Sun
ἥλιοςStrong’s G2246hēlios
Appears in 32 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hēlios is the Greek word usually translated “sun” and “when sun”. It appears in 32 verses of the New Testament.
“That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sun” and “when sun”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sun 27
- of sun 3
- when sun 1
- of the sun 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 13
- Matthew 5
- Mark 4
- Acts 4
- Luke 3
- 1 Corinthians 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
- Matthew 13:43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Matthew 17:2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
- Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
- Mark 1:32And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
- Mark 4:6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Greek dictionary
ἥλιος hēlios · sun
ἥλιος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶשׁ ;] the sun: with art. (El., § 46, 5), Mat.5:45 13:43 17:2 24:29, Mrk.1:32 4:6 13:24 16:2, Luk.4:40, Act.2:20" (LXX) Act.26:13, Eph.4:26, Jas.1:11, Rev.1:16 6:12 8:12 9:2 10:1 12:1 16:8 19:17 21:23; βλέπειν τὸν ἥ., Act.13:11; οὐδὲ μὴ πέσῃ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἥ., Rev.7:16; without art., Mat.13:6, Luk.21:25 23:45, Act.27:20, 1Co.15:41, Rev.7:2 16:12 22:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sun” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUN, noun
- The splendid orb or luminary which, being in or near the center of our system of worlds, gives light and heat to all the planets. Psalms 136:8
- In popular usage, a sunny place; a place where the beams of the sun fall; as, to stand in the sun that is, to stand where the direct rays of the sun fall.
- Any thing eminently splendid or luminous; that which is the chief source of light or honor.
- In Scripture, Christ is called the sun of righteousness, as the source of light, animation and comfort to his disciples.
All definitions and other forms of “sun”
- The luminary or orb which constitutes the center of any system of worlds.“There is no new thing under the sun” Ecclesiastes 1:9
SUN, verb transitive
To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the light of the sun; to insolate; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.