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ἐνέργεια
enérgeia · Greek · Strong's G1753 · 8 occurrences
The KJV renders 23 different Hebrew and Greek words as “strong”
What it means
efficiency ("energy")
from G1756 (ἐνεργής);
How the KJV renders it
operation, strong, working
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“strong”
also renders mégas (G3173), stereós (G4731), dynatós (G1415), ʼabbîyr (H47), ʼêythân (H386), ʼêl (H410), bâtsar (H1219), gibbôwr (H1368), gerem (H1634), châzâq (H2389), chayil (H2428), chăçîyn (H2626), kabbîyr (H3524), mibtsâr (H4013), mâtsôwr (H4692), ʻaz (H5794), ʻôz (H5797), ʻizzûwz (H5808), ʻâtsûwm (H6099), ʻatstsumâh (H6110), ʻârîyts (H6184), taqqîyph (H8624)
“operation”
also renders enérgēma (G1755), maʻăseh (H4639)
“working”
also renders enérgēma (G1755)
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Where it appears
8 occurrences in the Greek text.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 · N-ASF
even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2 Thessalonians 2:11 · N-ASF
Because of this, God sends them a powerful delusion, that they should believe a lie,
Colossians 1:29 · N-ASF
for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
Colossians 2:12 · N-GSF
having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Ephesians 1:19 · N-ASF
and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
Ephesians 3:7 · N-ASF
of which I was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.
Ephesians 4:16 N-ASFPhilippians 3:21 N-ASF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.