ἰσχύω ischýō

Meaning

to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work

Derivation: from G2479 (ἰσχύς);

Where it is used

• Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
• Matthew 8:28 When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
• Matthew 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
• Matthew 26:40 Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
• Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
• Mark 5:4 Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
• Mark 9:18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
• Mark 14:37 Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
• Luke 6:48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
• Luke 8:43 including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.
• Luke 13:24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
• Luke 14:6 And they were unable to answer these questions.
• Luke 14:29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
• Luke 14:30 saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
• Luke 16:3 The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
• Luke 20:26 And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
• John 21:6 He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
• Acts 6:10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
• Acts 15:10 Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
• Acts 19:16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
• Acts 19:20 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
• Acts 25:7 When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
• Acts 27:16 Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
• Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
• Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• Hebrews 9:17 because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
• James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
• Revelation 12:8 But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels.