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ἰσχυρός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἰσχυρός ἰσχυρά̄ ἰσχυρόν

Structure: ἰσχυρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: i)sxu/s

Sense

  1. strong, mighty
  2. mighty, powerful
  3. forcible, obstinate, stiff, stubborn, inveterate, excessive

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative ἰσχυρός ἰσχυρᾱ́ ἰσχυρόν
Genitive ἰσχυροῦ ἰσχυρᾶς ἰσχυροῦ
Dative ἰσχυρῷ ἰσχυρᾷ ἰσχυρῷ
Accusative ἰσχυρόν ἰσχυρᾱ́ν ἰσχυρόν
Vocative ἰσχυρέ ἰσχυρᾱ́ ἰσχυρόν
DualN/A/V ἰσχυρώ ἰσχυρᾱ́ ἰσχυρώ
G/D ἰσχυροῖν ἰσχυραῖν ἰσχυροῖν
PluralNominative ἰσχυροί ἰσχυραί ἰσχυρά
Genitive ἰσχυρῶν ἰσχυρῶν ἰσχυρῶν
Dative ἰσχυροῖς ἰσχυραῖς ἰσχυροῖς
Accusative ἰσχυρούς ἰσχυρᾱ́ς ἰσχυρά
Vocative ἰσχυροί ἰσχυραί ἰσχυρά
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ἰσχυρός ἰσχυροῦ ἰσχυρώτερος ἰσχυρωτεροῦ ἰσχυρώτατος ἰσχυρωτατοῦ
Adverb ἰσχυρώς ἰσχυρώτερον ἰσχυρώτατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • οὐ γὰρ φοβηθησόμεθα ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ. ἰδοὺ γὰρ λαόσ, ἐν ᾧ οὐκ ἔστι δύναμισ οὐδὲ κράτοσ εἰσ παράταξιν ἰσχυράν. (Septuagint, Liber Iudith 5:23)
  • καὶ συνήγαγε δύναμιν ἰσχυρὰν σφόδρα καὶ ἦρξε χωρῶν καὶ ἐθνῶν καὶ τυράννων, καὶ ἐγένοντο αὐτῷ εἰσ φόρον. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 1:4)
  • Ὡσ δὲ ἤκουσεν Ἀντίοχοσ ὁ βασιλεὺσ τοὺσ λόγουσ τούτουσ, ὠργίσθη θυμῷ καὶ ἀπέστειλε καὶ συνήγαγε τὰσ δυνάμεισ πάσασ τῆσ βασιλείασ αὐτοῦ, παρεμβολὴν ἰσχυρὰν σφόδρα. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 3:27)
  • καὶ εἶδον παρεμβολὴν ἐθνῶν ἰσχυρὰν τεθωρακισμένην καὶ ἵππον κυκλοῦσαν αὐτήν, καὶ οὗτοι διδακτοὶ πολέμου. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 4:7)
  • καὶ εἶδε τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἰσχυρὰν καὶ προσηύξατο καὶ εἶπεν. εὐλογητὸσ εἶ ὁ σωτὴρ τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ ὁ συντρίψασ τὸ ὅρμημα τοῦ δυνατοῦ ἐν χειρὶ τοῦ δούλου σου Δαυὶδ καὶ παρέδωκασ τὴν παρεμβολὴν τῶν ἀλλοφύλων εἰσ χεῖρασ Ἰωνάθαν υἱοῦ Σαοὺλ καὶ τοῦ αἴροντοσ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 4:30)

Synonyms

  1. strong

  2. mighty

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