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Strong's #2478 - ἰσχυρός
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- Strong
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- strong, mighty
- of living beings
- strong either in body or in mind
- of one who has strength of soul to sustain the attacks of Satan, strong and therefore exhibiting many excellences
- on inanimate things
- strong, violent, forcibly uttered, firm, sure
- of living beings
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ἰσχῡρός, ά, όν, (ἰσχύς)
I
1. strong, esp. of personal strength, S. Ph. 945, E. Fr. 290, etc.; of things, ἰ. βέλος Alc. 15.4; ῥεύματα Hdt. 8.12; ἰ. χθών hard, A. Pers. 310; of food, indigestible, Hp. Art. 50; of taste, strong, Thphr. HP 7.6.1; of armies, ἰσχυροτέρα φάλαγξ X. Cyr. 7.1.30; of places, Th. 4.9, X. An. 4.6.11, etc.; τῆς χώρης τὸ -ότατον Hdt. 1.76; τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ἰ., opp. τὰ τοῖς πολεμίοις ἰ., X. Eq.Mag. 8.24; τὰ ἰσχυρότατα your strongest points, Th. 5.111; τὰ τῆς πόλεως ἰ. that in which the strength of the state lies, Aeschin. 3.66; ὁρῶντες οὐδὲν ἰ. ἀπὸ τῶν Λεσβίων no show of strength, Th. 3.6; ἰ. τι πρὸς τὸ πρᾶγμ' ἔχειν a strong point, Men. Epit. 130; -ότατον τεκμήριον SIG 685.84 (Crete, ii B.C.).
2. powerful, ἄλοχος Διός A. Supp. 302; πόλις E. Supp. 447; θεός Ar. Pl. 946; ἰ. τὸ πολλόν Hdt. 1.136; οἱ ἰ. ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν X. Ath. 1.14: Comp. -ότερος, ἐς πειθώ Democr. 51; ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος -ότερός μου ἐστίν Matthew 3:11.
3. forcible, violent, severe, σιτοδείη, ψύχη, Hdt. 1.94, 4.29; λιμός Luke 15:14; ἀναγκαίη Hdt. 1.74; αἱ λίαν ἰ. τιμωρίαι violent, excessive, Id. 4.205; ὅρκος -ότατος, ἀνάγκαι -όταται, Antipho 5.11, 6.25; νόσημα Hp. Acut.(Sp.)4; βήξ Th. 2.49; γέλως, ἐπιθυμίαι, etc., Pl. R. 388e, 560b, etc.; νόμος ἰ. severe, Hdt. 7.102, Lys. 15.9; ἔχθρα Pl. Phdr. 233c; γνώμη -οτέρη more positive, Hdt. 9.41; τρόπῳ ᾧ ἂν δύνωνται -οτάτῳ Foed. ap. Th. 5.23; κατὰ τὸ ἰσχυρόν by main force, opp. δόλῳ, Hdt. 4.201, cf. 9.2.
4. of literary style, vigorous, D.H. Comp. 22; also of syllables, strong, ib. 16; στάσεις λαμβάνειν ἰ. ib. 22.
II
1. Adv. -ρῶς strongly, with all force, ἐγκεῖσθαι Th. 1.69, etc.; φυλάττειν τινάς X. An. 6.3.11.
2. very much, exceedingly, with Adjs., Hdt. 4.108; ἔθνος μέγα ἰ. ib. 183; διώρυγες ἰ. βαθεῖαι X. An. [1.7.15], etc.; ἰ. χλωρόν Hp. Prog. 11; κίνησις νωθὴς ἰ. Arist. HA 503b9; ἰ. φιλοπλάτων Phld. Ind Sto. 61: with Verbs, ἰ. ἥδεσθαι, ἀνιᾶσθαι, X. Cyr. 8.3.44; ἀπήγγειλεν ὅτι πάντα δοκοίη ἰ. τῷ εὐνούχῳ ib. 5.3.15: Comp. -οτέρως Heraclit. 114, Hdt. 3.129; -ότερον X. Cyr. 4.5.12, etc.: Sup., in answers, ἰσχυρότατά γε most certainly, Id. Oec. 1.15.
