ἥλιοςhḗlios
perhaps akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι)); the sun; by implication, light
Greek (New Testament) · G2246
Meanings
the sun: with article (Bl., § 46, 5), Matthew 5:45, Matthew 13:43, Matthew 17:2, Matthew 24:29, Mark 1:32, Mark 4:6, Mark 13:24, Mark 16:2, Luke 4:40, Acts 2:20(LXX) Acts 26:13, Ephesians 4:26, James 1:11, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 6:12, Revelation 8:12, Revelation 9:2, Revelation 10:1, Revelation 12:1, Revelation 16:8, Revelation 19:17, Revelation 21:23; βλέπειν τὸν ἥ., Acts 13:11; οὐδὲ μὴ πέσῃ ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἥ., Revelation 7:16; without article, Matthew 13:6, Luke 21:25, Luke 23:45, Acts 27:20, 1 Corinthians 15:41, Revelation 7:2, Revelation 16:12, Revelation 22:5.
Where it appears
Appears 32 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
- Matthew 13:6 But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died.
- Matthew 13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!
- Matthew 17:2 As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.
- Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
- Mark 1:32 That evening after sunset, many sick and demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.