2246. hélios

Lexicon

hélios: Sun

Original Word: ἥλιος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: hélios
Pronunciation: HAY-lee-os
Phonetic Spelling: (hay'-lee-os)
Definition: Sun
Meaning: the sun, sunlight.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

east, sun, light.

From hele (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of haireomai); the sun; by implication, light -- + east, sun.

see GREEK haireomai

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
the sun
NASB Translation
east* (1), sun (31).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2246: ἥλιος

ἥλιος, ἡλίου, ὁ (often anarthrous, Winers Grammar, 120 (114); Buttmann, 89 (78)) (ἕλη (root us to burn, cf. Curtius, § 612)); the Sept. for שֶׁמֶשׁ; the sun: Matthew 5:45; Matthew 13:43; Mark 13:24; Luke 4:40; Luke 21:25; Acts 26:13; 1 Corinthians 15:41; Revelation 1:16, etc. equivalent to the rays of the sun, Revelation 7:16; equivalent to the light of day: μή βλέπων τόν ἥλιον, of a blind man, Acts 13:11.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root word for "sun."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent for ἥλιος is שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh), Strong's Hebrew 8121, which also denotes the sun and is used extensively throughout the Old Testament in similar contexts, both literal and symbolic.

Usage: The word ἥλιος is used in the New Testament to describe the physical sun, often in contexts that highlight its role in the natural order or as a metaphor for light and revelation.

Context: The Greek word ἥλιος appears in several New Testament passages, emphasizing both its literal and metaphorical significance. In Matthew 5:45, Jesus uses the sun to illustrate God's impartial goodness: "He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." This passage highlights the sun as a symbol of divine providence and grace.

In the eschatological discourse of Matthew 24:29, the sun is described as being darkened as part of the cosmic signs preceding the return of Christ: "Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’" Here, the sun's darkening signifies a dramatic shift in the created order, heralding the end times.

The sun also serves as a metaphor for revelation and righteousness. In Revelation 1:16, the glorified Christ is depicted with a face shining like the sun in its full strength, symbolizing divine glory and truth: "In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest."

The sun's role in the natural world is further acknowledged in passages like James 1:11, where the transient nature of earthly wealth is compared to the withering of grass under the scorching sun: "For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits."

Forms and Transliterations

ηλιον ήλιον ἥλιον ηλιος ήλιος ήλιός ἥλιος ηλιου ηλίου ἡλίου ηλιω ηλίω ἡλίῳ elio ēliō elion ēlion elios ēlios eliou ēliou helio hēliō helíoi hēlíōi helion hēlion hḗlion helios hēlios hḗlios heliou helíou hēliou hēlíou

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 5:45 N-AMS
GRK: ὅτι τὸν ἥλιον αὐτοῦ ἀνατέλλει
NAS: for He causes His sun to rise
KJV: he maketh his sun to rise on
INT: for the sun of him he causes to rise

Matthew 13:6 N-GMS
GRK: ἡλίου δὲ ἀνατείλαντος
NAS: But when the sun had risen,
KJV: And when the sun was up,
INT: [the] sun moreover having risen

Matthew 13:43 N-NMS
GRK: ὡς ὁ ἥλιος ἐν τῇ
NAS: WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom
KJV: shine forth as the sun in the kingdom
INT: as the sun in the

Matthew 17:2 N-NMS
GRK: ὡς ὁ ἥλιος τὰ δὲ
NAS: like the sun, and His garments
KJV: did shine as the sun, and his
INT: as the sun and

Matthew 24:29 N-NMS
GRK: ἐκείνων ὁ ἥλιος σκοτισθήσεται καὶ
NAS: days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED,
KJV: days shall the sun be darkened,
INT: of those the sun will be darkened and

Mark 1:32 N-NMS
GRK: ἔδυ ὁ ἥλιος ἔφερον πρὸς
NAS: after the sun had set,
KJV: when the sun did set,
INT: went down the sun they brought to

Mark 4:6 N-NMS
GRK: ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος ἐκαυματίσθη καὶ
NAS: And after the sun had risen,
KJV: when the sun was up,
INT: rose the sun it was scorched and

