Strong's Greek · G2244
G2244 hēlikía
ἡλικία
hay-lik-ee'-ah
age/height
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hēlikía appears 8 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Luke, John, Ephesians and Hebrews. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
maturity (in years or size)
In the King James Version
age, stature
Derivation
from the same as G2245 (ἡλίκος);
Appears 8 times in Scripture
“That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.””
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”
“But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.””
“By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.”
“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
“until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.”
“He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
