Greek verb · G2480
ἰσχύω
ischyois-khoo'-o
to be strong in body; to be powerful, have power, prevail
28 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ischýō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2480is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 15spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2480
to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
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
ischyo is rendered "to be strong in body; to be powerful, have power, prevail". It stands 28 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Eight of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to be strong in body".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:13You 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.
- The Greek text spells it fifteen different ways.
The first use
You 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.
Matthew 5:13ἰσχύει
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eight of the word's twenty-eight uses are in Luke.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to be strong in body, and to be powerful, have power, prevail.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to be strong in bodyMat.9:12, Mrk.2:17. | Tagged as
and 8 more, 20 uses in all | WhereMatthew 9:12On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. |
| to be powerful, have power, prevailAct.19:20, Rev.12:8; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Act.19:16; with inf., to be able (MM, Exp., xv): Mat.8:28 26:40, Mrk.5:4... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 8:28When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes… |
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 28, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
15 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
- ἴσχυσεν5
- ἰσχύει4
- ἴσχυον3
- ἰσχύοντες2
- ἰσχύσαμεν2
- ἴσχυσαν2
- ἰσχύω2
- ἰσχύειν1
- ἴσχυεν1
- ἴσχυεν.¶1
- ἰσχύοντος1
- ἴσχυσαν.¶1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular5V-AAI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-PAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural3V-AAI-3P
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural3V-IAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person plural2V-AAI-1P
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-IAI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular2V-PAI-1S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PAP-NPM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person plural1V-AAI-2P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-AAI-2S
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-FAI-3P
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
Matthew
four uses
You 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.
- ἰσχύειischueiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it is useful
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.
- ἰσχύεινischueinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be able
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
- ἰσχύοντεςischuontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being strong
Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
- ἰσχύσατεischusateverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: were you able
Mark
four uses
On 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.”
- ἰσχύοντεςischuontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being strong
Though 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.
- ἴσχυενischuenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was able
Whenever 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.”
- ἴσχυσαν.¶ischusanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they had power
Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
- ἴσχυσαςischusasverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you were able
Luke
eight uses
He 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.
- ἴσχυσενischusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was able
including 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.
- ἴσχυσενischusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was able
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
- ἰσχύσουσινischusousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will be able
And they were unable to answer these questions.
- ἴσχυσανischusanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were able
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
- ἰσχύοντοςischuontosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: being able
saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
- ἴσχυσενischusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was able
The 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.
- ἰσχύωischuoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am able
And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
- ἴσχυσανischusanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were able
John
one use
He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
- ἴσχυονischuonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were they able
Acts
six uses
but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
- ἴσχυονischuonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were able
Now 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?
- ἰσχύσαμενischusamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: were able
Then 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.
- ἴσχυσενischusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he prevailed
So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
- ἴσχυεν.¶ischuenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was prevailing
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
- ἴσχυονischuonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were able
Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
- ἰσχύσαμενischusamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we were able
Galatians
one use
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
- ἰσχύειischueiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has power
Philippians
one use
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- ἰσχύωischuoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have strength
Hebrews
one use
because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
- ἰσχύειischueiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it is in force
James
one use
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
- ἰσχύειischueiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: prevails
Revelation
one use
But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels.
- ἴσχυσενischusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he had strength
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.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.