ἥλιος

elios

sun

from (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of αἱρέομαι); the sun; by implication, light:--+ east, sun.

G2246

Mark 4:6 · Word #5

Lexicon G2246

Lemmaἥλιος
Transliterationhḗlios
Strong'sG2246
In-contextsun
Literalsun

Morphology N NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἥλιος
Strong'sG2246

SIBI-P1 G2246-03

the sun

Rootἥλιος (hēlios)
Core Meaningssun, sunlight, solar light, east (by implication of sunrise)
Semantic Rangethe literal sun in the sky; sunlight or daylight; the direction of the east (from the rising of the sun); figurative source of light, revelation, or scorching heat.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical literature, ἥλιος marks times and seasons, symbolizes glory, revelation, and judgment (scorching heat), and serves as a created luminary under the authority of God, distinguishing the Creator from created heavenly bodies often worshiped in surrounding cultures.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,NMS = noun, nominative case, masculine gender, singular number; functioning typically as the subject of a clause.
Rendering Rationaleἥλιος denotes the physical sun, the celestial body that gives light. The morphology (nominative masculine singular) indicates it is presented as a singular subject, which is naturally rendered in English as "the sun" in its subject form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ἥλιος (sun, sunlight, solar light, east (by implication of sunrise))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2246-01 elio to the sun
G2246-02 elion the sun
G2246-04 eliou of the sun

Word Usage (32 occurrences of G2246)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 5:45 ἥλιον elion
Matthew 13:6 ἡλίου eliou
Matthew 13:43 ἥλιος elios
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