Word Study · Strong's G2480 · Greek
ἰσχύω
ischyo
is-khoo'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: ischýō
“to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
- 28occurrencesin the New Testament
- 10 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 28 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- ἰσχύει4
- ἴσχυσεν4
- ἴσχυον3
- ἰσχύοντες2
- ἰσχύσαμεν2
- ἴσχυσαν2
- ἰσχύειν1
- ἴσχυεν1
- ἴσχυεν.¶1
- ἰσχύοντος1
- ἴσχυσαν.¶1
- ἴσχυσας1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 22
- they were able4
- was able3
- being strong2
- being able1
- has power1
- he had [enough] strength,1
- he prevailed1
- he was able1
- I am able,1
- I have strength1
- it is in force1
- it is useful1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular5
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural3
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person plural3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person plural2
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person singular1
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3S · 5
- V-PAI-3S · 4
- V-AAI-3P · 3
- V-IAI-3P · 3
- V-AAI-1P · 2
- V-IAI-3S · 2
- V-PAI-1S · 2
- V-PAP-NPM · 2
- V-AAI-2P · 1
- V-AAI-2S · 1
- V-FAI-3P · 1
- V-PAN · 1
All 28, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 5:13ἰσχύειischueiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.here: it is useful
- Matthew 8:28ἰσχύεινischueinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.here: to be able
- Matthew 9:12ἰσχύοντεςischuontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralOn hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.here: being strong
- Matthew 26:40ἰσχύσατεischusateverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person pluralThen Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.here: were you able
Mark4 occurrences
- Mark 2:17ἰσχύοντεςischuontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralOn hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”here: being strong
- Mark 5:4ἴσχυενischuenverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person singularThough he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.here: was able
- Mark 9:18ἴσχυσαν.¶ischusanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralWhenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”here: they had power.
- Mark 14:37ἴσχυσαςischusasverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person singularThen Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?here: you were able
Luke8 occurrences
- Luke 6:48ἴσχυσενischusenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularHe is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.here: was able
- Luke 8:43ἴσχυσενischusenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularincluding a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.here: was able
- Luke 13:24ἰσχύσουσιν.ischusousinverb · future active, statement · 3rd person plural“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.here: will be able.
- Luke 14:6ἴσχυσανischusanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAnd they were unable to answer these questions.here: they were able
- Luke 14:29ἰσχύοντοςischuontosverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularOtherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,here: being able
- Luke 14:30ἴσχυσενischusenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularsaying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’here: he was able
- Luke 16:3ἰσχύω,ischuōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularThe manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.here: I am able,
- Luke 20:26ἴσχυσανischusanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAnd they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.here: they were able
Acts6 occurrences
- Acts 6:10ἴσχυονischuonverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralbut they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.here: they were able
- Acts 15:10ἰσχύσαμενischusamenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person pluralNow then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?here: were able
- Acts 19:16ἴσχυσενischusenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThen the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.here: he prevailed
- Acts 19:20ἴσχυεν.¶ischuenverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person singularSo the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.here: was prevailing.
- Acts 25:7ἴσχυονischuonverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralWhen Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.here: they were able
- Acts 27:16ἰσχύσαμενischusamenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person pluralPassing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.here: we were able