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Lexicon :: Strong's G2478 - ischyros

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ἰσχυρός
Transliteration
ischyros (Key)
Pronunciation
is-khoo-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
29x in 17 unique form(s) TR
27x in 15 unique form(s) LXX
112x in 29 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:397,378

Strong’s Definitions

ἰσχυρός ischyrós, is-khoo-ros'; from G2479; forcible (literally or figuratively):—boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G2478 in the following manner: mighty (10x), strong (9x), strong man (5x), boisterous (1x), powerful (1x), valiant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G2478 in the following manner: mighty (10x), strong (9x), strong man (5x), boisterous (1x), powerful (1x), valiant (1x).

  1. strong, mighty

    1. of living beings

      1. strong either in body or in mind

      2. of one who has strength of soul to sustain the attacks of Satan, strong and therefore exhibiting many excellences

    2. on inanimate things

      1. strong, violent, forcibly uttered, firm, sure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰσχυρός ischyrós, is-khoo-ros'; from G2479; forcible (literally or figuratively):—boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.
STRONGS G2478:
ἰσχυρός, ἰσχυρά, ἰσχυρόν (ἰσχύω) (from Aeschylus down), the Sept. mostly for אֵל, גִּבּור, חָזָק, עָצוּם, and Chaldean תַּקִּיף; strong, mighty;
a. of living beings: strong either in body or in mind, Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27; Luke 11:21; Revelation 5:2; Revelation 10:1; Revelation 18:21; ἐν πολέμῳ, mighty i. e. valiant, Hebrews 11:34, cf. Revelation 19:18; of one who has strength of soul to sustain the assaults of Satan, 1 John 2:14; universally strong, and therefore exhibiting many excellences, 1 Corinthians 4:10 (opposed to ἀσθενής); comparitive, Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; mighty, — of God, 1 Corinthians 1:25; Revelation 18:8 (Deuteronomy 10:17; 2 Macc. 1:24, etc.); of Christ raised to the right hand of God, 1 Corinthians 10:22; of those who wield great influence among men by their rank, authority, riches, etc., τά ἰσχυρά equivalent to τούς ἰσχυρούς (on the neuter cf. Winer's Grammar, § 27, 5), 1 Corinthians 1:27 (οἱ ἰσχυροί τῆς γῆς, 2 Kings 24:15); joined with πλούσιοι, Revelation 6:15 (Rec. οἱ δυνατοί).
b. of inanimate things: strong equivalent to violent, ἄνεμος, Matthew 14:30 (T WH omit ἰσχυρόν); forcibly uttered, φωνή, Revelation 18:2 (Rec. μεγάλη) (Exodus 19:19); κραυγή, Hebrews 5:7; βρονταί, Revelation 19:6; λιμός, great, Luke 15:14; ἐπιστολαί (stern (forcible)), 2 Corinthians 10:10; strong equivalent to firm, sure, παράκλησις, Hebrews 6:18; fitted to withstand a forcible assault, πόλις, well fortified, Revelation 18:10 (τεῖχος, 1 Macc. 1:33; Xenophon, Cyril 7, 5, 7; πύργος, Judges 9:51). (Cf. δύναμις, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
19:19
Deuteronomy
2; 10:17
Judges
9:51
2 Kings
24:15
Matthew
3:11; 12:29; 14:30
Mark
1:7; 3:27
Luke
3:16; 11:21; 15:14
1 Corinthians
1:25; 1:27; 4:10; 10:22
2 Corinthians
10:10
Hebrews
5:7; 6:18; 11:34
1 John
2:14
Revelation
5:2; 6:15; 10:1; 18:2; 18:8; 18:10; 18:21; 19:6; 19:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2478 matches the Greek ἰσχυρός (ischyros),
which occurs 112 times in 112 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 14:5–Job 34:31)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:31 - The previous abundance of the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows, for the famine will be very severe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:10 - When they came to the threshing floor of Atad on the other side of the Jordan, they mourned there with very great and bitter sorrow. There Joseph observed a seven day period of mourning for his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:19 - When the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking and God was answering him with a voice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:18 - and see what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:31 - But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against these people, because they are stronger than we are!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - But he said, "You may not pass through." Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:21 - Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: "Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:38 - to dispossess nations greater and stronger than you and brought you here this day to give you their land as your property.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:1 - When the LORD your God brings you to the land that you are going to occupy and forces out many nations before you - Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you -

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:1 - Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:14 - Stand aside and I will destroy them, obliterating their very name from memory, and I will make you into a stronger and more numerous nation than they are."

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17 - For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:23 - then he will drive out all these nations ahead of you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:23 - However, by no means eat the blood, for the blood is life itself - you must not eat the life with the meat!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:24 - He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the LORD's power and so you might always obey the LORD your God."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:20 - The rams' horns sounded and when the army heard the signal, they gave a loud battle cry. The wall collapsed and the warriors charged straight ahead into the city and captured it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:2 - All Jerusalem was terrified because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:9 - "The LORD drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:13 - Then the survivors came down to the mighty ones; the LORD's people came down to me as warriors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:25 - He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for a king, she served him curds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14 - He said to them, "Out of the one who eats came something to eat; out of the strong one came something sweet." They could not solve the riddle for three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - On the seventh day, before the sun set, the men of the city said to him, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:26 - The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized they were too strong to resist, he turned around and went home.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12 - While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's adviser, to come from his city, Giloh. The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:31 - The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the LORD's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:32 - Indeed, who is God besides the LORD? Who is a protector besides our God?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:33 - The one true God is my mighty refuge; he removes the obstacles in my way.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:48 - The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:5 - My dynasty is approved by God, for he has made a perpetual covenant with me, arranged in all its particulars and secured. He always delivers me, and brings all I desire to fruition.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:28 - Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:15 - He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king's mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:24 - These were the leaders of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation, and leaders of their families.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:2 - The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola's genealogical records.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:4 - According to the genealogical records of their families, they had 36,000 warriors available for battle, for they had numerous wives and sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:5 - Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:7 - The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:9 - There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:11 - All these were the sons of Jediael. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 - All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:40 - The sons of Ulam were warriors who were adept archers. They had many sons and grandsons, a total of 150. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:13 - Their relatives, who were leaders of their families, numbered 1,760. They were capable men who were assigned to carry out the various tasks of service in God's temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 - Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:20 - Powerful kings have been over Jerusalem who ruled throughout the entire Trans-Euphrates and who were the beneficiaries of tribute, custom, and toll.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:5 - Then I said, "Please, O LORD God of heaven, great and awesome God, who keeps his loving covenant with those who love him and obey his commandments,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:31 - However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:32 - "So now, our God - the great, powerful, and awesome God, who keeps covenant fidelity - do not regard as inconsequential all the hardship that has befallen us - our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all your people - from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:13 - But you have said, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:29 - "Indeed, God does all these things, twice, three times, in his dealings with a person,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:31 - "Has anyone said to God, 'I have endured chastisement, but I will not act wrongly any more.

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