1023. brachión
Strong's Lexicon
brachión: Arm

Original Word: βραχίων
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: brachión
Pronunciation: bra-khee-ohn'
Phonetic Spelling: (brakh-ee'-own)
Definition: Arm
Meaning: the arm, strength.

Word Origin: Derived from a primary word meaning "short"

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "brachión" is זְרוֹעַ (zeroa, Strong's Hebrew 2220), which also means "arm" and is used to describe God's power and might in the Old Testament, such as in Isaiah 53:1, "To whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?"

Usage: In the New Testament, "brachión" is used metaphorically to denote strength and power, often in reference to God's mighty arm. It signifies the ability to act with authority and might, emphasizing divine intervention and protection.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the arm was a symbol of strength and power. This imagery is consistent with the Hebrew understanding found in the Old Testament, where the "arm of the Lord" represents His power to save and deliver His people. The concept of the arm as a symbol of strength was prevalent in both Jewish and Greco-Roman thought, making it a powerful metaphor for early Christian writers.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
cptv. of brachus
Definition
the arm
NASB Translation
arm (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1023: βραχίων

βραχίων, βραχίονος, (from Homer down), the arm: the βραχίων of God is spoken of Hebraistically for the might, the power of God, Luke 1:51 (cf. Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 26:8); John 12:38 (Isaiah 53:1); Acts 13:17.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
arm.

Properly, comparative of brachus, but apparently in the sense of brasso (to wield); the arm, i.e. (figuratively) strength -- arm.

see GREEK brachus

Forms and Transliterations
βραχιονά βραχίονα βραχίονά βραχίονας βραχίονάς βραχίονες βραχιονι βραχίονι βραχίονί βραχιονος βραχίονος βραχίονός βραχιόνων βραχίοσιν βραχιων βραχίων brachion brachiōn brachíon brachíōn brachioni brachíoni brachionos brachíonos
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 1:51 N-DMS
GRK: κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ διεσκόρπισεν
NAS: mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered
KJV: his arm; he hath scattered
INT: strength with the arm of him he has scattered

John 12:38 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι
NAS: AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD
KJV: to whom hath the arm of the Lord
INT: and the arm of [the] Lord to whom

Acts 13:17 N-GMS
GRK: καὶ μετὰ βραχίονος ὑψηλοῦ ἐξήγαγεν
NAS: and with an uplifted arm He led
KJV: with an high arm brought he them
INT: and with arm uplifted brought

Strong's Greek 1023
3 Occurrences


βραχίων — 1 Occ.
βραχίονι — 1 Occ.
βραχίονος — 1 Occ.

















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