ἰσχύσω

ἰ̱σχύ̱σω, ἰσχύω

to be strong: aor ind mid 2nd sg

ἰσχύ̱σω, ἰσχύω

to be strong: aor subj act 1st sg

ἰσχύ̱σω, ἰσχύω

to be strong: fut ind act 1st sg

ἰσχύ̱σω, ἰσχύω

to be strong: aor ind mid 2nd sg (homeric ionic)

ἰ̱σχύ̱σω, ἰσχύω

to be strong: aor ind mid 2nd sg

ἰσχύ̱σω, ἰσχύω

to be strong: aor subj act 1st sg

ἰσχύ̱σω, ἰσχύω

to be strong: fut ind act 1st sg

ἰσχύ̱σω, ἰσχύω

to be strong: aor ind mid 2nd sg (homeric ionic)

ἰσχ-ύω ([etym.] ἰσχύς), Batr.279: [tense] impf.

A

ἴσχυον Ar.V. 357

, X.HG6.4.18: [tense] fut.

ἰσχύσω Ar.Av. 1607

, etc.: [tense] aor.

ἴσχῡσα S.Aj. 502

, etc.: [tense] pf.

ἴσχῡκα Aeschin.1.165

, Cerc.17.34:—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor.

κατ-ισχύθην D.S.15.87

: ([etym.] ἰσχύς):— to be strong in body, S.Tr. 234;

ὅπως ὑγιαίνοιεν καὶ ἰσχύοιεν X.Cyr.6.1.24

;

ὃς μέγιστον ἴσχυσε στρατοῦ S.Aj. 502

;

ἰ. τοῖς σώμασιν X.Mem.2.7.7

;

τοῦ σώματος ἰσχύοντος Antipho 5.93

; ἴσχυόν τ' αὐτὸς ἐμαυτοῦ, i.e. I had all my strength, Ar.V. 357; ἰ. ἐκ νόσου to be recovering, X.HG6.4.18.

2 to be powerful, prevail,

μηδὲν μεῖον ἰ. Διός A.Pr. 510

, etc.; πλέον, μεῖζον ἰ., E.Hec. 1188, Ar.Av. 1607; later ἰ. πρός τινα prevail against, LXXPs.12(13).4; ἐπί τινας ib.1 Ma.10.49; ἰ. τινί to be strong in a thing,

σοφία ἀνὴρ ὑπὲρ ἀνδρὸς ἰσχύει Pi.Fr.61

;

θράσει E.Or. 903

;

ἐν τῇ ποιητικῇ Phld.Po.5.9

;

ἰ. τινὶ πρὸς τοὺς πολεμίους Th.3.46

;

ἰ. ἐκ πονηρίας D.2.9

; ὅθεν ἰσχύομεν, ᾗπερ ἰσχύουσι, Th.1.143, 2.13; ἰ. παρά τινι have power or influence with one, Id.8.47, Aeschin.2.2, D.38.20, etc.

b of things, prevail,

ὅρκος οὔτι Ζηνὸς ἰ. πλέον A.Eu. 621

;

τἀληθὲς γὰρ ἰσχῦον τρέφω S.OT 356

; τὸ δίκαιον ἐν πᾶσιν ἰ. D. 37.59; have force,

ἃ ὡρίσω σὺ δίκαια, ταὐτὰ.. καὶ κατὰ σοῦ προσήκει τοῖς ἄλλοις ἰσχύειν D.19.241

, cf. 25.71;

ὁ λόγος δόξειεν ἂν ἰσχύειν Arist. Pol. 1280a28

; νομὴ ἄδικος οὐδὲν ἰ. is of no force, PTeb.286.7 (ii A.D.); ἰσχῦόν τι something permanent, prob. in Epicur.Ep.1p.7U.: c.inf.,

ὁ καιρὸς ἰσχύει.. πράττειν D.17.9

, cf. LXX 2 Ch.2.6(5), al., Plu.Pomp. 58;

οὐκ ἰ. ἀρτιστομεῖν Str.14.2.28

, cf. Ev.Marc.5.4, D.Chr.33.22, etc.

3 to be worth or equivalent to,

ἡ μνᾶ ἰσχύει λίτρας δύο καὶ ἥμισυ J.AJ14.7.1

, cf. PGnom. 106, Ptol.Tetr. 134; αἱ ψῆφοι τάλαντον ἰσχύουσιν (prob. for ἴσχουσιν) Plb.5.26.13.

4 [voice] Act., condense,

νεφέλας LXXSi.43.15

.

b ἄρτον πᾶσαν ἡδονὴν ἰσχύοντα making strong.., ib.Wi.16.20 ( in se habentem, Vulg.).

