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Strength, Strengthen

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

is rendered "strength" in the RV and AV of Revelation 1:16; elsewhere the RV gives the word its more appropriate meaning "power," for AV, "strength," 1 Corinthians 15:56; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 12:9; Hebrews 11:11; Revelation 3:8; 12:10 . See ABILITY , No. 1, POWER, No. 1.

ability, strength," is rendered "strength" in Mark 12:30,33; Luke 10:27; in Revelation 5:12 , AV (RV, "might"). See ABILITY , No. 2, MIGHT.

"force, might," is rendered "strength" in Luke 1:51 , RV and AV; RV, "strength" (AV, "power") in Ephesians 1:19; 6:10 . See DOMINION , No. 1, POWER, No. 4.

Note: In Revelation 17:13 , AV, exousia, "freedom of action," is rendered "strength" (RV, "authority").

"to make strong," is rendered "increased ... in strength" in Acts 9:22; "to strengthen" in Philippians 4:13; 2 Timothy 2:1 , RV, "be strengthened;" 2 Timothy 4:17 . See ENABLE , STRONG , B.

"to make strong," is rendered "increased ... in strength" in Acts 9:22; "to strengthen" in Philippians 4:13; 2 Timothy 2:1 , RV, "be strengthened;" 2 Timothy 4:17 . See ENABLE , STRONG , B.

akin to A, No. 2, "to have strength," is so rendered in Mark 5:4 , RV (AV, "could"); in Luke 16:3 , RV, "I have not strength to" (AV, "I cannot"). See AVAIL.

akin to A, No. 2, a strengthened form of No. 3, is used in Luke 22:43; Acts 9:19 .

"to strengthen," is rendered "to be strengthened" in Ephesians 3:16 . See STRONG , B.

from sthenos, "strength," occurs in 1 Peter 5:10 , in a series of future tenses, according to the best texts, thus constituting Divine promises.

Notes: (1) For ischuo, Hebrews 9:17 , see AVAIL. (2) For sterizo, Luke 22:32 , see ESTABLISH , No. 1. (3) For stereoo, Acts 3:7 , see ESTABLISH , No. 2. (4) Episterizo is found in some texts in Acts 18:23 , AV, "strengthening." See CONFIRM , A, No. 2, ESTABLISH, No. 1. (5) For "without strength," Romans 5:6 , AV, see WEAK.