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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))
Dictionary Aids

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 39 times in 37 verses in 'Isa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:31 - The strong shall be as tinder,
And the work of it as a spark;
Both will burn together,
And no one shall quench them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:10 - Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust,
From the terror of the LORD
And the glory of His majesty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 - They shall go into the holes of the rocks,
And into the caves of the earth,
From the terror of the LORD
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:21 - To go into the clefts of the rocks,
And into the crags of the rugged rocks,
From the terror of the LORD
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:1 - For behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts,
Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah
The stock and the store,
The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:13 - For he says:

“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
And by my wisdom, for I am prudent;
Also I have removed the boundaries of the people,
And have robbed their treasuries;
So I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:33 - Behold, the Lord,
The LORD of hosts,
Will lop off the bough with terror;
Those of high stature will be hewn down,
And the haughty will be humbled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 - Be ashamed, O Sidon;
For the sea has spoken,
The strength of the sea, saying,
“I do not labor, nor bring forth children;
Neither do I rear young men,
Nor bring up virgins.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:11 - He stretched out His hand over the sea,
He shook the kingdoms;
The LORD has given a commandment against Canaan
To destroy its strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:6 - For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment,
And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:2 - Yet I will distress Ariel;
There shall be heaviness and sorrow,
And it shall be to Me as Ariel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15 - For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel:

“In returning and rest you shall be saved;
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.”
But you would not,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:11 - You shall conceive chaff,
You shall bring forth stubble;
Your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:13 - Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done;
And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:3 - And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of trouble and rebuke and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:9 - O Zion,
You who bring good tidings,
Get up into the high mountain;
O Jerusalem,
You who bring good tidings,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, be not afraid;
Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:10 - Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand,
And His arm shall rule for Him;
Behold, His reward is with Him,
And His work before Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:26 - Lift up your eyes on high,
And see who has created these things,
Who brings out their host by number;
He calls them all by name,
By the greatness of His might
And the strength of His power;
Not one is missing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:29 - He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:31 - But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - “Keep silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us come near together for judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:13 - The LORD shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12 - The blacksmith with the tongs works one in the coals,
Fashions it with hammers,
And works it with the strength of his arms.
Even so, he is hungry, and his strength fails;
He drinks no water and is faint.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:1 - “Thus says the LORD to His anointed,
To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held—
To subdue nations before him
And loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:5 - “Sit in silence, and go into darkness,
O daughter of the Chaldeans;
For you shall no longer be called
The Lady of Kingdoms.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:9 - But these two things shall come to you
In a moment, in one day:
The loss of children, and widowhood.
They shall come upon you in their fullness
Because of the multitude of your sorceries,
For the great abundance of your enchantments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:4 - Then I said, ‘I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain;
Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD,
And my work with my God.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:5 - “And now the LORD says,
Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him,
So that Israel is gathered to Him[fn]
(For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the LORD,
And My God shall be My strength),

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:26 - I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh,
And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine.
All flesh shall know
That I, the LORD, am your Savior,
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:9 - Awake, awake, put on strength,
O arm of the LORD!
Awake as in the ancient days,
In the generations of old.
Are You not the arm that cut Rahab apart,
And wounded the serpent?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:1 - Awake, awake!
Put on your strength, O Zion;
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city!
For the uncircumcised and the unclean
Shall no longer come to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:1 - “Cry aloud, spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:6 - But you shall be named the priests of the LORD,
They shall call you the servants of our God.
You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
And in their glory you shall boast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:8 - The LORD has sworn by His right hand
And by the arm of His strength:
“Surely I will no longer give your grain
As food for your enemies;
And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine,
For which you have labored.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:1 - Who is this who comes from Edom,
With dyed garments from Bozrah,
This One who is glorious in His apparel,
Traveling in the greatness of His strength?—

“I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:15 - Look down from heaven,
And see from Your habitation, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength,
The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me?
Are they restrained?
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