Hēlias · Elijah

What it means

Hēlias (Ἡλίας) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Elijah”.

The prophet of Israel taken up to heaven (2 Kings 2); Malachi announced his return.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Matthew×9
• Mark×9
• Luke×7
• John×2
• Romans×1
• James×1

• Matthew 11:14

  and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

• Matthew 16:14

  And they said, “Some say John the Immerser, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

• Matthew 17:3

  And look, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.

• Matthew 17:4

  And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

• Matthew 17:10

  And the disciples asked him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

• Matthew 17:11

  And he answered and said, “Elijah does come and will restore all things.

• Matthew 17:12

  But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer by them.”

• Matthew 27:47

  And some of those standing there, when they heard it, were saying, “This man is calling Elijah.”

• Matthew 27:49

  But the rest were saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah is coming to save him.”

• Mark 6:15

  But others were saying, “He is Elijah”; and others were saying, “A prophet, like one of the prophets.”

• Mark 8:28

  And they said to him, saying, “John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”

• Mark 9:4

  And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

• Mark 9:5

  And Peter responds and says to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

• Mark 9:11

  And they were asking him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

• Mark 9:12

  And he said to them, “Elijah does come first and restores all things. And how is it written about the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

• Mark 9:13

  But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, as it is written of him.”

• Mark 15:35

  And some of those standing by, hearing it, were saying, “Look, he is calling Elijah.”

• Mark 15:36

  And someone ran, and filling a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and was giving him a drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”

• Luke 1:17

  And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

• Luke 4:25

  But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in the days of Elijah in Israel, when heaven was shut for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;

• Luke 4:26

  and to none of them was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath of Sidon, to a widow.

• Luke 9:8

  and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had risen.

• Luke 9:19

  And they answered and said, “John the Immerser; but others, Elijah; and others, that one of the ancient prophets has risen.”

• Luke 9:30

  And look, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

• Luke 9:33

  And it happened, as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”— not knowing what he was saying.

• John 1:21

  And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

• John 1:25

  And they asked him and said to him, “Why then are you immersing, if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

• Romans 11:2

  God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?

• James 5:17

  Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.