ἰσχύω ischuō · G2480

be strong

ἰσχύω; (ἰσχύς), [in LXX for חָזַק, גִּבּוֹר, עָצַם, etc. ; ] ; 1. to be strong in body: Mat.9:12, Mrk.2:17. ; 2. to be powerful, have power, prevail: Act.19:20, Rev.12:8; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Act.19:16; with inf., to be able (MM, Exp., xv): Mat.8:28 26:40, Mrk.5:4 9:18 (inf. understood) Mrk.14:37, Luk.6:48 8:43 13:24 14:6, 29-30 16:3 20:26, Jhn.21:6, Act.6:10 15:10 25:7 27:16; with accusative, Php.4:13, Jas.5:16; of things, to avail, be serviceable (MM, Exp., l.with): Mat.5:13, Gal.5:6, Heb.9:17 (cf. ἐν-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, κατ-ισχύω).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἰσχ-ύω ; (ἰσχύς), []: imperfect ἴσχυον []: future ἰσχύσω []: aorist ἴσχῡσα []: perfect ἴσχῡκα []:—passive, aorist κατ-ισχύθην []: (ἰσχύς):—to be strong in body, []; ἴσχυόν τ᾽ αὐτὸς ἐμαυτοῦ, i.e. I had all my strength, []; ἰ. ἐκ νόσου to be recovering, []; 2 to be powerful, prevail, μηδὲν μεῖον ἰ. Διός []; πλέον, μεῖζον ἰ., []; later ἰ. πρός τινα prevail against, []; ἐπί τινας[]; ἰ. τινί to be strong in a thing, σοφία ἀνὴρ ὑπὲρ ἀνδρὸς ἰσχύει []; ὅθεν ἰσχύομεν, ᾗπερ ἰσχύουσι, []; ἰ. παρά τινι …

Where it's used 28 times

Matthew 5:13 · Matthew 8:28 · Matthew 9:12 · Matthew 26:40 · Mark 2:17 · Mark 5:4 · Mark 9:18 · Mark 14:37 · Luke 6:48 · Luke 8:43 · Luke 13:24 · Luke 14:6 · Luke 14:29 · Luke 14:30 · Luke 16:3 · Luke 20:26 · John 21:6 · Acts 6:10 · Acts 15:10 · Acts 19:16 · Acts 19:20 · Acts 25:7 · Acts 27:16 · Galatians 5:6 · Philippians 4:13 · Hebrews 9:17 · James 5:16 · Revelation 12:8

Source: TBESG G2480; TFLSJ G2480

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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