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Lexicon :: Strong's G2480 - ischyō

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ἰσχύω
Transliteration
ischyō (Key)
Pronunciation
is-khoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:397,378

Strong’s Definitions

ἰσχύω ischýō, is-khoo'-o; from G2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively):—be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G2480 in the following manner: can (could) (9x), be able (6x), avail (3x), prevail (3x), be whole (2x), cannot (with G3756) (1x), can do (1x), may (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G2480 in the following manner: can (could) (9x), be able (6x), avail (3x), prevail (3x), be whole (2x), cannot (with G3756) (1x), can do (1x), may (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to be strong

    1. to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health

  2. to have power

    1. to have power as shown by extraordinary deeds

      1. to exert, wield power, to have strength to overcome

    2. to be a force, avail

    3. to be serviceable

    4. to be able, can

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰσχύω ischýō, is-khoo'-o; from G2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively):—be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
STRONGS G2480:
ἰσχύω; imperfect ἴσχυον; future ἰσχύσω; 1 aorist ἴσχυσα; (ἰσχύς); the Sept. for חָזַק, אָמֵץ, עָצַם, etc.; to be strong, i. e.:
1. to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health: οἱ ἰσχύοντες, as a substantive, Matthew 9:12; Mark 2:17 (Sophocles Tr. 234; Xenophon, Cyril 6, 1, 24; joined with ὑγιαίνειν, id. mem. 2, 7, 7).
2. to have power (from Aeschylus down), i. e.
a. to have a power evinced in extraordinary deeds, i. e. to exert, wield, power: so of the gospel, Acts 19:20; Hebraistically, to have strength to overcome: οὐκ ἴσχυσαν (A. V. prevailed not i. e.) succumbed, were conquered (so יָכֹל לֹא, Genesis 32:26 (25)), Revelation 12:8; κατά τίνος, against one, i. e. to use one's strength against one, to treat him with violence, Acts 19:16.
b. equivalent to to be of force, avail (German gelten): Hebrews 9:17; τί, Galatians 5:6, and Rec. in Galatians 6:15.
c. to be serviceable: εἰς τί (A. V. good for), Matthew 5:13.
d. followed by an infinitive to be able, can: Matthew 8:28; Matthew 26:40; Mark 5:4; (Mark 9:18 (infinitive to be supplied)); Mark 14:37; Luke 6:48; Luke 8:43; (Luke 13:24); Luke 14:6,29f; 16:3; 20:26; John 21:6; Acts 6:10; Acts 15:10; Acts 25:7; Acts 27:16 (Plutarch, Pomp. 58). with the accusative, πάντα, Philippians 4:13; πολύ, James 5:16. (Compare: ἐνισχύω, ἐξισχύω, ἐπισχύω, κατισχύω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
32:26
Matthew
5:13; 8:28; 9:12; 26:40
Mark
2:17; 5:4; 9:18; 14:37
Luke
6:48; 8:43; 13:24; 14:6; 14:29; 16:3; 20:26
John
21:6
Acts
6:10; 15:10; 19:16; 19:20; 25:7; 27:16
Galatians
5:6; 6:15
Philippians
4:13
Hebrews
9:17
James
5:16
Revelation
12:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2480 matches the Greek ἰσχύω (ischyō),
which occurs 70 times in 66 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 31:29–Isa 25:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:29 - “It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:9 - And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:20 - Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:7 - ‘If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the LORD, for his trespass which he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:8 - ‘But if he is too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value for him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:6 - “Therefore please come at once, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:10 - (The Emim had dwelt there in times past, a people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:10 - “Then you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as the LORD your God blesses you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:32 - “Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be no strength in your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:6 - “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:7 - Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:23 - Then He inaugurated Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and of good courage; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land of which I swore to them, and I will be with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:6 - “Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:7 - “Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:9 - “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:14 - “Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:18 - “Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words, in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:25 - Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:11 - “As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:11 - “and you shall hear what they say; and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outpost of the armed men who were in the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:2 - “I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:11 - Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - “Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:7 - ‘Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:10 - “Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:20 - And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:14 - But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:6 - But who is able to build Him a temple, since heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple, except to burn sacrifice before Him?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:7 - “But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:13 - He had much property in the cities of Judah; and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:11 - “And take notice: Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters; also the Levites will be officials before you. Behave courageously, and the LORD will be with the good.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:8 - “But if you go, be gone! Be strong in battle! Even so, God shall make you fall before the enemy; for God has power to help and to overthrow.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:7 - “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:9 - Then He tells them their work and their transgressions—
That they have acted defiantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:31 - For by these He judges the peoples;
He gives food in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:4 - Lest my enemy say,
“I have prevailed against him”;
Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:1 - My son, keep my words,
And treasure my commands within you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:19 - A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 - Therefore the Lord says,
The LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel,
“Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries,
And take vengeance on My enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 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 Box Isa 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:2 - The mighty man and the man of war,
The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:25 - Your men shall fall by the sword,
And your mighty in the war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Woe to men mighty at drinking wine,
Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - “Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces!
Give ear, all you from far countries.
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:21 - The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob,
To the Mighty God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:3 - All your rulers have fled together;
They are captured by the archers.
All who are found in you are bound together;
They have fled from afar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:8 - Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city,
Whose merchants are princes,
Whose traders are the honorable of the earth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 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 Box Isa 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:8 - He will swallow up death forever,
And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces;
The rebuke of His people
He will take away from all the earth;
For the LORD has spoken.

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