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ischus G2479

ἰσχύς (ischus) means “strength” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἰσχύς Greek · G2479 10 tagged occurrences in 10 verses

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

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2479

ἰσχύς · ischus · 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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

strength (absolutely), power, might, force, ability.

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How translators render G2479

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
strength 5
in strength 1
might 1
mighty 1
power 1
the strength 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
strength 3
might 2
in power 1
mightily 1
mighty 1
power 1
the ability 1
the strength 1

Verses containing G2479

Page 1 of 1. 10 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. Mark 12:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

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  2. Mark 12:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

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  3. Luke 10:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

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  4. Ephesians 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,

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  5. Ephesians 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

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  6. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

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  7. 1 Peter 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

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  8. 2 Peter 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.

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  9. Revelation 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

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  10. Revelation 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

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Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

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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