Gloss
to be strong, powerful, able
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἰσχύω
Greek transliteration
ischuō
Simplified transliteration
ischuo
Principal Parts
ἰσχύσω, ἴσχυσα, -, -, ἰσχύθην
Numbers
Strong's number
2480
GK Number
2710
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
28
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1a(4)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἰσχύω
| Matthew 5:13 | “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how will it be made salty again? It (ischuei | ἰσχύει | pres act ind 3 sg) is (ischuei | ἰσχύει | pres act ind 3 sg) no longer good (ischuei | ἰσχύει | pres act ind 3 sg) for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under foot by those who pass by. |
| Matthew 8:28 | And when he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, there met him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could (ischuein | ἰσχύειν | pres act inf ) pass by that way. |
| Matthew 9:12 | But when Jesus heard it, he said, “Those who (ischuontes | ἰσχύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) are (ischuontes | ἰσχύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) well (ischuontes | ἰσχύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. |
| Matthew 26:40 | Then he went to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “So, could (ischusate | ἰσχύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) you (ischusate | ἰσχύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) men not keep watch with me for a single hour? |
| Mark 2:17 | When Jesus heard Jesus this he said to them, “Those who (ischuontes | ἰσχύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) are (ischuontes | ἰσχύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) in (ischuontes | ἰσχύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) good (ischuontes | ἰσχύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) health (ischuontes | ἰσχύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) have no need have “Those who are in good health (ischuontes | ἰσχύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) of a doctor, but those who are physically ill. who are I have not come to call the pious, but sinners, to repentance.” |
| Mark 5:4 | For he had often been bound with shackles and chains, had been bound but the chains were torn apart by him the chains and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong (ischuen | ἴσχυεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) enough to subdue him. |
| Mark 9:18 | And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they (ischusan | ἴσχυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) were (ischusan | ἴσχυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) not able.” (ischusan | ἴσχυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) |
| Mark 14:37 | Then he returned and found them sleeping. So he said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were (ischusas | ἴσχυσας | aor act ind 2 sg) you (ischusas | ἴσχυσας | aor act ind 2 sg) not able (ischusas | ἴσχυσας | aor act ind 2 sg) to stay alert for one hour?” |
| Luke 6:48 | he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on bedrock; when a flood arose, the river broke against that house but could (ischusen | ἴσχυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) not shake it, because it had been well built. |
| Luke 8:43 | Now there was a woman who had suffered a flow of blood for twelve years, but she was (ischusen | ἴσχυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) not able (ischusen | ἴσχυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to be healed by anyone. |
| Luke 13:24 | “Do your best to go in through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to go in and not be able (ischusousin | ἰσχύσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl). |
| Luke 14:6 | And they (ischusan | ἴσχυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) were (ischusan | ἴσχυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) not able (ischusan | ἴσχυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to give an answer to this. |
| Luke 14:29 | otherwise, when he has laid the foundation and is (ischuontos | ἰσχύοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) not able (ischuontos | ἰσχύοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) to complete the tower, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, |
| Luke 14:30 | saying, ‘This man began to build and was (ischusen | ἴσχυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) not able (ischusen | ἴσχυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to complete.’ |
| Luke 16:3 | And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I (ischuō | ἰσχύω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (ischuō | ἰσχύω | pres act ind 1 sg) not strong (ischuō | ἰσχύω | pres act ind 1 sg) enough (ischuō | ἰσχύω | pres act ind 1 sg) to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. |
| Luke 20:26 | And they were unable to trap him in what he said in the presence of the people, but, marveling at his answer, they were reduced to silence. |
| John 21:6 | He said to them, “Cast your net to the right side of the boat and you will catch some.” So they cast it there, and then they (ischuon | ἴσχυον | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (ischuon | ἴσχυον | imperf act ind 3 pl) unable to haul in the net, because of the large number of fish. |
| Acts 6:10 | Yet they (ischuon | ἴσχυον | imperf act ind 3 pl) could (ischuon | ἴσχυον | imperf act ind 3 pl) not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. |
| Acts 15:10 | So now why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our ancestors nor we have been able (ischusamen | ἰσχύσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) to bear? |
| Acts 19:16 | And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, took control and overpowered (ischusen | ἴσχυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) all seven of them, so that they fled, naked and wounded, out of that house. |
| Acts 19:20 | So the word of the Lord continued to spread and grow (ischuen | ἴσχυεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) in power. |
| Acts 25:7 | When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him, which they (ischuon | ἴσχυον | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (ischuon | ἴσχυον | imperf act ind 3 pl) not able (ischuon | ἴσχυον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to prove. |
| Acts 27:16 | Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able (ischusamen | ἰσχύσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) with difficulty to get the dinghy under control. |
| Galatians 5:6 | For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts (ischuei | ἰσχύει | pres act ind 3 sg) for (ischuei | ἰσχύει | pres act ind 3 sg) anything, but only faith expressing itself through love. |
| Philippians 4:13 | I (ischuō | ἰσχύω | pres act ind 1 sg) can (ischuō | ἰσχύω | pres act ind 1 sg) do (ischuō | ἰσχύω | pres act ind 1 sg) all things through the one who strengthens me. |
