2244. hélikia

Lexicon

hélikia: Age, stature, maturity

Original Word: ἡλικία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: hélikia
Pronunciation: hay-lee-kee'-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-lik-ee'-ah)
Definition: Age, stature, maturity
Meaning: age, term of life; full age, maturity; stature.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

age, stature.

From the same as helikos; maturity (in years or size) -- age, stature.

see GREEK helikos

HELPS Word-studies

2244 hēlikía (from hēlix, "full-aged") – properly, the end-stage of a full life-span (Mt 6:27; Jn 9:21,23; Heb 11:11, etc.).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from hélix (of the same age, mature)
Definition
maturity, i.e. age
NASB Translation
age (2), life (2), life's span (1), stature (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2244: ἡλικία

ἡλικία, ἡλικίας, ἡ (ἧλιξ mature, of full age, Homer, Odyssey 18, 373 (others of the same age; cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer under the word; Papes Lexicon under the word)); from Homer down;

1. age, time of life;

a. universally: Matthew 6:21; Luke 12:25 (in these passages, 'term or length of life'; but others refer them to 2 below; see Field, Otium Norv. Pars iii., p. 4; James Morison, Commentary on Matthew, the passage cited) cf. πῆχυς, and DeWette, Meyer, Bleek on Matthew, the passage cited; παρά καιρόν ἡλικίας, beyond the proper stage of life (A. V. past age), Hebrews 11:11 (2 Macc. 4:40; 4 Macc. 5:4).

b. adult age, maturity: ἔχειν ἡλικίαν (A. V. to be of age), John 9:21, 23.

c. suitable age for anything; with the genitive of the thing for which it is fit: τοῦ γάμου, Demosthenes; τοῦ ἤδη φρονεῖν, Plato, Eryx., p. 396 b.; metaphorically, of an attained state of mind fit for a thing: τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, the age in which we are fitted to receive the fullness (see πλήρωμα, 1) of Christ, Ephesians 4:13 (others refer this to 2; cf. Ellicott, in the place cited).

2. stature (Demosthenes, Plutarch, others): τῇ ἡλικία μικρός, Luke 19:3; προκόπτειν ἡλικία, i. e. in height and comeliness of stature (Bengel, justam proceritatem nactus est et decoram), Luke 2:52; cf. Meyer, Bleek, at the passage.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἥλιος (hēlios), meaning "sun," which metaphorically relates to the prime of life or maturity.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of age or maturity in the Hebrew Bible is often expressed with terms like עוֹלָם (olam, Strong's H5769) for indefinite time or age, and קוֹמָה (qomah, Strong's H6967) for stature or height. While these terms are not direct equivalents, they convey similar ideas of age, maturity, and physical stature in the Hebrew context.

Usage: The word ἡλικία is used in the New Testament to describe both the age and physical stature of individuals. It appears in contexts that discuss growth, maturity, and the physical characteristics of people.

Context: The Greek term ἡλικία is used in several New Testament passages to convey the concept of age or physical stature. In the Berean Standard Bible, it is translated in various ways depending on the context. For instance, in Luke 2:52, it is used to describe Jesus' growth: "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." Here, ἡλικία refers to both the physical and intellectual development of Jesus as He matured.

In another instance, Matthew 6:27 uses ἡλικία in a rhetorical question posed by Jesus: "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" In this context, the term is metaphorically related to the span of one's life, emphasizing the futility of worry in altering one's predetermined lifespan.

Additionally, in Ephesians 4:13, the term is used metaphorically to describe spiritual maturity: "until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ." Here, ἡλικία is employed to illustrate the goal of spiritual growth and maturity in the Christian faith.

The use of ἡλικία in the New Testament underscores the importance of both physical and spiritual growth, highlighting the natural progression of life and the aspiration for maturity in faith.

Forms and Transliterations

ηλικια ηλικία ἡλικίᾳ ηλικιαν ηλικίαν ἡλικίαν ηλικιας ηλικίας ἡλικίας elikia ēlikia elikian ēlikian elikias ēlikias helikia hēlikia helikíāi hēlikíāi helikian helikían hēlikian hēlikían helikias helikías hēlikias hēlikías

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 6:27 N-AFS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν
NAS: add a [single] hour to his life?
KJV: unto his stature?
INT: to the life span of him hour

Luke 2:52 N-DFS
GRK: σοφίᾳ καὶ ἡλικίᾳ καὶ χάριτι
NAS: in wisdom and stature, and in favor
KJV: in wisdom and stature, and in favour
INT: wisdom and stature and in favor

Luke 12:25 N-AFS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι
NAS: a [single] hour to his life's span?
KJV: to his stature one cubit?
INT: to the lifespan of him to add

Luke 19:3 N-DFS
GRK: ὅτι τῇ ἡλικίᾳ μικρὸς ἦν
NAS: for he was small in stature.
KJV: he was little of stature.
INT: because in stature small he was

John 9:21 N-AFS
GRK: αὐτὸν ἐρωτήσατε ἡλικίαν ἔχει αὐτὸς
NAS: Ask him; he is of age, he will speak
KJV: he is of age; ask him:
INT: him ask age has he

John 9:23 N-AFS
GRK: εἶπαν ὅτι Ἡλικίαν ἔχει αὐτὸν
NAS: said, He is of age; ask
KJV: He is of age; ask him.
INT: said age he has him

Ephesians 4:13 N-GFS
GRK: εἰς μέτρον ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος
NAS: to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness
KJV: the measure of the stature of the fulness
INT: at [the] measure of [the] stature of the fullness

Hebrews 11:11 N-GFS
GRK: παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας ἐπεὶ πιστὸν
NAS: the proper time of life, since
INT: beyond time seasonable since faithful

Strong's Greek 2244
8 Occurrences

ἡλικίᾳ — 2 Occ.
ἡλικίαν — 4 Occ.
ἡλικίας — 2 Occ.