Strong's Lexicon
G1765
G1765 — ἐνισχύω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1765 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐνισχύω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1722 and G2480 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | enischuo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | en-is-khoo'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to invigorate (transitively or reflexively) |
| KJV Renderings: | strengthen |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐνισχύω; 1 aorist ἐνισχυσα; (cf. Buttmann, 145 (127));
1. intransitive, to grow strong, to receive strength: Act 9:19 (here WH Tr marginal reading ἐνισχυθη); (Aristotle, Theophrastus, Diodorus, the Sept.).
2. transitive, to make strong, to strengthen (2Sa 22:40; Sir 50:4; Hippocrates leg., p. 2, 26 ὁ χρόνος ταῦτα πάντα ἐνισχυει); to strengthen one in soul, to inspirit: Luk 22:43 (L brackets WH reject the passage).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐνισχύω (strengthen)
Luke 22:43
- KJV: And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven strengthening him
- GK: ώφθη δε αυτώ άγγελος απ΄ ουρανού ενισχύων αυτόν
Acts 9:19
- KJV: And when he had received meat he was strengthened Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus
- GK: και λαβών τροφήν ενίσχυσεν εγένετο δε ο Σαύλος μετά των εν Δαμασκώ μαθητών ημέρας τινάς