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Ἠλίας (Elias, 2243)

Meanings

Elijah, For Elijah, of Elijah

Greek-English Concordance: 29 verses

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Matt.11:14 14καὶ εἰ θέλετε δέξασθαι, αὐτός ἐστιν Ἠλείας, ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι. 14 And if you are willing to accept what I say , he is Elijah , the one the prophets said would come .  * 
Matt.16:14 14οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, Οἱ μὲν Ἰωάνην τὸν Βαπτιστήν, ἄλλοι δὲ Ἠλείαν, ἕτεροι δὲ Ἰερεμίαν ἢ ἕνα τῶν προφητῶν. 14 “ Well , ” they replied , “ some say John the Baptist , some say Elijah , and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets . ”
Matt.17:3 3καὶ ἰδού, ὤφθη αὐτοῖς Μωυσῆς καὶ Ἠλείας συλλαλοῦντες μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ. 3 Suddenly , Moses and Elijah appeared {RPT} and began talking with Jesus .
Matt.17:4 4ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν τῷ Ἰησοῦ, Κύριε, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι. εἰ θέλεις, ποιήσω ὧδε τρεῖς σκηνάς— σοί μίαν, καὶ Μωυσεῖ μίαν, καὶ Ἠλείᾳ μίαν. 4 {NEQ} {NEQ} Peter exclaimed {NEQ} {RPT} , “ Lord , it’s wonderful for us to be here ! If you want , I’ll make {RPT} three shelters as memorials  *  — one for you , {NEQ} one for Moses , and one for Elijah . ”
Matt.17:10 10καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ λέγοντες, Τί οὖν οἱ γραμματεῖς λέγουσιν ὅτι Ἠλείαν δεῖ ἐλθεῖν πρῶτον; 10 Then his disciples asked him , “ {NEQ} Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes ?  *  ”
Matt.17:11 11ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Ἠλείας μὲν ἔρχεται καὶ ἀποκαταστήσει πάντα. 11 {NEQ} Jesus replied , “ Elijah is indeed coming first {NEQ} to get everything ready .
Matt.17:12 12λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν, ὅτι Ἠλείας ἤδη ἦλθεν, καὶ οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ ἐποίησαν ἐν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἠθέλησαν. οὕτως καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μέλλει πάσχειν ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν. 12 But I tell you , {NEQ} Elijah has already come , but he wasn’t recognized , and they chose to abuse him . And in the same way they will also make the Son of {NEQ} Man suffer . ”
Matt.27:47 47τινὲς δὲ τῶν ἐκεῖ ἑστηκότων ἀκούσαντες ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἠλείαν φωνεῖ οὗτος. 47 {NEQ} Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought {NEQ} he was calling for the prophet Elijah .
Matt.27:49 49οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ εἶπαν, ̓Άφες· ἴδωμεν εἰ ἔρχεται Ἠλείας σώσων αὐτόν. 49 But the rest said , “ Wait ! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him . ”  * 
Mark.6:15 15ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἠλείας ἐστίν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον ὅτι προφήτης ὡς εἷς τῶν προφητῶν. 15 Others said , “ He’s the prophet Elijah . ” Still others said , “ He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past . ”
Mark.8:28 28οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες ὅτι, Ἰωάνην τὸν Βαπτιστήν, καὶ ἄλλοι Ἠλείαν, ἄλλοι δὲ ὅτι εἷς τῶν προφητῶν. 28 “ Well , ” they replied {RPT} , “ some say {NEQ} John the Baptist , some say Elijah , and others {NEQ} say you are one of the other prophets . ”
Mark.9:4 4καὶ ὤφθη αὐτοῖς Ἠλείας σὺν Μωυσεῖ καὶ ἦσαν συλλαλοῦντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ. 4 Then Elijah and Moses appeared {RPT} and began talking with {NEQ} Jesus .
Mark.9:5 5καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ, Ῥαββεί, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι. καὶ ποιήσωμεν τρεῖς σκηνάς— σοὶ μίαν, καὶ Μωυσεῖ μίαν, καὶ Ἠλείᾳ μίαν. 5 {NEQ} {NEQ} Peter exclaimed {NEQ} {RPT} , “ Rabbi , it’s wonderful for us to be here ! {NEQ} Let’s make three shelters as memorials  *  — one for you , {NEQ} one for Moses , and one for Elijah . ”
Mark.9:11 11καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες, ̔Ότι λέγουσιν οἱ γραμματεῖς ὅτι Ἠλείαν δεῖ ἐλθεῖν πρῶτον; 11 Then they asked him , “ Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes ?  *  ”
Mark.9:12 12ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτοῖς, Ἠλείας μὲν ἐλθὼν πρῶτον ἀποκαθιστάνει πάντα. καὶ πῶς γέγραπται ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἵνα πολλὰ πάθῃ καὶ ἐξουδενηθῇ; 12 Jesus {NEQ} responded {RPT} , “ Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready . Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of {NEQ} Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt ?
Mark.9:13 13ἀλλὰ λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι καὶ Ἠλείας ἐλήλυθεν, καὶ ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἤθελον, καθὼς γέγραπται ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν. 13 But I tell you , {NEQ} {NEQ} Elijah has already come , and they chose to abuse him , just as the Scriptures predicted {RPT} . ”
