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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, ὁ [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

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - that ye may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having any root were dried up;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:43 - Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:32 - But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 - But in those days, after that distress, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give its light;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:2 - And very early on the first day of the week they come to the sepulchre, the sun having risen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:40 - And when the sun went down, all, as many as had persons sick with divers diseases, brought them to him, and having laid his hands on every one of them, he healed them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 - And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roar of the sea and rolling waves,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 - the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and gloriously appearing day of the Lord come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - And now behold, the Lord's hand is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought persons who should lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 - at mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying on us, in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:41 - one the sun's glory, and another the moon's glory, and another the stars' glory; for star differs from star in glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:26 - Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - For the sun has risen with its burning heat, and has withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the comeliness of its look has perished: thus the rich also shall wither in his goings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16 - and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - And I saw when it opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as hair sackcloth, and the whole moon became as blood,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - And I saw another angel ascending from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it had been given to hurt the earth and the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - They shall not hunger any more, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12 - And the fourth angel sounded his trumpet: and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so that the third part of them should be darkened, and that the day should not appear for the third part of it, and the night the same.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - And it opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up smoke out of the pit as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke of the pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 - And I saw another strong angel coming down out of the heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow upon his head, and his countenance as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:1 - And a great sign was seen in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:8 - And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun; and it was given to it to burn men with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 - And the sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings from the rising of the sun might be prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:17 - And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come, gather yourselves to the great supper of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - And night shall not be any more, and no need of a lamp, and light of the sun; for the Lord God shall shine upon them, and they shall reign to the ages of ages.
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