Greek proper noun (a person) · G2243
Ἡλίας
Heliashay-lee'-as
Elijah
29 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: Hēlías
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2243is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2243
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
The King James renders it: Elias.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Helias is rendered "Elijah". It stands 29 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Nine of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 11:14And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
Matthew 11:14Ἠλίας
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Elijah24
- for Elijah3
- of Elijah2
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 29, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- Ἠλίας16
- Ἠλίαν7
- Ἠλίᾳ4
- Ἠλίου2
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular16N-NSM-P
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular7N-ASM-P
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular4N-DSM-P
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular2N-GSM-P
Matthew
nine uses
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
- Ἠλίανeliannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
- Ἠλίᾳelianoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: for Elijah
The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
- Ἠλίανeliannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
- Ἠλίανeliannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
Mark
nine uses
Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
- Ἠλίανeliannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
- Ἠλίᾳelianoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: for Elijah
And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
- Ἠλίανeliannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”
- Ἠλίανeliannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
Luke
seven uses
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
- Ἠλίουeliounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Elijah
But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
- Ἠλίουeliounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Elijah
Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
- Ἠλίανeliannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
- Ἠλίᾳelianoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: for Elijah
John
two uses
“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
Romans
one use
God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
- Ἠλίᾳelianoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
James
one use
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
- Ἠλίαςeliasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Elijah
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.