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ischuros G2478

ἰσχυρός (ischuros) means “strong” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἰσχυρός Greek · G2478 29 tagged occurrences in 27 verses

Pronunciation guide: is-khoo-ros' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2478

ἰσχυρός · ischuros · strong

ἰσχυρός, -ά, -όν (ἰσχύω), [in LXX for אֵל, גִּבּוֹר, עָצוּם, חָזַק, etc. ;] strong, mighty, powerful; (a) of persons, as to body or spirit: Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:27, Luk.11:21-22, 1Co.4:10 (opposite to ἀσθενής), Heb.11:34 (ἐν πολέμῳ), Rev.5:2 10:1 18:21 19:18; οἱ πλούσιοι κ. οἱ ἰ, Rev.6:15; τὰ ἰ. = oἱ ἰ. (cf. 4Ki.24:15), 1Co.1:27; of God (cf. Deu.10:17), Rev.18:8; compar., Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:7, Luk.11:22, 1Co.1:25 (τὸ ἀσθενὲς τ. θεοῦ) 1Co.10:22; (b) of things: λιμός, Luk.15:14; ἐπιστολαί ( βαρεῖαι κ. ἰ.), 2Co.10:10; κραυγή, Heb.5:7; φωνή, Rev.18:2; παράκλησις, Heb.6:18; πόλις, Rev.18:10; βρονταί, Rev.19:6.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure.

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How translators render G2478

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
mighty 5
a mighty 3
more powerful 3
a strong mans 2
strong 2
strong man 2
a severe 1
a strong man 1
are strong 1
forceful 1
is stronger 1
loud 1
mighty is the 1
mighty men 1
someone stronger 1
strength 1
stronger 1
strongly 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
strong 5
mighty 2
one mightier than 2
a mighty 1
a strong 1
a strong man 1
a strong mans 1
a stronger 1
boisterous 1
mightier than 1
of mighty 1
of mighty men 1
powerful 1
stronger 1
that mighty 1
the strong man 1
valiant 1
which are mighty 1

Verses containing G2478

Page 1 of 1. 27 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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  2. Matthew 12:29 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

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  3. Matthew 14:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

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  4. Mark 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

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  5. Mark 3:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

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  6. Luke 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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  7. Luke 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

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  8. Luke 11:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

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  9. Luke 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.

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  10. 1 Corinthians 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

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  11. 1 Corinthians 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

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  12. 1 Corinthians 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

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  13. 1 Corinthians 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

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  14. 2 Corinthians 10:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

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  15. Hebrews 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

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  16. Hebrews 6:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

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  17. Hebrews 11:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

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  18. 1 John 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

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    Source alternate reference: 2.13

  19. Revelation 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

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  20. Revelation 6:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

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  21. Revelation 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

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  22. Revelation 18:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.

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  23. Revelation 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

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  24. Revelation 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”

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  25. Revelation 18:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.

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  26. Revelation 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

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  27. Revelation 19:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”

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We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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