Strong G2479ἰσχύς
strength
- Transliteration
- ischus
- Pronunciation
- is-khoos'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From a derivative of ἱς his (force; compare ἔσχον eschon; a form of G2192);
forcefulness (literally or figuratively): - ability might ([-ily]) power strength.
forcefulness (literally or figuratively): - ability might ([-ily]) power strength.
Detailed definition
ἰσχύς, -ύος, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for כֹּחַ, also for חַיִל, עַז, גְּבוּרָה, etc.;]
strength, might, power, force, ability: Rev.5:12 7:12; ἰ. κ. δύναμις, 2Pe.2:11; τ. κράτος τῆς ἰ. (Isa.40:26), Eph.1:19 6:10; ἡ δόξα τῆς ἰ., 2Th.1:9; ἐξ ἰ., 1Pe.4:11; ἐν ὅλῃ τ. ἰ., Mrk.12:30, 33" (LXX) Luk.10:27 (LXX).†
SYN.: δύναμις (which see, and cf. ICC, Php.4:13); κράτος (cf. M, Th., I, 1:9) (AS)
[in LXX chiefly for כֹּחַ, also for חַיִל, עַז, גְּבוּרָה, etc.;]
strength, might, power, force, ability: Rev.5:12 7:12; ἰ. κ. δύναμις, 2Pe.2:11; τ. κράτος τῆς ἰ. (Isa.40:26), Eph.1:19 6:10; ἡ δόξα τῆς ἰ., 2Th.1:9; ἐξ ἰ., 1Pe.4:11; ἐν ὅλῃ τ. ἰ., Mrk.12:30, 33" (LXX) Luk.10:27 (LXX).†
SYN.: δύναμις (which see, and cf. ICC, Php.4:13); κράτος (cf. M, Th., I, 1:9) (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2479 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- strength4
- may2
- power2
- ability1
- mightily1
- mighty1
First verses
- Mark 12:30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
- Mark 12:33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
- Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
- Ephesians 1:19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
- 1 Peter 4:11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Peter 2:11Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
- Revelation 5:12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
- Revelation 7:12Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
- Revelation 18:2And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἰσχ-ύς
[see. entry near the end], ύος, ἡ, strength of body, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 146, 823, etc.; ἀκμαὶ ἰσχύος 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.96; δεινὸν ἰσχύος θράσος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 104; τὴν ἰ. δεινὰ καὶ τὴν ῥώμην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 190b; πρὸς ἰσχὺν ὀφθαλμοὶ ἄριστα πεφυκότες 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 5.5: _plural_, ἰσχύες καὶ ἀσθένειαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 618d; κατὰ σωμάτων ἰσχῦς καὶ εὐμορφίας [prev. author] “Lg.” 744c)]; of places, ἰσχὺς γῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 610)]; of a fortified place, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.35.)]
2 might, power, θεοῦ, θεῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 226 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 118; ἰ. βασιλεία 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 590 (Lyric poetry), compare 12 (_anapaest meter_))]; ὅπου γὰρ ἰ. συζυγοῦσι καὶ δίκη might and right, [Refs ([prev. author] “fragment” 381)]; φύσεως ἰ., of Themistocles, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.138)]; ἐπὶ μέγα ἐλθεῖν ἰσχύος to a great height of power, [Refs ([prev. author] 2.97, compare 1.85, etc.; παρὰ ἰσχὺν τῆς δυνάμεως [prev. author] 7.66)]; ἰ. μάχης fighting power, [Refs ([prev. author] 2.97; ἰ. τῆς ἐλπίδος [prev. author] 4.65, compare 2.62)]; ἡ τῶν νόμων ἰ. [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“POxy.” 67.14 (4th c.AD))]; validity, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (PGrenf. 2.71ii11 (3rd c.AD), etc.)]
