ἰσχύς ischus · G2479

strength

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἰσχ-ύς ; [see. entry near the end], ύος, ἡ, strength of body, []; of places, ἰσχὺς γῆς []; of a fortified place, []; 2 might, power, θεοῦ, θεῶν, []; ὅπου γὰρ ἰ. συζυγοῦσι καὶ δίκη might and right, []; φύσεως ἰ., of Themistocles, []; ἐπὶ μέγα ἐλθεῖν ἰσχύος to a great height of power, []; ἰ. μάχης fighting power, []; ἡ τῶν νόμων ἰ. []; validity, []; 3 brute force, κατ᾽ ἰσχύν perforce, opposed to δόλῳ, []; 4 motive force, []; ἡ κινοῦσα ἰ. []; 5 in Lit. Crit., vigour of style, []; II in Tactics, …

Where it's used 10 times

Mark 12:30 · Mark 12:33 · Luke 10:27 · Ephesians 1:19 · Ephesians 6:10 · 2 Thessalonians 1:9 · 1 Peter 4:11 · 2 Peter 2:11 · Revelation 5:12 · Revelation 7:12

Source: TBESG G2479; TFLSJ G2479

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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