What does Ἡλίας (Hēlías) mean in the Bible?
e. Elijah), an Israelite".
Greek · G2243
Ἡλίας
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
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Ἡλίας G2243
Pronunciation Hēlías
What does Ἡλίας (Hēlías) mean in the Bible?
Ἡλίας (Hēlías) is a Greek word meaning "Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2243?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Elijah (23), for Elijah (3), of Elijah (2), [the] Elijah (1).
Where does Ἡλίας (Hēlías) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (9), Matthew (9), Luke (7), John (2).
Are there verse guides for Ἡλίας (Hēlías)?
This entry includes 2 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Elijah 23× Matthew 16:14, Matthew 17:3, Matthew 17:10, Matthew 17:11
for Elijah 3× Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, Luke 9:33
of Elijah 2× Luke 1:17, Luke 4:25
[the] Elijah 1× Matthew 11:14
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Matthew 11:14 Ἠλίας to [the] Elijah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 16:14 Ἠλίαν to Elijah Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 17:3 Ἠλίας to Elijah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 17:4 Ἠλίᾳ to for Elijah Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Matthew 17:10 Ἠλίαν to Elijah Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 17:11 Ἠλίας to Elijah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 17:12 Ἠλίας to Elijah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 27:47 Ἠλίαν to Elijah Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 27:49 Ἠλίας to Elijah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 6:15 Ἠλίας to Elijah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:14
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 6
Matthew 9 Mark 9 Luke 7 John 2 Romans 1 James 1
Source forms
Ἠλίας 16x Ēlias Matthew 11:14, Matthew 17:3, Matthew 17:11, Matthew 17:12
Ἠλίαν 7x Ēlian Matthew 16:14, Matthew 17:10, Matthew 27:47, Mark 8:28
Ἠλίᾳ 4x Ēlia Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, Luke 9:33, Romans 11:2
Ἠλίου 2x Ēliou Luke 1:17, Luke 4:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 16x Matthew 11:14, Matthew 17:3, Matthew 17:11, Matthew 17:12
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 7x Matthew 16:14, Matthew 17:10, Matthew 27:47, Mark 8:28
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 4x Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, Luke 9:33, Romans 11:2
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Luke 1:17, Luke 4:25
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
John 1:21 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας Elias Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite The form supports an identity question about Elijah, but the surrounding verbs and answers control the meaning, so the grammar serves the exchange rather than dominating it. Read verse guide John 1:25 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας, Elias Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite The form sharpens the question by placing Elijah alongside the other queried identities, so the verse communicates exclusion from that list rather than a statement about Elijah himself. Read verse guide Evidence Summary
Canonical Anchor
Greek word. Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
Source Gloss
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Elias.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 30 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:14 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας hliav
Elijah
Read verse Matthew 16:14 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίαν· hlian
Elijah
Read verse Matthew 17:3 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας, hliav
Elijah
Read verse Matthew 17:4 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίᾳ. hlia
Elijah
Read verse Matthew 17:10 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίαν hlian
Elijah
Read verse Matthew 17:11 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας hliav
Elijah
Read verse Matthew 17:12 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας hliav
Elijah
Read verse Matthew 27:47 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίαν hlian
Elijah
Read verse Matthew 27:49 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας hliav
Elijah
Read verse Mark 6:15 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας hliav
Elijah
Read verse Mark 8:28 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίαν, hlian
Elijah
Read verse Mark 9:4 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας hliav
Elijah
Read verse Mark 9:5 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίᾳ hlia
Elijah
Read verse Mark 9:11 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίαν hlian
Elijah
Read verse Mark 9:12 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας hliav
Elijah
Read verse Mark 9:13 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠλίας hliav
Elijah
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Witnesses
Luke 9:7–9 Ἠλίας Hēlías
Elijah
Canonical Themes
Canonical Anchor
Cross-Language Connections
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Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain