Lexical Definition
ἥλιος hḗlios (hay'-lee-os) sun G:N-M
from
+ east, sun.
- perhaps akin to the alternate of αἱρέομαι)
- the sun
- by implication, light
Abbott-Smith
ἥλιος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶשׁ;]
the sun: with art. (Bl., § 46, 5), Mt 5:45 13:43 17:2 24:29, Mk 1:32 4:6 13:24 16:2, Lk 4:40, Ac 2:20(LXX) 26:13, Eph 4:26, Ja 1:11, Re 1:16 6:12 8:12 9:2 10:1 12:1 16:8 19:17 21:23; βλέπειν τὸν ἥ., Ac 13:11; οὐδὲ μὴ πέσῃ ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἥ., Re 7:16; without art., Mt 13:6, Lk 21:25 23:45, Ac 27:20, I Co 15:41, Re 7:2 16:12 22:5.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 5:45 · 13:6 · 13:43 · 17:2 · 24:29 |
| Mark | 1:32 · 4:6 · 13:24 · 16:2 |
| Luke | 4:40 · 21:25 · 23:45 |
| Acts | 2:20 · 13:11 · 26:13 · 27:20 |
| 1 Corinthians | 15:41 |
| Ephesians | 4:26 |
| James | 1:11 |
| Revelation | 1:16 · 6:12 · 7:2 · 7:16 · 8:12 · 9:2 · 10:1 · 12:1 · 16:8 · 16:12 · 19:17 · 21:23 · 22:5 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἥλιος, ὁ,
Epic dialect ἠέλιος, as always in [Refs 8th c.BC+] (except in the late passage [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Doric dialect ἀέλιος [ᾱ] [Refs 5th c.BC+], but ἅλιος [ᾱ], [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Cretan dialect ἀβέλιος (i.e. ἀϝ-), [Refs 5th c.AD+]: Aeolic dialect ἀέλιος [Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἄλιος [Refs 7th c.BC+] ἀέλιος (or ἁ-) [Refs 4th c.BC+]:— sun, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁρᾶν φάος ἠελίοιο to see the light of life, live, [Refs], etc.; ὑπ᾽ ἠελίῳ τε καὶ οὐρανῷ ἀστερόεντι ναιετάουσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ὑπὸ ἡλίου ἑωρᾶσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥσπερ σελήνη γ᾽ ἡλίῳ (i.e. ὅμοιος) a pale reflection, [Refs]
__2 to determine the cardinal points, πρὸς ἠῶ τ᾽ ἠέλιόν τε towards the [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἠῶ τε καὶ ἡλίου ἀνατολάς, opposed to πρὸς ἑσπέρην, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀπὸ ἡλίου ἀνατολέων Αἰθίοπες the eastern.. , [Refs]
__3 day, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; a day, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later, year, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__4 sunshine, sun's heat, ἐπὶ τοῖς ὄρεσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολὺντὸν ἥ. ἐμφαίνειν, of a sunburnt person, [Refs]: plural, sunbeams, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; hot sunny days, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 metaphorically, sunshine, brightness, ψυχῆς [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of a person, Ἑλλάνων δόξης δεύτερον Ἀέλιον [Refs]; of [Refs 1st c.BC+]; νέος Ἥ., of Nero and Caligula, [Refs]
__II as proper name, Helios, the sun-god, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νὴ τὸν Ἥ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ Δία Γῆν Ἥλιον, in manumission-formula, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; [Ἥλιος] δούλους ἐλευθέρους ποιεῖ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; identified with Apollo, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 Ἡλίου ἀστήρ, of the planet [Refs 5th c.BC+] sāwelios, cf. Cretan dialect ἀβέλιος, Lithuanian sáulė, Latin sōl.)