ἥλιος

greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine32 occurrences8 books32 verses

Definition

ἥλιος, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶשׁ ;]

the sun: with art. (El., § 46, 5), Matthew 5:45; 13:43; 17:2; 24:29, Mark 1:32; 4:6; 13:24; 16:2, Luke 4:40, Acts 2:20" (LXX) Acts 26:13, Ephesians 4:26, James 1:11, Revelation 1:16; 6:12; 8:12; 9:2; 10:1; 12:1; 16:8; 19:17; 21:23; βλέπειν τὸν ἥ., Acts 13:11; οὐδὲ μὴ πέσῃ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἥ., Revelation 7:16; without art., Matthew 13:6, Luke 21:25; 23:45, Acts 27:20, 1 Corinthians 15:41, Revelation 7:2; 16:12; 22:5.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἥλιος:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

32 total
  1. Matthew 5:45ἥλιον · sun {to rise}
    …that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  2. Matthew 13:6ἡλίου · [when the] sun
    But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
  3. Matthew 13:43ἥλιος · sun
    Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
  4. Matthew 17:2ἥλιος · sun
    There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
  5. Matthew 24:29ἥλιος · sun
    Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
  6. Mark 1:32ἥλιος · sunset
    That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,
  7. Mark 4:6ἥλιος · sun
    But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
  8. Mark 13:24ἥλιος · sun
    But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
  9. Mark 16:2ἡλίου · just after sunrise
    Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
  10. Luke 4:40ἡλίου
    At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
  11. Luke 21:25ἡλίῳ · [the] sun
    There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
  12. Luke 23:45ἡλίου · sun
    The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
  13. Acts 2:20ἥλιος · sun
    The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
  14. Acts 13:11ἥλιον · light of the sun
    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
  15. Acts 26:13ἡλίου · sun
    About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
  16. Acts 27:20ἡλίου · sun
    When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
  17. 1 Corinthians 15:41ἡλίου · [The] sun
    The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
  18. Ephesians 4:26ἥλιος · sun
    “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
  19. James 1:11ἥλιος · sun
    For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
  20. Revelation 1:16ἥλιος · sun
    He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
  21. Revelation 6:12ἥλιος · sun
    And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
  22. Revelation 7:2ἡλίου
    And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
  23. Revelation 7:16ἥλιος · sun
    ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
  24. Revelation 8:12ἡλίου · sun
    Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
  25. Revelation 9:2ἥλιος · sun
    The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
  26. Revelation 10:1ἥλιος · sun
    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.
  27. Revelation 12:1ἥλιον · sun
    And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
  28. Revelation 16:8ἥλιον · sun
    Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire.
  29. Revelation 16:12ἡλίου
    And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
  30. Revelation 19:17ἡλίῳ · sun
    Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
  31. Revelation 21:23ἡλίου · sun
    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
  32. Revelation 22:5ἡλίου · of [the] sun
    There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.