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λιμὸς ἰσχυρὰ

Forcible (literally or figuratively) · a scarcity of food

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ἰσχυρός G2478 forcible (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ischyrós
Denotes physical or moral strength/power; opposite of weakness, emphasizing forceful capability rather than mere existence.
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λιμός G3042 a scarcity of food
Pronunciation limós
Famine or acute food scarcity, not mere hunger; often apocalyptic sign of God's judgment or end-times upheaval.
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What does λιμὸς ἰσχυρὰ (limos ischyra) mean in the Bible?

ἰσχυρός · λιμός is a Greek word meaning "strong/severe famine".

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Meaning

strong/severe famine
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:11 · Mark 1:7 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 11:22 4×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 4:10 · Heb 11:34 · 1 John 2:14 · Rev 6:15 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 11:21 · Rev 18:8 · Rev 18:21 3×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 15:14 · Rev 18:10 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 1:25 1×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 10:22 1×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine 2 Cor 10:10 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:29 · Mark 3:27 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 5:7 1×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Rev 19:6 1×
29 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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