What does ἰσχύς (ischýs) mean in the Bible?
ἰσχύς (ischýs): Physical or moral forcefulness; inner strength or ability to exert power effectively.
Greek · G2479
ἰσχύς
Compare , a form of ); forcefulness (literally or figuratively)
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ἰσχύς G2479
Pronunciation ischýs
What does ἰσχύς (ischýs) mean in the Bible?
ἰσχύς (ischýs): Physical or moral forcefulness; inner strength or ability to exert power effectively.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2479?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include strength (5), [the] strength (1), in strength (1), might (1), mighty (1).
Where does ἰσχύς (ischýs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 12:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (2), Mark (2), Revelation (2), 1 Peter (1).
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 strength 5× Mark 12:30, Mark 12:33, Luke 10:27, Revelation 5:12
[the] strength 1× 1 Peter 4:11
in strength 1× 2 Peter 2:11
might 1× 2 Thessalonians 1:9
mighty 1× Ephesians 1:19
power 1× Ephesians 6:10
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 12:30 ἰσχύος to strength Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Mark 12:33 ἰσχύος to strength Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Luke 10:27 ἰσχύϊ to strength Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Ephesians 1:19 ἰσχύος to mighty Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Ephesians 6:10 ἰσχύος to power Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 2 Thessalonians 1:9 ἰσχύος to might Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1 Peter 4:11 ἰσχύος to [the] strength Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 2 Peter 2:11 ἰσχύϊ to in strength Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Revelation 5:12 ἰσχὺν to strength Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 7:12 ἰσχὺς to strength Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 12:30
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 7
Mark 2 Luke 1 Ephesians 2 2 Thessalonians 1 1 Peter 1 2 Peter 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἰσχύος 6x ischyos Mark 12:30, Mark 12:33, Ephesians 1:19, Ephesians 6:10
ἰσχύϊ 2x ischui Luke 10:27, 2 Peter 2:11
ἰσχὺν 1x ischyn Revelation 5:12
ἰσχὺς 1x ischys Revelation 7:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 6x Mark 12:30, Mark 12:33, Ephesians 1:19, Ephesians 6:10
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 2x Luke 10:27, 2 Peter 2:11
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 5:12
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 7:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical or moral forcefulness; inner strength or ability to exert power effectively.
Strong's G2479
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 4 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Mark 12:30 Source Gloss
compare , a form of ); forcefulness (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 12:30 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἰσχύος iscuov
strength, power
Read verse Mark 12:33 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἰσχύος, iscuov
strength, power
Read verse Luke 10:27 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἰσχύος iscuov
strength, power
Read verse Ephesians 1:19 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἰσχύος iscuov
strength, power
Read verse Ephesians 6:10 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἰσχύος iscuov
strength, power
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἰσχύος iscuov
strength, power
Read verse 1 Peter 4:11 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἰσχύος iscuov
strength, power
Read verse 2 Peter 2:11 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἰσχύϊ iscui
strength, power
Read verse Revelation 5:12 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἰσχὺν iscun
strength, power
Read verse Revelation 7:12 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἰσχὺς iscuv
strength, power
Read verse Revelation 18:2 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἰσχύϊ, iscui
strength, power
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 4 Aligned forms 10 Case pattern Genitive (6) Number pattern Singular (10)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rev 7:12 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 12:30 · Mark 12:33 · Eph 1:19 · Eph 6:10 · 2 Thess 1:9 · 1 Pet 4:11 6×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 10:27 · 2 Pet 2:11 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rev 5:12 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Total devotion to God requiring all of one's physical and mental strength
Complete inner capacity and vital energy to be devoted entirely to loving God
God's operative power and mighty force working in believers through resurrection
Physical vigor and practical capability enabling productive work and provision
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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