King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

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	Mat 11:14 Mat 16:14 Mat 17:3 Mat 17:4 Mat 17:10 Mat 17:11 Mat 17:12 Mat 27:47 Mat 27:49 Mark 6:15 Mark 8:28 Mark 9:4 Mark 9:5 Mark 9:11 Mark 9:12 Mark 9:13 Mark 15:35 Mark 15:36 Luke 1:17 Luke 4:25 Luke 4:26 Luke 9:8 Luke 9:19 Luke 9:30 Luke 9:33 Luke 9:54 John 1:21 John 1:25 Rom 11:2 Jam 5:17

Translation Occurrences:	Elijah ( 30 ) that ( 1 ) to ( 1 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.