Word

ἰσχυρός

ischyrós · G2478 · Greek · 29 occurrences

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Meanings

powerful, strong

Pertaining to having power

Examples
1 Corinthians 1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than mankind, and the weakness of God is stronger than mankind.
1 Corinthians 1:27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,
1 Corinthians 10:22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?
strong, vigorous

Pertaining to being physically strong and vigorous

Examples
Matthew 12:29 “Or, how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
Mark 3:27 “But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.
Luke 11:21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are secure.
great, greatly, intense, severe

A high point on a scale of extent and with the implication of strength involved in the activity or state

Examples
Luke 15:14 “Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began doing without.
Hebrews 5:7 In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior.
Hebrews 6:18 so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to the hope set before us.
powerful, great

Pertaining to high status, probably on the basis of significant personal capacity

Examples
Matthew 3:11 “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Mark 1:7 And he was preaching, saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to bend down and untie the straps of His sandals.
Luke 3:16 John responded to them all, saying, “As for me, I baptize you with water; but He is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the straps of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

εἰμίto be 1

What it doesIt is the subject

5 occurrences in 6 groups

ἔρχομαιto come 2
ἐπέρχομαιto come upon, to come 1
καθοπλίζωto arm fully 1
κρύπτωto hide 1
νικάωto conquer, to overcome 1
φυλάσσωto keep, to guard 1

What is done to itIt is the object

3 occurrences in 2 groups

δέωto bind, to tie 2
καταισχύνωto humiliate 1

Second object ofSecond object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

βλέπωto see 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

5 occurrences in 5 groups

ἐπιστολήletter 1
ἔρχομαιto come 1
κύριοςLord 1
σύyou 1
ἀσθενήςweak 1

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

3 occurrences in 2 groups

οἰκίαhouse, home, dwelling 2
σάρξflesh, body, physical body 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 5 words

גִּבּוֹר gibbôwr · H1368 · great one: Hebrew גִּבּוֹר (gibbôwr, H1368) and Greek ἰσχυρός (ischyrós, G2478) both denote physical or metaphorical strength/might, with גִּבּוֹר emphasizing the warrior/champion aspect (valiant man, mighty man) and ἰσχυρός the forcible/powerful quality—direct translation equivalents across the Septuagint corpus.
עָצוּם ʻâtsûwm · H6099 · numerous: Greek ἰσχυρός emphasizes force/strength as active power (forcible), while Hebrew עָצוּם emphasizes magnitude/numerical strength (mighty multitude); both denote strength but ἰσχυρός foregrounds potency where עָצוּם foregrounds vastness.
חָזָק châzâq · H2389 · strong, powerful, mighty: Greek ἰσχυρός (forcible, strong) serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew חָזָק (strong, mighty), both denoting physical or figurative strength with nearly identical semantic ranges across their respective corpora.
עַז ʻaz · H5794 · strong, fierce, powerful: The Hebrew עַז (ʻaz, H5794) and Greek ἰσχυρός (ischyrós, G2478) both denote physical or figurative strength/might, with עַז (ʻaz, H5794) carrying connotations of fierceness or intensity alongside raw power, while ἰσχυρός (ischyrós, G2478) emphasizes forcible capacity or potency; the alignment confirms genuine translation equivalence across shared semantic range of 'strong/mighty.'
תַּקִּיף taqqîyph · H8624 · mighty, strong: Greek ἰσχυρός renders Aramaic תַּקִּיף as its direct cross-linguistic equivalent for 'strong' or 'mighty,' both denoting physical or figurative strength.

Semantic domains 4 entries

Powerful, strong76.11: In Matthew 3:11, John the Baptist says of Jesus, “He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals,” using this word for one who possesses great power or authority.
Great, greatly, intense, severe78.16: In Luke 15:14, of the prodigal son it is written, “Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began doing without,” using this word for a condition of great intensity or severity.
Strong, vigorous79.63: In 1 Corinthians 4:10, Paul writes ironically of the apostles, “We are fools on account of Christ, but you are prudent in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong!” using this word for physical or moral strength.
Powerful, great87.44: In Revelation 6:15, of the day of wrath it is written, “Then the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves,” using this word for those who hold positions of power and influence.

Word family 8 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἰσχύς ischýs · G2479 · capability, strength · 10×ἰσχυρόςischyrós · G2478ἰσχύω ischýō · G2480 · to be able to, to have the strength to, to be very capable of · 28×κατισχύω katischýō · G2729 · to be completely able, to be fully able, to be strong enough to · 3×διϊσχυρίζομαι diïschyrízomai · G1340 · to insist firmly, to insist · 2×ἐνισχύω enischýō · G1765 · to strengthen again, to cause strength to return, to regain strength · 2×ἐξισχύω exischýō · G1840 · to be completely able, to be fully able · 1×ἐπισχύω epischýō · G2001 · to persist in, to insist on · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἰσχυρά, ἰσχυρόν (ἰσχύω) (from Aeschylus down), the Sept. mostly for אֵל, גִּבּור, חָזָק,…

ἰσχυρά, ἰσχυρόν (ἰσχύω) (from Aeschylus down), the Sept. mostly for אֵל, גִּבּור, חָזָק, עָצוּם, and Chaldean תַּקִּיף; strong, mighty;
a. of living beings: strong either in body or in mind, Mt 12:29; Mk 3:27; Lk 11:21; Rev 5:2; Rev 10:1; Rev 18:21; ἐν πολέμῳ, mighty i. e. valiant, Heb 11:34, cf. Rev 19:18; of one who has strength of soul to sustain the assaults of Satan, 1 Jn 2:14; universally strong, and therefore exhibiting many excellences, 1 Cor 4:10 (opposed to ἀσθενής); comparitive, Mt 3:11; Mk 1:7; Lk 3:16; mighty, — of God, 1 Cor 1:25; Rev 18:8 (Deut 10:17; Deut 10:2 Macc. 1:24, etc.); of Christ raised to the right hand of God, 1 Cor 10:22; of those who wield great influence among men by their rank, authority, riches, etc., τά ἰσχυρά equivalent to τούς ἰσχυρούς (on the neuter cf. Winer's Grammar, § 27, 5), 1 Cor 1:27 (οἱ ἰσχυροί τῆς γῆς, 2 Kgs 24:15); joined with πλούσιοι, Rev 6:15 (Rec. οἱ δυνατοί).
b. of inanimate things: strong equivalent to violent, ἄνεμος, Mt 14:30 (T WH omit ἰσχυρόν); forcibly uttered, φωνή, Rev 18:2 (Rec. μεγάλη) (Ex 19:19); κραυγή, Heb 5:7; βρονταί, Rev 19:6; λιμός, great, Lk 15:14; ἐπιστολαί (stern (forcible)), 2 Cor 10:10; strong equivalent to firm, sure, παράκλησις, Heb 6:18; fitted to withstand a forcible assault, πόλις, well fortified, Rev 18:10 (τεῖχος, 1 Macc. 1:33; Xenophon, Cyril 7, 5, 7; πύργος, Judg 9:51). (Cf. δύναμις, at the end.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 4 entries

Power, Force11 occurrences Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]5 occurrences Strong, Weak9 occurrences High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]5 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0