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Koine Greek wordlink #117131

SR GNT 1 Cor 10:22 ἰσχυρότεροι (isⱪuroteroi) ‘the master not stronger than he we are’ Strongs=24785 Lemma=isχuroteros
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=59 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἰσχυρότεροι (S-NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἰσχυρότεροι’ (S-NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘stronger than’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘isχuroteros’ have 2 different glosses: ‘mightier than’, ‘stronger than’.

Greek words (2) other than ἰσχυρότεροι (S-NMP) with a gloss related to ‘stronger’

LUKE 11:22 ἰσχυρότερος (isⱪuroteros) S-NMS ‘when but stronger than him having come_over may overcome’ SR GNT Luke 11:22 word 5

OET-LV: 22 but when stronger than him having _come _over, may _overcome him, he _is _taking _away the whole _armor of _him in which he _had _trusted, and is _distributing the plunder of _him. (LUK_11:22)

OET-RV: 22 but when someone stronger than him arrives and overpowers him, he’ll even take the body armour that the landowner put his trust in, and then relieve him of all his goods. (LUK 11:22)

1 COR 1:25 ἰσχυρότερον (isⱪuroteron) S-NNS ‘the weak of god stronger than humans’ SR GNT 1 Cor 1:25 word 15

OET-LV: 25 Because the foolish of_ the _god, wiser than the humans is, and the weak of_ the _god, stronger than the humans. (CO1_1:25)

OET-RV: 25 because God’s foolishness is better than humankind’s wisdom, and God’s weakness is greater than humankind’s strength. (CO1 1:25)

Key: S=substantive adjective NMP=nominative,masculine,plural NMS=nominative,masculine,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular