GreekG2246Noun (Masculine)

ἥλιος

hēlios

32Occurrences
G2246Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

perhaps akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι)); the sun; by implication, light

from (a ray;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
the sun: with art. (El., § 46, 5), " (LXX),; βλέπειν τὸν ἥ.; οὐδὲ μὴ πέσῃ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἥ.; without art.
LXX: chiefly for שֶׁמֶשׁ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ἥλιος appears 32 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
13
Matthew
5
Acts
4
Mark
4
Luke
3
1 Corinthians
1
Ephesians
1
James
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:41BSB

The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

James 1:11BSB

For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

Matthew 17:2BSB

There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

Mark 4:6BSB

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

Revelation 19:17BSB

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

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