G2479 – ischus – ἰσχύς – an ability, capability; lit: forcefulness
- Strong’s ID:
- G2479
- Greek Word:
- ἰσχύς
- Transliteration:
- ischys / ischus
- Pronunciation:
- is-khoos’
- Part of Speech:
- noun feminine
- Etymology:
- from a derivative of ις is (force)
- Usage Count:
- 11
- Search:
- Find “ischus” in the Bible (New Testament)
Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon
1) an ability, capability
2) literally: a forcefulness (i.e., the power to do something)
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon
from a derivative of ις is (force; compare εσχον eschon, a form of G2192); forcefulness (literally or figuratively):—ability, might([-ily]), power, strength.
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) ability, force, strength, might
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.