Now when evening came, after the sun had set [and the Sabbath Day had ended, in a steady stream] they were bringing to Him all who were sick and those who were under the power of demons,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - “And when the sun came up, the plant was scorched; and because it had no root, it dried up and withered away.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 -

“But in those days, after [the suffering and distress of] that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:2 - Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:40 -

While the sun was setting [marking the end of the Sabbath day], all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them [exhibiting His authority as Messiah].

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 -

“There will be signs (attesting miracles) in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth [there will be] distress and anguish among nations, in perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea and the waves,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - because the sun was [fn]obscured; and the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was [fn]torn in two [from top to bottom].
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 -

‘THE SUN SHALL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS

AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD,

BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD COMES.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - [fn]Now, watch! The hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, [so blind that you will be] unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately a mist and darkness fell upon him, and he groped around, seeking people to lead him by the hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 - at midday, O King, I saw on the way a light from heaven surpassing the brightness of the sun, shining all around me and those who were traveling with me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm kept raging about us, from then on all hope of our being saved was [growing worse and worse and] gradually abandoned.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:41 - There is a glory and beauty of the sun, another glory of the moon, and yet another [distinctive] glory of the stars; and one star differs from another in glory and brilliance.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:26 - BE ANGRY [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], YET DO NOT SIN; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; its flower falls off and [fn]its beauty fades away; so too will the rich man, in the midst of his pursuits, fade away.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16 - In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the [fn]Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday].
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 -

I looked when He (the Lamb) broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as [fn]sackcloth [made] of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - Then I saw another angel coming up from the rising of the sun, holding the seal of the living God; and with a loud voice he called out to the four angels to whom it was granted [to have authority and power] to harm the earth and the sea,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - “They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun [fn]beat down on them, nor any [scorching] heat;
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12 -

Then the fourth angel sounded [his trumpet], and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and a third of the daylight would not shine, and the night in the same way [would not shine].

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke like the smoke of a great furnace flowed out of the pit; and the sun and the atmosphere were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 -

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed in a cloud, with a rainbow (halo) over his head; and his face was like the sun, and his feet (legs) were like columns of fire;

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:1 -

And a great sign [warning of an ominous and frightening future event] appeared in heaven: a [fn]woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:8 -

Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch humanity with [raging] fire.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 -

Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for [the coming of] the kings from [fn]the east.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:17 -

Then I saw a single angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he shouted to all the birds that fly in midheaven, saying, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the glory (splendor, radiance) of God has illumined it, and the Lamb is its lamp and light.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - And there will no longer be night; they have no need for lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign [as kings] forever and ever.
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