G2478 – ischuros – ἰσχυρός – to be able, capable
- Strong’s ID:
- G2478
- Greek Word:
- ἰσχυρός
- Transliteration:
- ischuros
- Pronunciation:
- is-khoo-ros’
- Part of Speech:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- from G2479
- Usage Count:
- 27
- Search:
- Find “ischuros” in the Bible (New Testament)
Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon
1) to be able, capable
2) to be forceful (i.e., to have the force to do something)
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon
from G2479; forcible (literally or figuratively):—boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) strong, mighty
1a) of living beings
1a1) strong either in body or in mind
1a2) of one who has strength of soul to sustain the attacks of Satan, strong and therefore exhibiting many excellences
1b) on inanimate things
1b1) strong, violent, forcibly uttered, firm, sure
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