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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1765 - ἐνισχύω

Transliteration

enischýō

Phonetics

en-is-khoo'-o

Root Word (Etymology)

from (G1722) and (G2480)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to grow strong, to receive strength
to make strong, to strengthen

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 247 ‑ אָזַר (aw‑zar'); 553 ‑ אָמֵץ (aw‑mats'); 1396 ‑ גָּבַר (gaw‑bar'); 2388 ‑ חָזַק (khaw‑zak'); 3513 ‑ כָּבַד (kaw‑bad, kaw‑bade'); 4900 ‑ מָשַׁךְ (maw‑shak'); 5095 ‑ נָהַל (naw‑hal'); 5329 ‑ נָצַח (naw‑tsakh'); 5341 ‑ נָצַר (naw‑tsar'); 5493 ‑ שׂוּר (soor, soor); 5756 ‑ עוּז (ooz); 6520 ‑ פְּרָזוֹן (per‑aw‑zone'); 7702 ‑ שָׂדַד (saw‑dad'); 8631 ‑ תְּקִף (tek‑afe');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (2)

Luke 1

Acts 1

NAS (2)

Luke 1

Acts 1

HCS (2)

Luke 1

Acts 1

BSB (2)

Luke 1

Acts 1

ESV (2)

Luke 1

Acts 1

WEB (2)

Luke 1

Acts 1

KJV (2)

strengthened 1

strengthening 1

NAS (2)

strengthened 1

strengthening 1

HCS (2)

he regained his strength 1

strengthening 1

BSB (2)

[and] strengthened 1

he regained his strength 1

ESV (2)

strengthened 1

strengthening 1

WEB (2)

and was strengthened 1

strengthening 1

RAH

V-AAD2P 1

V-AAD2S 3

V-AAD3P 1

V-AAI2P 1

V-AAI2S 2

V-AAI3P 4

V-AAI3S 18

V-AAN 4

V-AAPASN 2

V-AAPNSM 2

V-AAS1P 1

V-AAS2P 1

V-FAI1S 4

V-FAI2S 1

V-FAI3P 1

V-FAI3S 5

V-IAI3P 1

V-PAPASN 1

V-PAPGSM 1

V-PAPNSF 1

V-PAPNSM 1

ANT

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

BEZ

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

BGB

V-AIA-3S 1

V-PPA-NMS 1

BMT

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

BYZ

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

ELZ

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

NA26

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAPNSM 1

SBL

V-3AAIS 1

V-PAPNSM 1

SCV

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

STV

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

TIS

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-API-3S 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐνισχύω,

I strengthen, confirm, ὁ χρόνος ταῦτα -ύσει πάντα Hp. Lex 3; ἄγγελος ἐνισχύων αὐτόν Luke 22:43 : — Pass., Jul. Gal.Fr. 7.

II intr., prevail in or among, ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι ἐνισχύει τὰ νόμιμα Arist. EN 1180b4: abs., Id. PA 653a31 al.; τοῦτ' ἐνισχύειν ἑκάστῳ Thphr. Sens. 63, cf. 67; παρά τισιν ἐ. ἐν παροιμίας μέρει D.S. 20.58; ἐνίσχυσεν ὡς.. the opinion prevailed that.., Id. 5.57.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἐνισχύω; 1 aorist ἐνισχυσα; (cf. Buttmann, 145 (127));

1. intransitive, to grow strong, to receive strength: Acts 9:19 (here WH Tr marginal reading ἐνισχυθη); (Aristotle, Theophrastus, Diodorus, the Sept.).

2. transitive, to make strong, to strengthen (2 Samuel 22:40; Sir. 50:4; Hippocrates leg., p. 2, 26 ὁ χρόνος ταῦτα πάντα ἐνισχυει); to strengthen one in soul, to inspirit: Luke 22:43 (L brackets WH reject the passage).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐν -ισχύω ,

[in LXX for H2388, etc.;]

to strengthen: in spiritual sense, Luke 22:43; pass., Acts 9:19 (Rec. ἐνισχύσεν , became strong, as in LXX, Genesis 12:10; Genesis 48:2, al.).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

For the transitive use of this verb, as in Lk (Acts 9:19 : cf. Luke 22:43 D) cf. Hippocrates Lex. p. 2, 26 ὁ δὲ χρόνος ταῦτα ἐνισχύσει πάντα, ὡς τραφῆναι τελέως (see Hobart, p. 80 f.). In Theophr. Fragm. i. 65 τοῦτ᾽ ἐνισχύειν ἑκάστῳ, ";this, in each thing, is strong,"; we have the usual intrans, sense : see Abbott Fourfold Gospel, p. 177 n.3.

List of Word Forms

ενακόσιοι ενισχυθη ἐνισχύθη ενίσχυον ενισχυόντες ενισχύουσα ενίσχυσά ενισχύσαι ενίσχυσαν ενισχύσας ενίσχυσας ενίσχυσάς ενισχύσατε ενισχυσάτωσαν ενίσχυσε ενίσχυσέ ενισχύσει ενίσχυσεν ἐνίσχυσεν ενισχύσητε ενίσχυσον ενίσχυσόν ενισχύσουσιν ενισχύσω ενισχύσωμεν ενισχυων ενισχύων ἐνισχύων εννακόσια εννακόσιοι enischuon enischuōn enischusen enischyon enischyōn enischýon enischýōn enischysen eníschysen