Be strong
ἰσχύωStrong’s G2480ischuō
Appears in 28 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ischuō is the Greek word usually translated “were able”, “was able” and “being strong”. It appears in 28 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were able”, “was able” and “being strong”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they were able 4
- was able 3
- being strong 2
- it is useful 1
- to be able 1
- were you able 1
- they had power 1
- you were able 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 8
- Acts 6
- Matthew 4
- Mark 4
- John 1
- Galatians 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:28And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
- Matthew 9:12But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
- Matthew 26:40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
- Mark 2:17When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- Mark 5:4Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
- Mark 9:18And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
Greek dictionary
ἰσχύω ischuō · be strong
ἰσχύω (ἰσχύς), [in LXX for חָזַק, גִּבּוֹר, עָצַם, etc. ;] 1. to be strong in body: Mat.9:12, Mrk.2:17. 2. to be powerful, have power, prevail: Act.19:20, Rev.12:8; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Act.19:16; with inf., to be able (MM, Exp., xv): Mat.8:28 26:40, Mrk.5:4 9:18 (inf. understood) Mrk.14:37, Luk.6:48 8:43 13:24 14:6, 29-30 16:3 20:26, Jhn.21:6, Act.6:10 15:10 25:7 27:16; with accusative, Php.4:13, Jas.5:16; of things, to avail, be serviceable (MM, Exp., l.with): Mat.5:13, Gal.5:6, Heb.9:17 (cf. ἐν-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, κατ-ισχύω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “able” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ABLE, adjective
a'bl. [Latin habitis]
- Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental; as a man able to perform military service - a child is not able to reason on abstract subjects.
- Having strong or unusual powers of mind, or intellectual qualifications; as an able minister.
- Having large or competent property; or simply have property, or means.“Every man shall give as he is able” Deuteronomy 16:17
- Having competent strength or fortitude.
All definitions
- Having sufficient knowledge or skill.
- Having competent moral power or qualifications.
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.