G2480
ἰσχύω
ischýō
to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: from G2479 (ἰσχύς);
to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work
Usage
28 occurrences · 0 OT · 28 NT · 17 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- they could4 · 11%
- able4 · 11%
- could3 · 8%
- availeth3 · 8%
- they were2 · 6%
- prevailed2 · 6%
- good1 · 3%
- might1 · 3%
- whole1 · 3%
- could ye1 · 3%
- they that are whole1 · 3%
- couldest1 · 3%
- shall1 · 3%
- be able1 · 3%
- is1 · 3%
- was1 · 3%
- i cannot1 · 3%
- were able1 · 3%
- and prevailed1 · 3%
- we had1 · 3%
- work1 · 3%
- i can do1 · 3%
- it is of1 · 3%
- strength1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἰσχύει4ἴσχυσεν4ἴσχυον3ἰσχύσαμεν2ἴσχυσαν2ἰσχύοντες2ἴσχυσεν,1ἰσχύοντος1ἰσχύσουσιν.1ἴσχυεν.¶1ἰσχύσατε1ἴσχυσαν.¶1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.