be strong

Greek Verb

ἰσχύω (ἰσχύς), [in LXX for חָזַק, גִּבּוֹר, עָצַם, etc;] 1) to be strong in body: Mat.9:12, Mrk.2:17. 2) to be powerful, have power, prevail: Act.19:20, Rev.12:8; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Act.19:16; with inf, to be able (MM, Exp., xv): Mat.8:28 26:40, Mrk.5:4 9:18 (inf. understood) Mrk.14:37, Luk.6:48 8:43 13:24 14:6, 29-30 16:3 20:26, Jhn.21:6, Act.6:10 15:10 25:7 27:16; with accusative, Php.4:13, Jas.5:16; of things, to avail, be serviceable (MM, Exp., l.with): Mat.5:13, Gal.5:6, Heb.9:17 (cf. ἐν, ἐξ, ἐπ, κατ-ισχύω). (AS)

be strong

Greek Verb

ἰσχ-ύω (ἰσχύς), [Refs]: imperfect ἴσχυον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἰσχύσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἴσχῡσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἴσχῡκα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, aorist κατ-ισχύθην [Refs 1st c.BC+]: (ἰσχύς):—to be strong in body, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἴσχυόν τ᾽ αὐτὸς ἐμαυτοῦ, i.e. I had all my strength, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰ. ἐκ νόσου to be recovering, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) to be powerful, prevail, μηδὲν μεῖον ἰ. Διός [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πλέον, μεῖζον ἰ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later ἰ. πρός τινα prevail against, [LXX]; ἐπί τινας[LXX]; ἰ. τινί to be strong in a thing, σοφία ἀνὴρ ὑπὲρ ἀνδρὸς ἰσχύει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅθεν ἰσχύομεν, ᾗπερ ἰσχύουσι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰ. παρά τινι have power or influence with one, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2.b) of things, prevail, ὅρκος οὔτι Ζηνὸς ἰ. πλέον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ δίκαιον ἐν πᾶσιν ἰ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; have force, ἃ ὡρίσω σὺ δίκαια, ταὐτὰ. καὶ κατὰ σοῦ προσήκει τοῖς ἄλλοις ἰσχύειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; νομὴ ἄδικος οὐδὲν ἰ. is of no force, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἰσχῦόν τι something permanent, probably in [Refs 4th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, ὁ καιρὸς ἰσχύει. πράττειν [NT+4th c.BC+] 3) to be worth or equivalent to, ἡ μνᾶ ἰσχύει λίτρας δύο καὶ ἥμισυ [Refs 1st c.AD+]; αἱ ψῆφοι τάλαντον ἰσχύουσιν (probably to be read instead of ἴσχουσιν) [Refs 2nd c.BC+] 4) active, condense, νεφέλας [LXX] 4.b) ἄρτον πᾶσαν ἡδονὴν ἰσχύοντα making strong. ,[LXX] (in se habentem, Vulg.). 5) -ύοντες ἀστέρες those in dominating positions, Serapion in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later, ῠ sometimes in present and imperfect, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively); be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work; from g2479 (ἰσχύς)