5 - ύοντες ἀστέρες those in dominating positions, Serapion in Cat.Cod.Astr.8(4).226. [[pron. full] ῡ in Batr. l.c., Trag. and Com., S.Aj. 1409, OT 356, Ar.V. 357, Av. 488, 1606; later, [pron. full] ῠ sts. in [tense] pres. and [tense] impf., AP5.166 (Asclep.), 211 (Mel.).]

ἰσχύω fut. ἰσχύσω; 1 aor. ἴσχυσα; pf. ptc. sg. n. ἰσχυκός (Da 4:20 Theod.) (s. ἰσχύς; Pind.+ in sense ‘be strong, prevail’)

① be in possession of one’s physical powers, be in good health οἱ ἰσχύοντες those who are healthy (Soph., Tr. 234; X., Cyr. 6, 1, 24, Mem. 2, 7, 7) Mt 9:12; Mk 2:17.

② to have requisite personal resources to accomplish someth., have power, be competent, be able

ⓐ πολύ be able to do much (cp. Diod S 1, 60, 2 πλέον ἰ.; 4, 23, 3; Appian, Bell. Civ. 2, 88 §371 τοσοῦτον ἰ.; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 77 μεῖζον ἰ., Ant. 15, 88 πλεῖστον ἰ.) Js 5:16. τί ταπεινοφροσύνη … ἰσχύει what strength humility has 1 Cl 21:8; πάντα Phil 4:13. εἰς οὐδέν be good for nothing Mt 5:13. ὅτε … ἴσχυσας τῇ ἰσχύι σου, ὥστε δύνασθαι Hs 9, 1, 2.

ⓑ w. inf. foll. (Diod S 1, 83, 8; Plut., Pomp. 58, 6; PEleph 17, 23; POxy 396; 533, 16; 1345 οὐκ ἴσχυσα ἐλθεῖν σήμερον; LXX; TestSol 22:8; JosAs 10:8; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 27; Jos., Bell. 6, 367, Ant. 2, 86; Just., A I, 44, 12 al.; Tat. 15, 3) Mt 8:28; 26:40; Mk 5:4; 14:37; Lk 6:48; 8:43; 14:6, 29f; 20:26; J 21:6 (the only instance in J; s. JBoismard); Ac 6:10; 15:10; 25:7; 27:16; 2 Cl 18:2; Hv 1, 3, 3. Be strong enough σκάπτειν to dig Lk 16:3; cp. Hv 3, 8, 8. εἰς τὰς ἀκτίνας … ἀντοφθαλμῆσαι gaze at the (sun’s) rays B 5:10. Abs., though the inf. can easily be supplied fr. the context (as Sir 43:28) οὐκ ἴσχυσαν (ἐκβαλεῖν) Mk 9:18. οὐκ ἰσχύσουσιν (εἰσελθεῖν) Lk 13:24.

③ to be in control, have power, be mighty (Diod S 11, 23, 3; PPetr II, 18, 12; Just., D. 90, 4) ὁ λόγος ηὔξανεν κ. ἴσχυεν Ac 19:20. μέχρι πότε θάνατος ἰσχύσει; how long will death hold its power? GEg 252, 50. ἰ. ἐν αὐταις (ταῖς ἐντολαῖς)= be strong in keeping the commandments Hm 5, 2, 8 v.l. Win out, prevail (Thu. 3, 46, 3; Dio Chrys. 17 [34], 19; ParJer 1:6 ἴσχυσα ἐπὶ τὴν ἱερὰν πόλιν) ὁ δράκων οὐκ ἴσχυσεν Rv 12:8. κατά τινος over, against someone Ac 19:16. MPol 3:1; cp. 9:1 ἴσχυε … καὶ ἀνορίζου be strong and brave (in faith).

④ have meaning, be valid, be in force, esp. as legal t.t. (Diod S 2, 33, 1; Aelian, VH 2, 38 νόμον ἰσχύειν; SIG 888, 59; 151 ἴσχυσεν τὰ προστάγματα; PTebt 286, 7 νομὴ ἄδικος οὐδὲν εἰσχύει; Ath. 2, 2) of a will μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος Hb 9:17. οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything Gal 5:6.— Have the value of (IGR IV, 915a, 12 ἡ δραχμὴ ἰσχύει ἀσσάρια δέκα; Jos., Ant. 14, 106) ὅλον ἐνιαυτὸν ἰσχύει ἡ ἡμέρα the day is equal to a whole year Hs 6, 4, 4.—DELG s.v. ἰσχύς. M-M. TW.