STRONGS NUMBER G1666


Word Summary
Elissaios: Elisha, an Israelite prophet
Original Word: Ἐλισσαῖος
Transliteration: Elissaios
Phonetic Spelling: (el-is-sah'-yos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Elisha, an Israelite prophet
Meaning: Elisha -- an Israelite prophet
Strong's Concordance
Elissaeus.

Of Hebrew origin (Eliysha'); Elissaeus, an Israelite -- Elissaeus.

see HEBREW Eliysha'

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1666: Ἐλισσαιος

Ἐλισσαιος and (so L T) Ἐλισαῖος (cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 107; Tr WH Ἐλισαῖος, cf. WH's Appendix, p. 159), Ἐλισσαίου, , (אֱלִישַׁע my God is salvation), Elisha, a distinguished O. T. prophet, the disciple, companion, and successor of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 1-13): Luke 4:27.