Strong's G2480 · Greek
ἰσχύω
ischuo · /is-khoo'-o/
Definition
from 2479; 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.
KJV: be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work
Root / derivation: from 2479
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἰσχύω across 28 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
28 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew4 verses
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Matthew 8:28And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Matthew 9:12But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Matthew 26:40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Mark4 verses
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Mark 5:4Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Mark 9:18And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. teareth: or, dasheth him
Mark 14:37And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
Luke7 verses
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Luke 8:43And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
Luke 13:24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Luke 14:6And they could not answer him again to these things.
Luke 14:29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Luke 14:30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Luke 20:26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
Acts6 verses
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
Acts 15:10Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Acts 19:16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Acts 19:20So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
Acts 25:7And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
Acts 27:16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
Galatians2 verses
Hebrews1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G2480 (ischuo) mean?
from 2479; 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.
How many times does G2480 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G2480 (ἰσχύω) appears in 28 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “could.”
How is ischuo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G2480 is rendered as “could” (7×), “able” (6×), “availeth” (3×), “prevailed” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ἰσχύω come from?
from 2479