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ἥλιος
hḗlios · Greek · Strong's G2246 · 32 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sun”
What it means
perhaps akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι)); the sun; by implication, light
from (a ray;
How the KJV renders it
sun
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- Is the rapture biblical?
Where it appears
32 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 15:41 N-GSMActs 2:20 N-NSMActs 13:11 N-ASMActs 26:13 N-GSMActs 27:20 N-GSMEphesians 4:26 N-NSMJames 1:11 N-NSMLuke 4:40 N-GSMLuke 21:25 N-DSMLuke 23:45 N-GSMMatthew 5:45 N-ASMMatthew 13:6 N-GSMMatthew 13:43 N-NSMMatthew 17:2 N-NSMMatthew 24:29 N-NSMMark 1:32 N-NSMMark 4:6 N-NSMMark 13:24 N-NSMMark 16:2 N-GSMRevelation 1:16 N-NSMRevelation 6:12 N-NSMRevelation 7:2 N-GSMRevelation 7:16 N-NSMRevelation 8:12 N-GSMRevelation 9:2 N-NSMRevelation 10:1 N-NSMRevelation 12:1 N-ASMRevelation 16:8 N-ASMRevelation 16:12 N-GSMRevelation 19:17 N-DSMRevelation 21:23 N-GSMRevelation 22:5 N-GSM
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.