- ἰσχύω
- ἰσχύω fut. ἰσχύσω; 1 aor. ἴσχυσα; pf. ptc. sg. n. ἰσχυκός (Da 4:20 Theod.) (s. ἰσχύς; Pind.+ in sense ‘be strong, prevail’)① be in possession of one’s physical powers, be in good health οἱ ἰσχύοντες those who are healthy (Soph., Tr. 234; X., Cyr. 6, 1, 24, Mem. 2, 7, 7) Mt 9:12; Mk 2:17.② to have requisite personal resources to accomplish someth., have power, be competent, be ableⓐ πολύ be able to do much (cp. Diod S 1, 60, 2 πλέον ἰ.; 4, 23, 3; Appian, Bell. Civ. 2, 88 §371 τοσοῦτον ἰ.; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 77 μεῖζον ἰ., Ant. 15, 88 πλεῖστον ἰ.) Js 5:16. τί ταπεινοφροσύνη … ἰσχύει what strength humility has 1 Cl 21:8; πάντα Phil 4:13. εἰς οὐδέν be good for nothing Mt 5:13. ὅτε … ἴσχυσας τῇ ἰσχύι σου, ὥστε δύνασθαι Hs 9, 1, 2.ⓑ w. inf. foll. (Diod S 1, 83, 8; Plut., Pomp. 58, 6; PEleph 17, 23; POxy 396; 533, 16; 1345 οὐκ ἴσχυσα ἐλθεῖν σήμερον; LXX; TestSol 22:8; JosAs 10:8; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 27; Jos., Bell. 6, 367, Ant. 2, 86; Just., A I, 44, 12 al.; Tat. 15, 3) Mt 8:28; 26:40; Mk 5:4; 14:37; Lk 6:48; 8:43; 14:6, 29f; 20:26; J 21:6 (the only instance in J; s. JBoismard); Ac 6:10; 15:10; 25:7; 27:16; 2 Cl 18:2; Hv 1, 3, 3. Be strong enough σκάπτειν to dig Lk 16:3; cp. Hv 3, 8, 8. εἰς τὰς ἀκτίνας … ἀντοφθαλμῆσαι gaze at the (sun’s) rays B 5:10. Abs., though the inf. can easily be supplied fr. the context (as Sir 43:28) οὐκ ἴσχυσαν (ἐκβαλεῖν) Mk 9:18. οὐκ ἰσχύσουσιν (εἰσελθεῖν) Lk 13:24.③ to be in control, have power, be mighty (Diod S 11, 23, 3; PPetr II, 18, 12; Just., D. 90, 4) ὁ λόγος ηὔξανεν κ. ἴσχυεν Ac 19:20. μέχρι πότε θάνατος ἰσχύσει; how long will death hold its power? GEg 252, 50. ἰ. ἐν αὐταις (ταῖς ἐντολαῖς)=be strong in keeping the commandments Hm 5, 2, 8 v.l. Win out, prevail (Thu. 3, 46, 3; Dio Chrys. 17 [34], 19; ParJer 1:6 ἴσχυσα ἐπὶ τὴν ἱερὰν πόλιν) ὁ δράκων οὐκ ἴσχυσεν Rv 12:8. κατά τινος over, against someone Ac 19:16. MPol 3:1; cp. 9:1 ἴσχυε … καὶ ἀνορίζου be strong and brave (in faith).④ have meaning, be valid, be in force, esp. as legal t.t. (Diod S 2, 33, 1; Aelian, VH 2, 38 νόμον ἰσχύειν; SIG 888, 59; 151 ἴσχυσεν τὰ προστάγματα; PTebt 286, 7 νομὴ ἄδικος οὐδὲν εἰσχύει; Ath. 2, 2) of a will μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος Hb 9:17. οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything Gal 5:6.—Have the value of (IGR IV, 915a, 12 ἡ δραχμὴ ἰσχύει ἀσσάρια δέκα; Jos., Ant. 14, 106) ὅλον ἐνιαυτὸν ἰσχύει ἡ ἡμέρα the day is equal to a whole year Hs 6, 4, 4.—DELG s.v. ἰσχύς. M-M. TW.
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