3 brute force, κατ᾽ ἰσχύν perforce, opposed to δόλῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 214; πρὸς ἰσχύος κράτος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 594; πρὸς ἰσχύος χάριν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 538; ὑπὸ τῆς ἰσχύος 4th c.BC: Epicrates Comicus 3.10; κατέχοντες ἰσχύϊ τὸ πλῆθος 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.62; εἴ τι ἰσχύϊ πράττεται, ἰσχυρῶς πράττεται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 332b.)]
4 motive force, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 250a6)]; ἡ κινοῦσα ἰ. [Refs ([prev. author] “Cael.” 275b20, +others)]
5 in Lit. Crit., vigour of style, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “Epistula ad Pompeium” 3, “Comp.” 2, +others)]
II in Tactics, the main body of troops, οὔπω ἡ ἰ. πάρεστιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.19)]. [ῠ in genitive, etc.: in nominative and accusative singular ῠ in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 11.31 (_accusative_))]: ῡ in Trag. and Comedy texts, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 1080 (_anapaest meter_), “Ch.” 721 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 118, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 449.] (Perh. ϝισχύς, compare βίσχυν, γισχύν.))]
[see. entry near the end], ύος, ἡ, strength of body, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 146, 823, etc.; ἀκμαὶ ἰσχύος 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.96; δεινὸν ἰσχύος θράσος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 104; τὴν ἰ. δεινὰ καὶ τὴν ῥώμην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 190b; πρὸς ἰσχὺν ὀφθαλμοὶ ἄριστα πεφυκότες 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 5.5: _plural_, ἰσχύες καὶ ἀσθένειαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 618d; κατὰ σωμάτων ἰσχῦς καὶ εὐμορφίας [prev. author] “Lg.” 744c)]; of places, ἰσχὺς γῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 610)]; of a fortified place, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.35.)]
2 might, power, θεοῦ, θεῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 226 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 118; ἰ. βασιλεία 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 590 (Lyric poetry), compare 12 (_anapaest meter_))]; ὅπου γὰρ ἰ. συζυγοῦσι καὶ δίκη might and right, [Refs ([prev. author] “fragment” 381)]; φύσεως ἰ., of Themistocles, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.138)]; ἐπὶ μέγα ἐλθεῖν ἰσχύος to a great height of power, [Refs ([prev. author] 2.97, compare 1.85, etc.; παρὰ ἰσχὺν τῆς δυνάμεως [prev. author] 7.66)]; ἰ. μάχης fighting power, [Refs ([prev. author] 2.97; ἰ. τῆς ἐλπίδος [prev. author] 4.65, compare 2.62)]; ἡ τῶν νόμων ἰ. [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“POxy.” 67.14 (4th c.AD))]; validity, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (PGrenf. 2.71ii11 (3rd c.AD), etc.)]
3 brute force, κατ᾽ ἰσχύν perforce, opposed to δόλῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 214; πρὸς ἰσχύος κράτος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 594; πρὸς ἰσχύος χάριν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 538; ὑπὸ τῆς ἰσχύος 4th c.BC: Epicrates Comicus 3.10; κατέχοντες ἰσχύϊ τὸ πλῆθος 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.62; εἴ τι ἰσχύϊ πράττεται, ἰσχυρῶς πράττεται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 332b.)]
4 motive force, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 250a6)]; ἡ κινοῦσα ἰ. [Refs ([prev. author] “Cael.” 275b20, +others)]
5 in Lit. Crit., vigour of style, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “Epistula ad Pompeium” 3, “Comp.” 2, +others)]
II in Tactics, the main body of troops, οὔπω ἡ ἰ. πάρεστιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.19)]. [ῠ in genitive, etc.: in nominative and accusative singular ῠ in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 11.31 (_accusative_))]: ῡ in Trag. and Comedy texts, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 1080 (_anapaest meter_), “Ch.” 721 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 118, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 449.] (Perh. ϝισχύς, compare βίσχυν, γισχύν.))]