Mark.15:35 35καί τινες τῶν παρεστηκότων ἀκούσαντες ἔλεγον, ̓Ίδε Ἠλείαν φωνεῖ. 35 {NEQ} Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah .
Mark.15:36 36δραμὼν δέ τις καὶ γεμίσας σπόγγον ὄξους, περιθεὶς καλάμῳ ἐπότιζεν αὐτόν. λέγων, ̓Άφετε· ἴδωμεν εἰ ἔρχεται Ἠλείας καθελεῖν αὐτόν. 36 {NEQ} One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine , holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink . “ Wait ! ” he said . “ Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down ! ”
Luke.1:17 17καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλίου· ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα, καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων· ἑτοιμάσαι κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον. 17 {NEQ} He will be a man {RPT} {RPT} with the spirit and power of Elijah . He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord . He will turn the hearts of the fathers to {RPT} their children ,  *  and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly . ”
Luke.4:25 25ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν πολλαὶ χῆραι ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἠλείου ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτε ἐκλείσθη ὁ οὐρανὸς ἔτη τρία καὶ μῆνας ἕξ, ὡς ἐγένετο λιμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν. 25 “ Certainly there were many needy widows in {NEQ} Israel in Elijah’s {NEQ} time , when the heavens were closed for three and a half years , and a severe famine devastated {NEQ} the land .
Luke.4:26 26καὶ πρὸς οὐδεμίαν αὐτῶν ἐπέμφθη Ἠλείας— εἰ μὴ εἰς Σάρεπτα, τῆς Σιδωνίας, πρὸς γυναῖκα χήραν. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them . He was sent {NEQ} instead to a foreigner — a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon .
Luke.9:8 8ὑπὸ τινῶν δὲ ὅτι Ἠλείας ἐφάνη ἄλλων δὲ ὅτι προφήτης τις τῶν ἀρχαίων ἀνέστη. 8 {NEQ} Others thought Jesus was {NEQ} Elijah or {NEQ} one of the other prophets risen from the dead .
Luke.9:19 19οἱ δὲ ἀποκριθέντες εἶπαν, Ἰωάνην τὸν Βαπτιστήν, ἄλλοι δὲ Ἠλείαν, ἄλλοι δὲ ὅτι προφήτης τις τῶν ἀρχαίων ἀνέστη. 19 “ Well , ” they replied , “ some say John the Baptist , some say Elijah , and others say {NEQ} you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead . ”
Luke.9:30 30καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο συνελάλουν αὐτῷ, οἵτινες ἦσαν Μωυσῆς καὶ Ἠλείας· 30 Suddenly , two men , Moses and Elijah , {RPT} appeared and began talking with Jesus .
Luke.9:33 33καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ διαχωρίζεσθαι αὐτοὺς ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, εἶπεν ὁ Πέτρος πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, Ἐπιστάτα, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι. καὶ ποιήσωμεν σκηνὰς τρεῖς— μίαν σοί, καὶ μίαν Μωυσεῖ, καὶ μίαν Ἠλείᾳ, μὴ εἰδὼς ὃ λέγει. 33 As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave {RPT} , {NEQ} Peter {NEQ} {NEQ} {RPT} , not even knowing what he was saying , blurted out , “ Master , it’s wonderful for us to be here ! {NEQ} Let’s make three shelters as memorials  *  — one for you , {NEQ} one for Moses , and one for Elijah . ”
John.1:21 21καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν, Τί οὖν; Σὺ Ἠλείας εἶ; καὶ λέγει, Οὐκ εἰμί. ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ; καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, Οὔ. 21 “ Well then , who are you ? ” they asked {RPT} . “ Are you Elijah ? ” “ No , ” {NEQ} he replied . “ Are you the Prophet we are expecting ? ” {RPT} {RPT}  *  “ No . ”
John.1:25 25καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ, Τί οὖν βαπτίζεις, εἰ σὺ οὐκ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐδὲ Ἠλείας οὐδὲ ὁ προφήτης; 25 {NEQ} asked him , {NEQ} “ {RPT} If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet , {NEQ} what right do you have to baptize ? ”
Rom.11:2 2οὐκ ἀπώσατο ὁ θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, ὃν προέγνω. ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ἐν Ἠλείᾳ τί λέγει ἡ γραφή; ὡς ἐντυγχάνει τῷ θεῷ κατὰ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, 2 No , {NEQ} God has not rejected his own {NEQ} people , whom he chose from the very beginning . {NEQ} {NEQ} Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this ? {NEQ} Elijah the prophet {NEQ} complained to {NEQ} God about {NEQ} the people of Israel and said ,
Jas.5:17 17Ἠλείας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν, καὶ προσευχῇ προσηύξατο τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι, καὶ οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτοὺς τρεῖς καὶ μῆνας ἕξ· 17 Elijah was as human as we are , and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall , {NEQ} none fell for three and a half years !