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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 22 times in 20 verses in 'Dan' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 - young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:4 - Then a herald cried aloud: “To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:20 - And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 - He cried aloud and said thus:

‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches,
Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit.
Let the beasts get out from under it,
And the birds from its branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:6 - Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:7 - And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:22 - “As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24 - His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power;
He shall destroy fearfully,
And shall prosper and thrive;
He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:8 - Therefore I was left alone when I saw this great vision, and no strength remained in me; for my vigor was turned to frailty in me, and I retained no strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:16 - And suddenly, one having the likeness of the sons[fn] of men touched my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke, saying to him who stood before me, “My lord, because of the vision my sorrows have overwhelmed me, and I have retained no strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:17 - “For how can this servant of my lord talk with you, my lord? As for me, no strength remains in me now, nor is any breath left in me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1 - “Also in the first year of Darius the Mede, I, even I, stood up to confirm and strengthen him.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:6 - “And at the end of some years they shall join forces, for the daughter of the king of the South shall go to the king of the North to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the power of her authority,[fn] and neither he nor his authority[fn] shall stand; but she shall be given up, with those who brought her, and with him who begot her, and with him who strengthened her in those times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 - “However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return to his fortress and stir up strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:15 - “So the king of the North shall come and build a siege mound, and take a fortified city; and the forces[fn] of the South shall not withstand him. Even his choice troops shall have no strength to resist.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:17 - “He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones[fn] with him; thus shall he do. And he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it; but she shall not stand with him, or be for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:19 - “Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:25 - “He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him.
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