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ἥλιος G2246
G2246 is the Greek word ἥλιος, transliterated hḗlios. The King James Version most often renders it sun.
What it means
perhaps akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι)); the sun; by implication, light.
Where it comes from
from (a ray.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 31 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: + east, sun.
Verses using ἥλιος
All 31 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 5:45 · KJV
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 13:6 · KJV
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Matthew 13:43 · KJV
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 17:2 · KJV
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Matthew 24:29 · KJV
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mark 1:32 · KJV
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
Mark 4:6 · KJV
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 13:24 · KJV
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Luke 4:40 · KJV
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
Luke 21:25 · KJV
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Luke 23:45 · KJV
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Acts 2:20 · KJV
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
Acts 13:11 · KJV
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Acts 26:13 · KJV
At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
Acts 27:20 · KJV
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
1 Corinthians 15:41 · KJV
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
Ephesians 4:26 · KJV
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
James 1:11 · KJV
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Revelation 1:16 · KJV
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Revelation 6:12 · KJV
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
Revelation 7:2 · KJV
And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
Revelation 7:16 · KJV
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Revelation 8:12 · KJV
And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Revelation 9:2 · KJV
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Revelation 10:1 · KJV
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Revelation 12:1 · KJV
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
Revelation 16:8 · KJV
And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
Revelation 16:12 · KJV
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Revelation 19:17 · KJV
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Revelation 21:23 · KJV
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Revelation 22:5 · KJV
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Common questions
What does Strong's G2246 mean?
G2246 is the Greek word ἥλιος (hḗlios), meaning perhaps akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι)); the sun; by implication, light.
How is G2246 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sun (29 times), east (2 times).
How many times does G2246 appear in the Bible?
ἥλιος (hḗlios) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G2246 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from (a ray.
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