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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1023 - βραχίων

Transliteration

brachíōn

Phonetics

brakh-ee'-own

Origin

properly, comparative of (G1024), but apparently in the sense of brasso (to wield)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TDNT

1:639,110

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

the arm
1. the arm of God is a Hebrew idiom for the might and the power of God

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 248 ‑ אֶזְרוֹעַ (ez‑ro'‑a); 2220 ‑ זְרֹעָה (zer‑o'‑ah (1,2), zer‑o‑aw' (3,4)); 3027 ‑ יָד (yawd); 7785 ‑ שׁוֹק (shoke);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 1

BSB (3)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 1

CSB (1)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 1

ESV (4)

Luke 1

John 2

Acts 1

KJV (3)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (3)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 1

N95 (3)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 1

NAS (3)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 1

NLT (3)

Luke 2

John 2

Acts 2

WEB (3)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 1

YLT (3)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 1

ASV (3)

arm 2

the arm 1

BSB (3)

arm 3

CSB (1)

arm 1

ESV (4)

arm 4

KJV (3)

arm 3

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (3)

arm 3

N95 (3)

arm 3

NAS (3)

arm 3

NLT (3)

arm 3

WEB (3)

arm 2

the arm 1

YLT (3)

arm 3

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

ANT

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

BEZ

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

BGB

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

BMT

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

BYZ

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

ELZ

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

NA26

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

SBL

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

SCV

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

STV

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

TIS

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

TRG

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

βρᾰχ-ίων [ ῑ], ονος, ὁ,

arm (opp. πῆχυς, Pl. Ti. 75a, but = πῆχυς, Arist. MA 698b2), Il. 13.529, Hdt. 5.12, X. Eq. 12.5, Arist. HA 493b26, etc.; πρυμνὸς βραχίων the shoulder, Il. 13.532, 16.323; also, shoulder of beasts, ib. 594b13: — Poet. as a symbol of strength, ἐκ βραχιόνων by force of arm, E. Supp. 478.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

βραχίων, βραχίονος, ὁ (from Homer down), the arm: the βραχίων of God is spoken of Hebraistically for the might, the power of God, Luke 1:51 (cf. Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 26:8); John 12:38 (Isaiah 53:1); Acts 13:17.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

βραχίων , -ονος , ὁ ,

[in LXX, β . Κυρίου , freq. for H3068 H2220;]

the arm; as in OT, β . Κυρίου , metaph., for the Divine power: Luke 1:51, John 12:38 (LXX), Acts 13:17.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

P Oxy III. 490.12 (a will—A.D. 124) οὐλὴ βραχείονι δεξιῷ : similarly P Amh II. 112.8 (A.D. 128), P Ryl II. 179.6 A.D. 127), etc. In Syll 615.32 (iii/ii B.C.) τῶι ἱερεῖ τοῦ ταύρου δίδοται γλῶσσα καὶ βραχίων , it means a ";shoulder"; of meat, and so of a ram in l..8

List of Word Forms

βραχιονά βραχίονα βραχίονά βραχίονας βραχίονάς βραχίονες βραχιονι βραχίονι βραχίονί βραχιονος βραχίονος βραχίονός βραχιόνων βραχίοσιν βραχιων βραχίων brachion brachiōn brachíon brachíōn brachioni brachíoni brachionos brachíonos