Strong's: compare ἔσχον, a form of ἔχω); forcefulness (literally or figuratively)
KJV: --ability, might(-ily), power, strength.
See: ἔχωἰσχ-ύς
[v. sub fin.], ύος, ἡ,
I
1. strength of body, Hes. Th. 146, 823, etc.; ἀκμαὶ ἰσχύος Pi. O. 1.96; δεινὸν ἰσχύος θράσος S. Ph. 104; τὴν ἰ. δεινὰ καὶ τὴν ῥώμην Pl. Smp. 190b; πρὸς ἰσχὺν ὀφθαλμοὶ ἄριστα πεφυκότες X. Smp. 5.5: pl., ἰσχύες καὶ ἀσθένειαι Pl. R. 618d; κατὰ σωμάτων ἰσχῦς καὶ εὐμορφίας Id. Lg. 744c; of places, ἰσχὺς γῆς S. OC 610; of a fortified place, Th. 4.35.
2. might, power, θεοῦ, θεῶν, A. Th. 226 (lyr.), S. Aj. 118; ἰ. βασιλεία A. Pers. 590 (lyr.), cf. 12 (anap.); ὅπου γὰρ ἰ. συζυγοῦσι καὶ δίκη might and right, Id. Fr. 381; φύσεως ἰ., of Themistocles, Th. 1.138; ἐπὶ μέγα ἐλθεῖν ἰσχύος to a great height of power, Id. 2.97, cf. 1.85, etc.; παρὰ ἰσχὺν τῆς δυνάμεως Id. 7.66; ἰ. μάχης fighting power, Id. 2.97; ἰ. τῆς ἐλπίδος Id. 4.65, cf. 2.62; ἡ τῶν νόμων ἰ. POxy. 67.14 (iv A.D.); validity, PGrenf. 2.71ii11 (iii A.D.), etc.
3. brute force, κατ’ ἰσχύν perforce, opp. δόλῳ, A. Pr. 214; πρὸς ἰσχύος κράτος S. Ph. 594; πρὸς ἰσχύος χάριν E. Med. 538; ὑπὸ τῆς ἰσχύος Epicr. 3.10; κατέχοντες ἰσχύϊ τὸ πλῆθος Th. 3.62; εἴ τι ἰσχύϊ πράττεται, ἰσχυρῶς πράττεται Pl. Prt. 332b.
4. motive force, Arist. Ph. 250a6; ἡ κινοῦσα ἰ. Id. Cael. 275b20, al.
5. in Lit. Crit., vigour of style, D.H. Pomp. 3, Comp. 2,al.
II in Tactics, the main body of troops, οὔπω ἡ ἰ. πάρεστιν X. Cyr. 1.4.19. [ ῠ in gen., etc.: in nom. and acc. sg. ῠ in Pi. N. 11.31 (acc.): ῡ in Trag. and Com., A. Th. 1080 (anap.), Ch. 721 (anap.), S. Aj. 118, Men. 449.] (Perh. ϝισχύς, cf. βίσχυν, γισχύν.)
ἰσχύς ischus 10x
strength, might, power, [Rev 18:2]; [Eph 1:19];
faculty, ability, [1Pe 4:11]; [Mar 12:30]; [Mar 12:33]; [Luk 10:27] might; power; strength.
G2479 — ἰσχύς
ἰσχύος, ἡ (ἴσχω (allied with ἔσχον; to hold in check)) (from Hesiod down), the Sept. especially for כֹּחַ, חַיִל, עֹז, גְּבוּרָה; ability, force, strength, might: [2Pe 2:11] (joined with δύναμις); [Rev 5:12]; [Rev 7:12]; τό κράτος τῆς ἰσχύος, power (over external things) afforded by strength, [Eph 1:19]; [Eph 6:10] ([Isa 40:26]); ἡ δόξα τῆς ἰσχύος (see δόξα, III. 3 b. α. at the end), [2Th 1:9]; κράζειν ἐν ἰσχύει, with strength, mightily, [Rev 18:2] Rec.; ἐξ ἰσχύος, of one's strength, to the extent of one's ability, [1Pe 4:11]; with ὅλης added, [Mar 12:30], [Mar 12:33]; [Luk 10:27] (here L text T Tr WH read ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ἰσχύι). (Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end.)
ἰσχύς , - ύος , ἡ ,
[in LXX chiefly for H3581, also for H2428, H5794, H1369, etc.;]
strength, might, power, force, ability: [Rev 5:12]; [Rev 7:12]; ἰ . κ . δύναμις , [2Pe 2:11]; τ . κράτος τῆς ἰ . ([Isa 40:26]), [Eph 1:19]; [Eph 6:10]; ἡ δόξα τῆς ἰ ., [2Th 1:9]; ἐξ ἰ ., [1Pe 4:11]; ἐν ὅλῃ τ . ἰ ., [Mar 12:30]; [Mar 12:33] ( LXX ) [Luk 10:27] ( LXX ). †
SYN.: δύναμις G1411 ( q.v. , and cf. ICC , [Php 4:13]); κράτος ( cf. M , Th ., I, 1:9).
ἰσχύς原文音譯:„scÚj 衣士虛士
詞類次數:名詞(11)
原文字根:強而有力的 相當於:H2428(חַיִל / חֵילֵךְ) H3581(כֹּחַ)
字義溯源:力量,力,大力,能力,權能,堅強,強大;源自(G2463(ἶρις)X*=力)。參讀G1411(δύναμις)同義字參讀G2480(ἰσχύω)同源字
出現次數:總共(11);可(2);路(1);弗(2);帖後(1);彼前(1);彼後(1);啓(3)
譯字彙編:
1)力(3)[可12:30];[可12:33];[路10:27];
2)力量(3)[弗6:10];[彼前4:11];[啓7:12];
3)權能(2)[帖後1:9];[彼後2:11];
4)強大(1)[啓18:2];
5)能力(1)[啓5:12];
6)大力(1)[弗1:19]