Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
hēlikia
Simplified transliteration
helikia
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
8
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Gloss
life, time in life, age; stature, height
Definition
a particular period of life; the period fitted for a particular function, prime, Heb. 11:11; full age, years of discretion, Jn. 9:21, 23; perhaps, the whole duration of life, Mt. 6:27; Lk. 12:25; otherwise, stature, Lk. 2:52; 19:3; Eph. 4:13*
Greek-English Concordance for ἡλικία
| Matthew 6:27 |
And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his height (hēlikian | ἡλικίαν | acc sg fem)? |
| Luke 2:52 |
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and in stature (hēlikia | ἡλικίᾳ | dat sg fem), and in favor with God and man. |
| Luke 12:25 |
And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his span (hēlikian | ἡλικίαν | acc sg fem) of life? |
| Luke 19:3 |
He was trying to see Jesus — who he was — but was not able to on account of the crowd, because he was short in stature (hēlikia | ἡλικίᾳ | dat sg fem). |
| John 9:21 |
but how it is that he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him, he is an adult (hēlikian | ἡλικίαν | acc sg fem). He will speak for himself.” |
| John 9:23 |
For this reason his parents said, “He is an adult (hēlikian | ἡλικίαν | acc sg fem), ask him.” |
| Ephesians 4:13 |
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature adulthood, to the measure of the stature (hēlikias | ἡλικίας | gen sg fem) of the fullness of Christ, |
| Hebrews 11:11 |
By faith Abraham was enabled to become a father — even though Sarah herself was sterile and beyond the normal (hēlikias | ἡλικίας | gen sg fem) age of childbearing (hēlikias | ἡλικίας | gen sg fem) — because he regarded as faithful the one who had made the promise. |