Definition
ἰσχυρός, -ά, -όν
(ἰσχύω), [in LXX for אֵל, גִּבּוֹר, עָצוּם, חָזַק, etc. ;]
strong, mighty, powerful;
(a) of persons, as to body or spirit: Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Luke 11:21-22, 1 Corinthians 4:10 (opposite to ἀσθενής), Hebrews 11:34 (ἐν πολέμῳ), Revelation 5:2; 10:1; 18:21; 19:18; οἱ πλούσιοι κ. οἱ ἰ, Revelation 6:15; τὰ ἰ. = oἱ ἰ. (cf. 4Ki.24.15), 1 Corinthians 1:27; of God (cf. Deuteronomy 10:17), Revelation 18:8; compar., Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:7, Luke 11:22, 1 Corinthians 1:25 (τὸ ἀσθενὲς τ. θεοῦ) 1 Corinthians 10:22;
(b) of things: λιμός, Luke 15:14; ἐπιστολαί ( βαρεῖαι κ. ἰ.), 2 Corinthians 10:10; κραυγή, Hebrews 5:7; φωνή, Revelation 18:2; παράκλησις, Hebrews 6:18; πόλις, Revelation 18:10; βρονταί, Revelation 19:6.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἰσχυρός:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
29 total
- Matthew 3:11ἰσχυρότερός · more powerfulI 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.
- Matthew 12:29ἰσχυροῦ · a strong [man’s]; ἰσχυρόν · strong [man]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.
- Matthew 14:30ἰσχυρὸν · strengthBut when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
- Mark 1:7ἰσχυρότερός · more powerfulAnd 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.
- Mark 3:27ἰσχυροῦ · a strong man’s; ἰσχυρὸν · strong manIndeed, 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.
- Luke 3:16ἰσχυρότερός · more powerfulJohn 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.
- Luke 11:21ἰσχυρὸς · a strong [man]When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
- Luke 11:22ἰσχυρότερος · [someone] strongerBut when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
- Luke 15:14ἰσχυρὰ · a severeAfter he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
- 1 Corinthians 1:25ἰσχυρότερον · [is] strongerFor the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
- 1 Corinthians 1:27ἰσχυρά · strongBut God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
- 1 Corinthians 4:10ἰσχυροί · [are] strongWe are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
- 1 Corinthians 10:22ἰσχυρότεροι · strongerAre we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
- 2 Corinthians 10:10ἰσχυραί · forcefulFor some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
- Hebrews 5:7ἰσχυρᾶς · loudDuring 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.
- Hebrews 6:18ἰσχυρὰν · stronglyThus 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.
- Hebrews 11:34ἰσχυροὶ · mighty…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.
- 1 John 2:14ἰσχυροί · strongI 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 abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
- Revelation 5:2ἰσχυρὸν · a mightyAnd I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
- Revelation 6:15ἰσχυροὶ · mightyThen 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.
- Revelation 10:1ἰσχυρὸν · mightyThen 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.
- Revelation 18:2ἰσχυρᾷ · a mightyAnd 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.
- Revelation 18:8ἰσχυρὸς · mighty [is the]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.”
- Revelation 18:10ἰσχυρά · mightyIn 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.”
- Revelation 18:21ἰσχυρὸς · mightyThen 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.
- Revelation 19:6ἰσχυρῶν · a mightyAnd 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.
- Revelation 19:18ἰσχυρῶν · mighty [men]…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.”