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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

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - ut sitis filii Patris vestri qui in caelis est qui solem suum oriri facit super bonos et malos et pluit super iustos et iniustos

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - sole autem orto aestuaverunt et quia non habebant radicem aruerunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:43 - tunc iusti fulgebunt sicut sol in regno Patris eorum qui habet aures audiat

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - et transfiguratus est ante eos et resplenduit facies eius sicut sol vestimenta autem eius facta sunt alba sicut nix

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - statim autem post tribulationem dierum illorum sol obscurabitur et luna non dabit lumen suum et stellae cadent de caelo et virtutes caelorum commovebuntur

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:32 - vespere autem facto cum occidisset sol adferebant ad eum omnes male habentes et daemonia habentes

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - et quando exortus est sol exaestuavit et eo quod non haberet radicem exaruit

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 - sed in illis diebus post tribulationem illam sol contenebrabitur et luna non dabit splendorem suum

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:2 - et valde mane una sabbatorum veniunt ad monumentum orto iam sole

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:40 - cum sol autem occidisset omnes qui habebant infirmos variis languoribus ducebant illos ad eum at ille singulis manus inponens curabat eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 - et erunt signa in sole et luna et stellis et in terris pressura gentium prae confusione sonitus maris et fluctuum

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - et obscuratus est sol et velum templi scissum est medium

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 - sol convertetur in tenebras et luna in sanguinem antequam veniat dies Domini magnus et manifestus

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - et nunc ecce manus Domini super te et eris caecus non videns solem usque ad tempus et confestim cecidit in eum caligo et tenebrae et circumiens quaerebat qui ei manum daret

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 - die media in via vidi rex de caelo supra splendorem solis circumfulsisse me lumen et eos qui mecum simul erant

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - neque sole autem neque sideribus apparentibus per plures dies et tempestate non exigua inminente iam ablata erat spes omnis salutis nostrae

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:41 - alia claritas solis alia claritas lunae et alia claritas stellarum stella enim ab stella differt in claritate

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:26 - irascimini et nolite peccare sol non occidat super iracundiam vestram

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - exortus est enim sol cum ardore et arefecit faenum et flos eius decidit et decor vultus eius deperiit ita et dives in itineribus suis marcescet

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16 - et habebat in dextera sua stellas septem et de ore eius gladius utraque parte acutus exiebat et facies eius sicut sol lucet in virtute sua

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - et vidi cum aperuisset sigillum sextum et terraemotus factus est magnus et sol factus est niger tamquam saccus cilicinus et luna tota facta est sicut sanguis

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - et vidi alterum angelum ascendentem ab ortu solis habentem signum Dei vivi et clamavit voce magna quattuor angelis quibus datum est nocere terrae et mari

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - non esurient neque sitient amplius neque cadet super illos sol neque ullus aestus

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12 - et quartus angelus tuba cecinit et percussa est tertia pars solis et tertia pars lunae et tertia pars stellarum ut obscuraretur tertia pars eorum et diei non luceret pars tertia et nox similiter

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - et aperuit puteum abyssi et ascendit fumus putei sicut fumus fornacis magnae et obscuratus est sol et aer de fumo putei

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 - et vidi alium angelum fortem descendentem de caelo amictum nube et iris in capite eius et facies eius erat ut sol et pedes eius tamquam columna ignis

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:1 - et signum magnum paruit in caelo mulier amicta sole et luna sub pedibus eius et in capite eius corona stellarum duodecim

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:8 - et quartus effudit fialam suam in solem et datum est illi aestu adficere homines et igni

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 - et sextus effudit fialam suam in flumen illud magnum Eufraten et siccavit aquam eius ut praepararetur via regibus ab ortu solis

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:17 - et vidi unum angelum stantem in sole et clamavit voce magna dicens omnibus avibus quae volabant per medium caeli venite congregamini ad cenam magnam Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - et civitas non eget sole neque luna ut luceant in ea nam claritas Dei inluminavit eam et lucerna eius est agnus

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - et nox ultra non erit et non egebunt lumine lucernae neque lumine solis quoniam Dominus Deus inluminat illos et regnabunt in saecula saeculorum
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