Lexicon ischus: strength, might Original Word: ἰσχύς, ύος, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: ischus Phonetic Spelling: (is-khoos') Short Definition: strength, power Definition: strength (absolutely), power, might, force, ability. HELPS word-Studies 2479 isxýs (from the Gk root is, "force" and 2192/exō, "have") – properly, force to overcoming immediate resistance. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definitionstrength, might NASB Translationmight (5), power (1), strength (4).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2479: ἰσχύςἰσχύς, ἰσχύος, ἡ ( ἴσχω (allied with ἔσχον; to hold in check)) (from Hesiod down), the Sept. especially for כֹּחַ, חַיִל, עֹז, גְּבוּרָה; ability, force, strength, might: 2 Peter 2:11 (joined with δύναμις); Revelation 5:12; Revelation 7:12; τό κράτος τῆς ἰσχύος, power (over external things) afforded by strength, Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 6:10 ( Isaiah 40:26); ἡ δόξα τῆς ἰσχύος (see δόξα, III. 3 b. α. at the end), 2 Thessalonians 1:9; κράζειν ἐν ἰσχύει, with strength, mightily, Revelation 18:2 Rec.; ἐξ ἰσχύος, of one's strength, to the extent of one's ability, 1 Peter 4:11; with ὅλης added, Mark 12:30, 33; Luke 10:27 (here L text T Tr WH read ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ἰσχύι). (Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end.)
Strong's ability, might, power, strength. From a derivative of is (force; compare eschon, a form of echo); forcefulness (literally or figuratively) -- ability, might(-ily), power, strength. see GREEK echo |