Mark 13:24 N-NMS
GRK: ἐκείνην ὁ ἥλιος σκοτισθήσεται καὶ
NAS: that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED
KJV: tribulation, the sun shall be darkened,
INT: those the sun will be darkened and

Mark 16:2 N-GMS
GRK: ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου
NAS: to the tomb when the sun had risen.
KJV: at the rising of the sun.
INT: having arisen the sun

Luke 4:40 N-GMS
GRK: δὲ τοῦ ἡλίου ἅπαντες ὅσοι
NAS: While the sun was setting, all
KJV: Now when the sun was setting, all
INT: moreover of the sun all as many as

Luke 21:25 N-DMS
GRK: σημεῖα ἐν ἡλίῳ καὶ σελήνῃ
NAS: There will be signs in sun and moon
KJV: signs in the sun, and in the moon,
INT: signs in sun and moon

Luke 23:45 N-GMS
GRK: τοῦ ἡλίου ἐκλιπόντος ἐσχίσθη
NAS: because the sun was obscured;
KJV: And the sun was darkened, and
INT: the sun was darkened was torn

Acts 2:20 N-NMS
GRK: ὁ ἥλιος μεταστραφήσεται εἰς
NAS: THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS
KJV: The sun shall be turned into
INT: The sun will be turned into

Acts 13:11 N-AMS
GRK: βλέπων τὸν ἥλιον ἄχρι καιροῦ
NAS: and not see the sun for a time.
KJV: not seeing the sun for a season.
INT: seeing the sun until a season

Acts 26:13 N-GMS
GRK: λαμπρότητα τοῦ ἡλίου περιλάμψαν με
NAS: than the sun, shining all around
KJV: the brightness of the sun, shining round about
INT: brightness of the sun having shone around about me

Acts 27:20 N-GMS
GRK: μήτε δὲ ἡλίου μήτε ἄστρων
NAS: Since neither sun nor stars
KJV: And when neither sun nor stars
INT: neither moreover sun nor stars

1 Corinthians 15:41 N-GMS
GRK: ἄλλη δόξα ἡλίου καὶ ἄλλη
NAS: glory of the sun, and another
KJV: glory of the sun, and
INT: one glory of [the] sun and another

Ephesians 4:26 N-NMS
GRK: ἁμαρτάνετε ὁ ἥλιος μὴ ἐπιδυέτω
NAS: AND [yet] DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down
KJV: let not the sun go down upon
INT: sin the sun not let set

James 1:11 N-NMS
GRK: γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ
NAS: For the sun rises
KJV: For the sun is no sooner risen with
INT: indeed the sun with [its] the

Revelation 1:16 N-NMS
GRK: ὡς ὁ ἥλιος φαίνει ἐν
NAS: was like the sun shining
KJV: [was] as the sun shineth
INT: as the sun shines in

Revelation 6:12 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ὁ ἥλιος ἐγένετο μέλας
NAS: earthquake; and the sun became
KJV: earthquake; and the sun became black
INT: and the sun became black

Revelation 7:2 N-GMS
GRK: ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου ἔχοντα σφραγῖδα
NAS: from the rising of the sun, having
INT: from [the] rising of [the] sun having [the] seal

Revelation 7:16 N-NMS
GRK: αὐτοὺς ὁ ἥλιος οὐδὲ πᾶν
NAS: nor will the sun beat down
KJV: neither shall the sun light on
INT: them the sun nor any

Revelation 8:12 N-GMS
GRK: τρίτον τοῦ ἡλίου καὶ τὸ
NAS: and a third of the sun and a third
KJV: the third part of the sun was smitten,
INT: third of the sun and a

Revelation 9:2 N-NMS
GRK: ἐσκοτώθη ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ὁ
NAS: furnace; and the sun and the air
KJV: furnace; and the sun and the air
INT: was darkened the sun and the

Strong's Greek 2246
32 Occurrences

ἡλίῳ — 2 Occ.
ἥλιον — 4 Occ.
ἥλιος — 14 Occ.
ἡλίου — 12 Occ.