Word study · Greek

hēlikía

stature, age

Say it: hay-lik-EE-ah (approximate)

ἡλικία

What it means

Age or stature, either the number of years someone has lived or how tall he is. In 4:13, "the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." In Luke 2:52, Jesus increased in "stature."

Range of meaning

  • StatureHeight.
  • AgeYears of life, maturity.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 4

    "To the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (4:13).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2244 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources