Definition:
ἰσχύς, -ύος, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for כֹּחַ, also for חַיִל, עַז, גְּבוּרָה, etc;] strength, might, power, force, ability: Rev.5:12 7:12; ἰ. κ. δύναμις, 2Pe.2:11; τ. κράτος τῆς ἰ. (Isa.40:26), Eph.1:19 6:10; ἡ δόξα τῆς ἰ, 2Th.1:9; ἐξ ἰ, 1Pe.4:11; ἐν ὅλῃ τ. ἰ, Mrk.12:30, 33 " (LXX) Luk.10:27 (LXX). SYN.: δύναμις (which see, and cf. ICC, Php.4:13); κράτος (cf. M, Th., I, 1:9) (AS)
Definition:
ἰσχ-ύς [see. entry near the end], ύος, ἡ,
strength of body, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of places, ἰσχὺς γῆς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a fortified place, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
might, power, θεοῦ, θεῶν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅπου γὰρ ἰ. συζυγοῦσι καὶ δίκη
might and right, [
Refs]; φύσεως ἰ, of Themistocles, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ μέγα ἐλθεῖν ἰσχύος to a great height
of power, [
Refs]; ἰ. μάχης fighting
power, [
Refs]; ἡ τῶν νόμων ἰ. [
Refs 4th c.AD+];
validity, [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]
3)
brute force, κατ᾽ ἰσχύν
perforce, opposed to δόλῳ, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4)
motive force, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ κινοῦσα ἰ. [
Refs]
5) in Lit. Crit,
vigour of style, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
II) in Tactics, the
main body of troops, οὔπω ἡ ἰ. πάρεστιν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]. [ῠ in
genitive, etc: in
nominative and
accusative singular ῠ in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: ῡ in Trag. and Comedy texts, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]