ἰσχυρός
ischuros (G2478)
strong
AI Word Study
The Greek word ἰσχυρός (ischuros) is primarily defined as "strong." With 29 occurrences in the Bible, it appears in various contexts, often conveying physical or metaphorical power. The meaning of strong can range from describing physical strength, as in being able to lift or bear heavy loads, to possessing inner strength or resilience in the face of adversity. In terms of usage, ἰσχυρός is often paired with other words that emphasize its significance. For instance, it can be used to describe God or other divine beings, such as angels, as all-powerful and omnipotent. On the other hand, it is also used to describe human virtues, like patience, faith, and hope, highlighting the importance of spiritual strength. Its presence in the Bible underscores the value placed on having strength, whether in one's physical or spiritual abilities. Given its widespread use in the Bible, ἰσχυρός carries significant weight in conveying the themes of empowerment, resilience, and the balance between physical and spiritual well-being. Its definition and range of usage suggest that strength is not only a desirable trait but also an attribute that can be cultivated through faith and determination.
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I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
He preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then he will plunder his house.
John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.
When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong.
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.
Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”
He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?”
The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.
I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
He cried with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird!
Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.
standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.’
A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.
I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!
that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, small and great.”