STRONGS G2478:
ἰσχυρός,
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,
Matthew 12:29;
Mark 3:27;
Luke 11:21;
Revelation 5:2;
Revelation 10:1;
Revelation 18:21;
ἐν πολέμῳ, mighty i. e. valiant,
Hebrews 11:34, cf.
Revelation 19:18; of one who has strength of soul to sustain the assaults of Satan,
1 John 2:14; universally strong, and therefore exhibiting many excellences,
1 Corinthians 4:10 (opposed to
ἀσθενής); comparitive,
Matthew 3:11;
Mark 1:7;
Luke 3:16;
mighty, — of God,
1 Corinthians 1:25;
Revelation 18:8 (
Deuteronomy 10:17;
2 Macc. 1:24, etc.); of Christ raised to the right hand of God,
1 Corinthians 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 Corinthians 1:27 (
οἱ ἰσχυροί τῆς γῆς,
2 Kings 24:15); joined with
πλούσιοι,
Revelation 6:15 (
Rec. οἱ δυνατοί).
b. of inanimate things:
strong equivalent to violent, ἄνεμος,
Matthew 14:30 (
T WH omit
ἰσχυρόν);
forcibly uttered, φωνή,
Revelation 18:2 (
Rec. μεγάλη) (
Exodus 19:19);
κραυγή,
Hebrews 5:7;
βρονταί,
Revelation 19:6;
λιμός, great,
Luke 15:14;
ἐπιστολαί (stern (forcible)),
2 Corinthians 10:10;
strong equivalent to
firm, sure, παράκλησις,
Hebrews 6:18; fitted to withstand a forcible assault,
πόλις, well fortified,
Revelation 18:10 (
τεῖχος, 1 Macc. 1:33;
Xenophon, Cyril 7, 5, 7;
πύργος,
Judges 9:51). (Cf.
δύναμις, at the end.)
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