ἰσχύω ischuō

Greek word for “be strong” · Strong’s G2480 · used 28 times in 28 verses

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Meaning

ἰσχύω; (ἰσχύς); 1. to be strong in body:.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for ischuō in context, with how often each is used:

• able 15
• being strong 2
• useful 1
• had power 1
• will be able 1
• being able 1
• prevailed 1
• prevailing 1
• has power 1
• have strength 1
• force 1
• prevails 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 14 (3), Acts 19 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Matthew 8 (1), Matthew 9 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Mark 2 (1), Mark 5 (1), Mark 9 (1), Mark 14 (1)

Forms

• ἴσχυσεν 5
• ἰσχύει 4
• ἴσχυσαν 3
• ἴσχυον 3
• ἰσχύοντες 2
• ἴσχυεν 2
• ἰσχύω 2
• ἰσχύσαμεν 2
• ἰσχύειν 1
• ἰσχύσατε 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ischuō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἰατρός iatros “physician” 3
• ἐκτελέω ekteleō “to finish up” 2
• σκάπτω skaptō “to dig” 2
• εὑρίσκω ehuriskō “to find/meet” 4
• θεμέλιος themelios “foundation” 2
• κακῶς kakōs “badly” 2
• ἐνεργέω energeō “be active” 2
• καθεύδω katheudō “to sleep” 2
• γρηγορέω grēgoreō “to keep watch” 2
• οὐδείς oudeis “none” 3
• οἰκοδομέω oikodomeō “to build” 2
• οὔτε oute “neither” 2

Key verses

The verses using ischuō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 9:12 — But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
• Matthew 26:40 — And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
• Mark 2:17 — When 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…
• Mark 14:37 — And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
• Luke 6:48 — He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that…
• Luke 8:43 — And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
• Luke 13:24 — Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
• Luke 16:3 — Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
• Acts 6:10 — And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
• Galatians 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
• Philippians 4:13 — I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
• James 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.