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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

  • καὶ ἀπῴκισε τὸν Ἰωαχὶμ εἰσ Βαβυλῶνα καὶ τὴν μητέρα τοῦ βασιλέωσ καὶ τοὺσ εὐνούχουσ αὐτοῦ. καὶ τοὺσ ἰσχυροὺσ τῆσ γῆσ ἀπήγαγεν εἰσ ἀποικεσίαν ἐξ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰσ Βαβυλῶνα (Septuagint, Liber II Regum 24:15)
  • Ἐξῆρε πάντασ τοὺσ ἰσχυρούσ μου ὁ Κύριοσ ἐκ μέσου μου, ἐκάλεσεν ἐπ’ ἐμὲ καιρὸν τοῦ συντρίψαι ἐκλεκτούσ μου. ληνὸν ἐπάτησε Κύριοσ παρθένῳ θυγατρὶ Ἰούδα, ἐπὶ τούτοισ ἐγὼ κλαίω. (Septuagint, Lamentationes 1:16)
  • διὰ τοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριοσ Κύριοσ. ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπὶ Φαραὼ βασιλέα Αἰγύπτου καὶ συντρίψω τοὺσ βραχίονασ αὐτοῦ τοὺσ ἰσχυροὺσ καὶ τοὺσ τεταμένουσ καὶ καταβαλῶ τὴν μάχαιραν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆσ χειρὸσ αὐτοῦ (Septuagint, Prophetia Ezechielis 30:22)
  • καὶ ἄνδρασ ἰσχυροὺσ ἰσχύϊ εἶπε πεδήσαντασ τὸν Σεδράχ, Μισὰχ καὶ Ἀβδεναγὼ ἐμβαλεῖν εἰσ τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸσ τὴν καιομένην. (Septuagint, Prophetia Danielis 3:20)
  • καὶ κραταιὰ ἡ ἰσχὺσ αὐτοῦ καὶ θαυμαστὰ διαφθερεῖ καὶ κατευθυνεῖ καὶ ποιήσει καὶ διαφθερεῖ ἰσχυροὺσ καὶ λαὸν ἅγιον. (Septuagint, Prophetia Danielis 8:24)

Synonyms

  1. strong

  2. mighty

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