Strong's Greek · G2246

ἥλιος

hḗlios

+ east, sun

Definition

perhaps akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι)); the sun; by implication, light

Derivation

from (a ray;

Appears 32 times in Scripture

Mark 4:6

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

Mark 16:2

Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.

Matthew 5:45

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Matthew 24:29

Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Matthew 17:2

There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

Mark 1:32

That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,

Luke 4:40

At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

Acts 2:20

The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

Matthew 13:43

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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