Greek - English Dictionary
G2243 - Elijah
Strong's No.: | G2243 |
Greek: | Ἡλίας |
Transliteration: | Hēlias |
Phonetic: | hay-lee'-as |
Word Origin: | Of Hebrew origin [H452] |
Bible Usage: | Elias. |
Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
Strongs Definition: | Helias (that is Elijah) an Israelite |
Thayers Definition: | Elijah = "my God is Jehovah" 1. a prophet born at Thisbe, the unflinching champion of the theocracy in the reigns of the idolatrous kings Ahab and Ahaziah. He was taken up to heaven without dying, whence the Jews expected he would return just before the advent of the Messiah, whom he would prepare the minds of the Israelites to receive. |
Bible References:
Elijah |
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Translation Occurrences: |
Elijah ( 30 )
that ( 1 )
to ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.