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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