ἰσχυρός, ἰσχυρά, ἰσχυρόν (ἰσχύω) (from Aeschylus down), the Sept. mostly for אֵל, גִּבּור, חָזָק, עָצוּם, and Chaldean תַּקִּיף; strong, mighty;
a. of living beings: strong either in body or in mind, Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27; Luke 11:21; Revelation 5:2; Revelation 10:1; Revelation 18:21; ἐν πολέμῳ, mighty i. e. valiant, Hebrews 11:34, cf. Revelation 19:18; of one who has strength of soul to sustain the assaults of Satan, 1 John 2:14; universally strong, and therefore exhibiting many excellences, 1 Corinthians 4:10 (opposed to ἀσθενής); comparitive, Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; mighty, — of God, 1 Corinthians 1:25; Revelation 18:8 (Deuteronomy 10:17; 2 Macc. 1:24, etc.); of Christ raised to the right hand of God, 1 Corinthians 10:22; of those who wield great influence among men by their rank, authority, riches, etc., τά ἰσχυρά equivalent to τούς ἰσχυρούς (on the neuter cf. Winer's Grammar, § 27, 5), 1 Corinthians 1:27 (οἱ ἰσχυροί τῆς γῆς, 2 Kings 24:15); joined with πλούσιοι, Revelation 6:15 (Rec. οἱ δυνατοί).
b. of inanimate things: strong equivalent to violent, ἄνεμος, Matthew 14:30 (T WH omit ἰσχυρόν); forcibly uttered, φωνή, Revelation 18:2 (Rec. μεγάλη) (Exodus 19:19); κραυγή, Hebrews 5:7; βρονταί, Revelation 19:6; λιμός, great, Luke 15:14; ἐπιστολαί (stern (forcible)), 2 Corinthians 10:10; strong equivalent to firm, sure, παράκλησις, Hebrews 6:18; fitted to withstand a forcible assault, πόλις, well fortified, Revelation 18:10 (τεῖχος, 1 Macc. 1:33; Xenophon, Cyril 7, 5, 7; πύργος, Judges 9:51). (Cf. δύναμις, at the end.)
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ἰσχυρός , -ά , -όν
(< ἰσχύω ),
[in LXX for H410, H1368, H6099, H2388, etc.;]
strong, mighty, powerful;
(a) of persons, as to body or spirit: Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Luke 11:21-22, 1 Corinthians 4:10 (opp. to ἀσθενής ), Hebrews 11:34 (ἐν πολέμῳ ), Revelation 5:2; Revelation 10:1; Revelation 18:21; Revelation 19:18; οἱ πλούσιοι κ . οἱ ἰ , Revelation 6:15; τὰ ἰ . = o ἱ ἰ . (cf. 2 Kings 24:15), 1 Corinthians 1:27; of God (cf. Deuteronomy 10:17), Revelation 18:8; compar., Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:7, Luke 11:22, 1 Corinthians 1:25 (τὸ ἀσθενὲς τ . θεοῦ ) 1 Corinthians 10:22;
(b) of things: λιμός , Luke 15:14; ἐπιστολαί ( βαρεῖαι κ . ἰ .), 2 Corinthians 10:10; κραυγή , Hebrews 5:7; φωνή , Revelation 18:2; παράκλησις , Hebrews 6:18; πόλις , Revelation 18:10; βρονταί , Revelation 19:6.†
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With Matthew 3:11 cf. P Leid Wv. 33 (ii/iii A.D.) ἰδὼν ὁ θεὸς πάλιν ἐπτοήθη, ὡς ἰσχυρότερον θεωρήσας (viz. ἔνοπλόν τινα, who appears suddenly on his πόππυσμα) μήποτε ἡ γῆ ἐξέβρασε θεόν. In P Ryl II. 165.12 (A.D. 266) we have a reference to the legio Tratana Fortis Germanica—λεγιῶνος Τραιανῆς Ἰσχυρᾶς Γερμ [ανικῆς. Syll 226.59 (iii/B.C.) σιτοδείας γενομένης ἰσχυρᾶς, is a good parallel to the usage in Luke 15:14. Cf. also ib. 929.84 (ii/B.C.) τὸ δὲ πάντων μέγιστον καὶ ἰσχυρότατον τεκμήριον, Ckrest. I. 27.5 (ii/A.D.) ε [ἰ γὰ ]ρ ὑπεναντίον ἐστὶν τὸ πα [ρά ]δειγμα οὐκ ἰσχυρόν κτλ., and Menandrea p. 14.130 τοῦτο γὰρ | ἰσχυρὸν οἴεταί τι πρὸς τὸ πρᾶγμ᾽ ἔχειν, ";un argument decisif"; (Croiset).
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