Strong’s G2479 · Greek
ἰσχύς
ischýs
Definition
compare , a form of G2192 (ἔχω)); forcefulness (literally or figuratively)
Etymology
from a derivative of (force;
Where the KJV renders it
- ability
- might(-ily)
- power
- strength
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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