Strong
ἰσχυρόςStrong’s G2478ischuros
Appears in 27 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ischuros is the Greek word usually translated “strong”, “mighty” and “mightier”. It appears in 27 verses of the New Testament.
“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:”
Meaning
Usually translated “strong”, “mighty” and “mightier”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- strong 10
- mighty 4
- mightier 3
- stronger 3
- strong man 2
- a mighty 2
- charging 1
- severe 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 9
- Luke 4
- 1 Corinthians 4
- Matthew 3
- Hebrews 3
- Mark 2
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 12:29Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
- Matthew 14:30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
- Mark 1:7And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
- Mark 3:27No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
- Luke 3:16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
- Luke 11:21When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
Greek dictionary
ἰσχυρός ischuros · strong
ἰσχυρός, -ά, -όν (ἰσχύω), [in LXX for אֵל, גִּבּוֹר, עָצוּם, חָזַק, etc. ;] strong, mighty, powerful; (a) of persons, as to body or spirit: Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:27, Luk.11:21-22, 1Co.4:10 (opposite to ἀσθενής), Heb.11:34 (ἐν πολέμῳ), Rev.5:2 10:1 18:21 19:18; οἱ πλούσιοι κ. οἱ ἰ, Rev.6:15; τὰ ἰ. = oἱ ἰ. (cf. 4Ki.24:15), 1Co.1:27; of God (cf. Deu.10:17), Rev.18:8; compar., Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:7, Luk.11:22, 1Co.1:25 (τὸ ἀσθενὲς τ. θεοῦ) 1Co.10:22; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “strong” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STRONG, adjective
[G., Latin The sense of the radical word is to stretch, strain, draw, and probably from the root of stretch and reach.]
- Having physical active power, or great physical power; having the power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.“That our oxen may be strong to labor” Psalms 144:14
- Having physical passive power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; solid; as a constitution strong enough to bear the fatigues of a campaign.
- Well fortified; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as a strong fortress or town.
- Having great military or naval force; powerful; as a strong army or fleet; a strong nation; a nation strong at sea.
All definitions
- Having great wealth, means or resources; as a strong house or company of merchants.
- Moving with rapidity; violent; forcible; impetuous; as a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; we had a strong tide against us.
- Hale; sound; robust; as a strong constitution.
- Powerful; forcible; cogent; adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; as a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example or instance.
- Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as a strong partisan; a strong whig or tory.
- Having virtues of great efficacy; or having a particular quality in a great degree; as a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea; strong coffee.
- Full of spirit; intoxicating; as strong liquors.
- Affecting the sight forcibly; as strong colors.
- Affecting the taste forcibly; as the strong flavor of onions.
- Affecting the smell powerfully; as a strong scent.
- Not of easy digestion; solid; as strong meat. Hebrews 5:7
- Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as a custom grown strong by time.
- Violent; vehement; earnest.“Who in the day of his flesh, when he offered up prayers with strong crying and tears--” Hebrews 5:7
- Able; furnished with abilities.
- Having great force of mind, of intellect or of any faculty; as a man of strong powers of mind; a man of a strong mind or intellect; a man of strong memory, judgment or imagination.
- Having great force; comprising much in few words.
- Bright; glaring; vivid; as a strong light.
- Powerful to the extent of force named; as an army ten thousand strong
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.