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Strength

ἰσχύςStrong’s G2479

ischus

Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament

In short

Ischus is the Greek word usually translated “strength”, “might” and “power”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.

“Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;”
2 Thessalonians 1:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “strength”, “might” and “power”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • strength 7
  • might 1
  • power 1
  • in strength 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 2
  • Ephesians 2
  • Revelation 2
  • Luke 1
  • 2 Thessalonians 1
  • 1 Peter 1

7 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 10 verses, by book
Luke 1
10:27
Ephesians 2
1:196:10
2 Thessalonians 1
1:9
1 Peter 1
4:11
2 Peter 1
2:11
Revelation 2
5:127:12
Greek dictionary

ἰσχύς ischus · strength

ἰσχύς, -ύος, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for כֹּחַ, also for חַיִל, עַז, גְּבוּרָה, etc. ;] strength, might, power, force, ability: Rev.5:12 7:12; ἰ. κ. δύναμις, 2Pe.2:11; τ. κράτος τῆς ἰ. (Isa.40:26), Eph.1:19 6:10; ἡ δόξα τῆς ἰ., 2Th.1:9; ἐξ ἰ., 1Pe.4:11; ἐν ὅλῃ τ. ἰ., Mrk.12:30, 33" (LXX) Luk.10:27 (LXX).† SYN.: δύναμις (which see, and cf. ICC, Php.4:13); κράτος (cf. M, Th., I, 1:9) (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “strength” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

STRENGTH, noun

[See Strong.]

  1. That property or quality of an animal body by which it is enabled to move itself or other bodies.
  2. Firmness; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they sustain the application of force without breaking or yielding.
  3. Power or vigor of any kind.
  4. Power of resisting attacks; fastness; as the strength of a castle or fort.
All definitions and other forms of “strength”
  1. Support; that which supports; that which supplies strength; security.“God is our refuge and strength” Psalms 46:1
  2. Power of mind; intellectual force; the power of any faculty; as strength of memory; strength of reason; strength of judgment.
  3. Spirit; animation.
  4. Force of writing; vigor; nervous diction.
  5. Vividness; as strength of colors or coloring.
  6. Spirit; the quality of any liquor which has the power of affecting the taste, or of producing sensible effects on other bodies; as the strength of wine or spirit; the strength of an acid.
  7. The virtue or spirit of any vegetable, or of its juices or qualities.
  8. Legal or moral force; validity; the quality of binding, uniting or securing; as the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion or custom.
  9. Vigor; natural force; as the strength of natural affection.
  10. That which supports; confidence.
  11. Amount of force, military or naval; an army or navy; number of troops or ships well appointed.
  12. Soundness; force; the quality that convinces, persuades or commands assent; as the strength of an argument or of reasoning; the strength of evidence.
  13. Vehemence; force proceeding from motion and proportioned to it; as the strength of wind or a current of water.
  14. Degree of brightness or vividness; as the strength of light.
  15. Fortification; fortress; as an inaccessible strength [Not in use.]
  16. Support; maintenance of power.

STRENGTH, verb intransitive

To strengthen. [Not in use.]

    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.