Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2480: ἰσχύωἰσχύω; 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; (); ; 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.)
Forms and Transliterations
ἐκτελέσαι ίσχυε ισχυει ισχύει ἰσχύει ισχυειν ισχύειν ἰσχύειν ισχυεν ίσχυεν ἴσχυεν ισχύετε ισχυκός ισχυκότες ισχυον ίσχυον ἴσχυον ισχύοντα ισχυοντες ισχύοντες ἰσχύοντες ισχύοντι ισχυοντος ισχύοντος ἰσχύοντος ισχύουσαν ίσχυσα ισχύσαι ισχυσαμεν ισχύσαμεν ἰσχύσαμεν ισχυσαν ίσχυσαν ἴσχυσαν ισχυσας ισχύσας ίσχυσας ἴσχυσας ισχυσατε ισχύσατε ἰσχύσατε ισχυσάτωσαν ίσχυσε ισχύσει ισχύσεις ισχυσεν ίσχυσεν ἴσχυσεν ισχύση ισχύσητε ισχυσουσιν ισχύσουσιν ἰσχύσουσιν ισχυω ισχύω ἰσχύω ισχύων ektelesai ischuei ischuein ischuen ischuo ischuō ischuon ischuontes ischuontos ischusamen ischusan ischusas ischusate ischusen ischusousin ischyei ischýei ischyein ischýein ischyen íschyen ischyo ischyō ischýo ischýō ischyon íschyon ischyontes ischýontes ischyontos ischýontos ischysamen ischýsamen ischysan íschysan ischysas íschysas ischysate ischýsate ischysen íschysen ischysousin ischýsousinLinks
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