What does ἰσχυρός · λιμός mean in the Bible?
ἰσχυρός · λιμός is a Greek phrase meaning "strong/severe famine".
Greek · G2478, G3042
λιμὸς ἰσχυρὰ
Forcible (literally or figuratively) · a scarcity of food
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ἰσχυρός G2478 forcible (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ischyrós
Denotes physical or moral strength/power; opposite of weakness, emphasizing forceful capability rather than mere existence.
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λιμός G3042 a scarcity of food
Pronunciation limós
Famine or acute food scarcity, not mere hunger; often apocalyptic sign of God's judgment or end-times upheaval.
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What does λιμὸς ἰσχυρὰ (limos ischyra) mean in the Bible?
ἰσχυρός · λιμός is a Greek phrase meaning "strong/severe famine".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2478, G3042?
G2478, G3042 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. strong/severe famine
Source Gloss
strong/severe famine
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 29 Case pattern Nominative (16) Number pattern Singular (13)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:11 · Mark 1:7 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 11:22 4×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 4:10 · Heb 11:34 · 1 John 2:14 · Rev 6:15 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 11:21 · Rev 18:8 · Rev 18:21 3×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 15:14 · Rev 18:10 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 1:25 1×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 10:22 1×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine 2 Cor 10:10 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:29 · Mark 3:27 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 5:7 1×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Rev 19:6 1×
Word Origins
λιμὸς ἰσχυρὰ is built from this root:
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