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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 TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 -

“so that you may be[fn] children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 -

“But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:43 -

“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. Let anyone who has ears[fn] listen.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 -

He was transfigured in front of them, and his face shone like the sun; his clothes became as white as the light.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 -

“Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:32 -

When evening came, after the sun had set, they brought to him all those who were sick and demon-possessed.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 -

“When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 -

“But in those days, after that tribulation: The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light;

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:2 -

Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb at sunrise.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:40 -

When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to him. As he laid his hands on each one of them, he healed them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 -

“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the waves.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 -

because the sun’s light failed.[fn] The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 -

“The sun will be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 -

“Now, look, the Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 -

“King Agrippa, while on the road at midday, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 -

For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and the severe storm kept raging. Finally all hope was fading that we would be saved.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:41 -

There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; in fact, one star differs from another star in splendor.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:26 -

Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 -

For the sun rises and, together with the scorching wind, dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance perishes. In the same way, the rich person will wither away while pursuing his activities.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16 -

He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth, and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 -

Then I saw him open[fn] the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of hair; the entire moon[fn] became like blood;

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 -

Then I saw another angel rising up from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were allowed to harm the earth and the sea,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 -

They will no longer hunger;

they will no longer thirst;

the sun will no longer strike them,

nor will any scorching heat.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12 -

The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day was without light and also a third of the night.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 -

He opened the shaft to the abyss, and smoke came up out of the shaft like smoke from a great[fn] furnace so that the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the shaft.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 -

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head.[fn] His face was like the sun, his legs[fn] were like pillars of fire,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:1 -

A great sign[fn] appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:8 -

The fourth[fn] poured out his bowl on the sun. It was allowed to scorch people with fire,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 -

The sixth[fn] poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:17 -

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called out in a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying high overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 -

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 -

Night will be no more; people will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light, and they will reign forever and ever.

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