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Lexicon :: Strong's G2479 - ischys

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ἰσχύς
Transliteration
ischys (Key)
Pronunciation
is-khoos'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of is (force, cf eschon, a form of ἔχω (G2192))
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:397,378

Strong’s Definitions

ἰσχύς ischýs, is-khoos'; from a derivative of ἰς is (force; compare ἔσχον éschon, a form of G2192); forcefulness (literally or figuratively):—ability, might(-ily), power, strength.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G2479 in the following manner: strength (4x), power (2x), might (2x), ability (1x), mightily (with G1722) (1x), mighty (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G2479 in the following manner: strength (4x), power (2x), might (2x), ability (1x), mightily (with G1722) (1x), mighty (1x).

  1. ability, force, strength, might

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰσχύς ischýs, is-khoos'; from a derivative of ἰς is (force; compare ἔσχον éschon, a form of G2192); forcefulness (literally or figuratively):—ability, might(-ily), power, strength.
STRONGS G2479:
ἰσχύς, -ύος, ἡ, (ἴσχω [allied with ἔσχον; to hold in check]) [from Hesiod down], Sept. especially for כֹּחַ, חַיִל, עֹז, גְּבוּרָה; ability, force, strength, might: 2 Peter 2:11 (joined with δύναμις); Revelation 5:12; Revelation 7:12; τὸ κράτος τῆς ἰσχύος, power (over external things) afforded by strength, Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 6:10, (Isaiah 40:26); ἡ δόξα τῆς ἰσχ. (see δόξα, III. 3 b. α. at the end), 2 Thessalonians 1:9; κράζειν ἐν ἰσχύει, with strength, mightily, Revelation 18:2 Rec.; ἐξ ἰσχύος, of one's strength, to the extent of one's ability, 1 Peter 4:11; with ὅλης added, Mark 12:30, 33; Luke 10:27 [here L text T Tr WH read ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ἰσχύϊ]. [Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
40:26
Mark
12:30; 12:33
Luke
10:27
Ephesians
1:19; 6:10
2 Thessalonians
1:9
1 Peter
4:11
2 Peter
2:11
Revelation
5:12; 7:12; 18:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2479 matches the Greek ἰσχύς (ischys),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:1 - To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:
I love you, O LORD, my strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - my strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:4 - The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:11 - May the LORD give strength to his people!
May the LORD bless[fn] his people with peace!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:10 - For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my iniquity,
and my bones waste away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:16 - The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:10 - My heart throbs; my strength fails me,
and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:10 - Remove your stroke from me;
I am spent by the hostility of your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:3 - for you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:6 - the one who by his strength established the mountains,
being girded with might;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:9 - Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength is spent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:61

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:61 - and delivered his power to captivity,
his glory to the hand of the foe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:23 - He has broken my strength in midcourse;
he has shortened my days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:20 - Bless the LORD, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his word,
obeying the voice of his word!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:6 - He has shown his people the power of his works,
in giving them the inheritance of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:14 - The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:5 - Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
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