ἰσχύωischýō

to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)

Greek (New Testament) · G2480

Meanings

1. to be strong in body: Matthew 9:12, Mark 2:17.

2. to be powerful, have power, prevail: Acts 19:20, Revelation 12:8; followed by κατά, with genitive of person, Acts 19:16; with infinitive, to be able: Matthew 8:28, Matthew 26:40, Mark 5:4, Mark 9:18 (infinitive understood) Mark 14:37, Luke 6:48, Luke 8:43, Luke 13:24, Luke 14:6, Luke 14:29, Luke 14:30, Luke 16:3, Luke 20:26, John 21:6, Acts 6:10, Acts 15:10, Acts 25:7, Acts 27:16; with accusative, Philippians 4:13, James 5:16; of things, to avail, be serviceable: Matthew 5:13, Galatians 5:6, Hebrews 9:17 (cf. ἐν-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, κατ-ισχύω).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 28 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
  • Matthew 8:28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area.
  • Matthew 9:12 When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”
  • Matthew 26:40 Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?
  • Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
  • Mark 5:4 Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.