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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 24 times in 23 verses in 'Eze' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24 - Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles,
And they will possess their houses;
I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease,
And their holy places shall be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11 - She had strong branches for scepters of rulers.
She towered in stature above the thick branches,
And was seen in her height amid the dense foliage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - But she was plucked up in fury,
She was cast down to the ground,
And the east wind dried her fruit.
Her strong branches were broken and withered;
The fire consumed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:14 - Fire has come out from a rod of her branches
And devoured her fruit,
So that she has no strong branch— a scepter for ruling.’ ”
This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21 - ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:25 - ‘And you, son of man—will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:11 - ‘With the hooves of his horses he will trample all your streets; he will slay your people by the sword, and your strong pillars will fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:12 - “Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - ‘Thus says the LORD:

“Those who uphold Egypt shall fall,
And the pride of her power shall come down.
From Migdol to Syene
Those within her shall fall by the sword,”
Says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:15 - I will pour My fury on Sin,[fn] the strength of Egypt;
I will cut off the multitude of No,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 - At Tehaphnehes[fn] the day shall also be darkened,[fn]
When I break the yokes of Egypt there.
And her arrogant strength shall cease in her;
As for her, a cloud shall cover her,
And her daughters shall go into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:21 - “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and see, it has not been bandaged for healing, nor a splint put on to bind it, to make it strong enough to hold a sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:18 - ‘To which of the trees in Eden will you then be likened in glory and greatness? Yet you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the depths of the earth; you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude,’ says the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:12 - ‘By the swords of the mighty warriors, all of them the most terrible of the nations, I will cause your multitude to fall.

‘They shall plunder the pomp of Egypt,
And all its multitude shall be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:16 - ‘This is the lamentation
With which they shall lament her;
The daughters of the nations shall lament her;
They shall lament for her, for Egypt,
And for all her multitude,’
Says the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:18 - “Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt,
And cast them down to the depths of the earth,
Her and the daughters of the famous nations,
With those who go down to the Pit:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:20 - “They shall fall in the midst of those slain by the sword;
She is delivered to the sword,
Drawing her and all her multitudes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:26 - “There are Meshech and Tubal and all their multitudes,
With all their graves around it,
All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword,
Though they caused their terror in the land of the living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:29 - “There is Edom,
Her kings and all her princes,
Who despite their might
Are laid beside those slain by the sword;
They shall lie with the uncircumcised,
And with those who go down to the Pit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:30 - There are the princes of the north,
All of them, and all the Sidonians,
Who have gone down with the slain
In shame at the terror which they caused by their might;
They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword,
And bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:31 - “Pharaoh will see them
And be comforted over all his multitude,
Pharaoh and all his army,
Slain by the sword,”
Says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28 - “For I will make the land most desolate, her arrogant strength shall cease, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:27 - “Then the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them.
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