Strong's Greek · G2470
G2470 ísos
ἴσος
ee'-sos
equal
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ísos appears 8 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Philippians and Revelation. 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
similar (in amount and kind)
In the King James Version
+ agree, as much, equal, like
Derivation
probably from G1492 (εἴδω) (through the idea of seeming);
Appears 8 times in Scripture
“‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’”
“So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?””
“The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.”
“For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent.”
“Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,”
“Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.”
“But even their testimony was inconsistent.”
“And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.”
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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).
