G2243 G2243
Elijah (Ēlias), the renowned OT prophet referenced in NT as forerunner and eschatological figure
The Greek form of the Hebrew name Elijah (אֵלִיָּהוּ, 'my God is YHWH'), referring to the great prophet of 1-2 Kings. In the NT, Ēlias appears almost exclusively in discussions about eschatological expectation: the disciples ask whether Elijah must come first (Matt 17:10), Jesus identifies John the Baptist as the Elijah figure (Matt 11:14), and at the Transfiguration Elijah appears alongside Moses (Matt 17:3). The cross-lingual glosses—Spanish 'Elías,' French 'Élie,' German 'Elia'—all preserve the prophetic name with minimal adaptation, reflecting his universal recognition across Christian traditions.
Senses
1. Ēlias — The proper name Ēlias (Elijah) designating the Tishbite prophet, used in the NT both as a historical reference and as a typological figure. The Synoptic tradition ties him to messianic expectation (Matt 17:10-12, Mark 9:11-13), the Transfiguration theophany (Matt 17:3-4), and the cry from the cross mistaken for an Elijah-invocation (Matt 27:47, Mark 15:35). 29×
AR["إيليّا", "إِيليا هُوَ", "إِيلِيَا", "إِيلِيَّا"]·ben["এলিয়", "এলিয়কে", "এলিয়ের", "এলীয়", "এলীয়ের", "হিলিয়", "হিলিয়কে"]·DE["Elia"]·EN["Elias", "of-Ēlias", "Ēlias"]·FR["Élie"]·heb["אֵלִיָּהוּ", "לְ-אֵלִיָּהוּ"]·HI["Ēलिअस", "Ēलिअस-को", "एलियाह", "एलिय्याह", "एलिय्याह-के", "एलिय्याह-को", "है"]·ID["Elia"]·IT["Elia"]·jav["Èlia", "Èlia,", "Élia", "Élia,", "Élia;", "Éliya", "Éliya,", "Éliya;"]·KO["엘리야", "엘리야-가", "엘리야-를", "엘리야-의", "엘리야가", "엘리야라고", "엘리야를", "엘리야이다"]·PT["Elias", "de-Elias"]·RU["Илии", "Илию", "Илия", "Илия,"]·ES["Elías", "a-Ēlías", "de-Elías", "de-Ēlías", "Ēlían", "Ēlías"]·SW["-Ēlias", "Eliya", "za-Ēlías", "Ēlias", "Ēlías"]·TR["İlyas", "İlyas'in", "İlyas'ı", "İlyas’ı"]·urd["الیاس", "الیاس-کو", "اِلیاس", "اِلیاس-کو", "ایلیاہ", "ایلیاہ-", "ایلیاہ-کو", "ایلیاہ-کی", "ایلیاہ-کے"]
Matt 11:14, Matt 16:14, Matt 17:3, Matt 17:4, Matt 17:10, Matt 17:11, Matt 17:12, Matt 27:47, Matt 27:49, Mark 6:15, Mark 8:28, Mark 9:4 (+17 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
feminine adjective of the sun , quoted in Refs 2nd c.AD (from Middle LSJ)