Hēlikia ἡλικία
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| ἡλικία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hēlikia |
| Strong's number | G2244 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | age/height |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (3) |
Hēlikia (Greek ἡλικία, Strong's G2244) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “age/height”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἡλικία, -ας, ἡ
(ἧλιξ, of the same age, mature), [in LXX: Eze.13:18 (קוֹמָה), Job.29:18, Wis.4:9, Sir.26:17, frequently in 2-4 Mac ;]
always of age or maturity; "a stage of growth whether measured by age or stature";
1. (a) age: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25 (R, mg.), Heb.11:11;
(b) full age, maturity: Jhn.9:21, 23, Eph.4:13.
2. stature: Luk.19:3 (Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25, AV, R, txt.; but the prevailing usage in LXX and π. favours the former meaning in these doubtful passages; cf., Ellic., ICC, AR, on Eph, l.with; Milligan, NTD, 74 f., and esp., MM, Exp., xv; e contra, Field, Notes, 6).†
(AS)
(ἧλιξ, of the same age, mature), [in LXX: Eze.13:18 (קוֹמָה), Job.29:18, Wis.4:9, Sir.26:17, frequently in 2-4 Mac ;]
always of age or maturity; "a stage of growth whether measured by age or stature";
1. (a) age: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25 (R, mg.), Heb.11:11;
(b) full age, maturity: Jhn.9:21, 23, Eph.4:13.
2. stature: Luk.19:3 (Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25, AV, R, txt.; but the prevailing usage in LXX and π. favours the former meaning in these doubtful passages; cf., Ellic., ICC, AR, on Eph, l.with; Milligan, NTD, 74 f., and esp., MM, Exp., xv; e contra, Field, Notes, 6).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | stature (5), age (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | life (2), stature (2), old enough (2), age (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hēlikia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 6:27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Luke
- Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
- Luke 12:25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
- Luke 19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
John
- John 9:21But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
- John 9:23Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
Ephesians
- Ephesians 4:13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: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.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).