strong
am.mits describes formidable strength or power in persons, force, and a growing conspiracy.
The attested use describes formidable strength or power: it marks a conspiracy becoming strong, powerful persons or force, and strength expressed in heart, might, or power. The same usage appears in both absolute and construct forms without a clearly separate meaning.
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Formidable strength or power · dominant
The adjective describes the conspiracy that became strong in 2 Samuel 15:12, a person strong of heart in Amos 2:16, and the powerful figure associated with a devastating flood in Isaiah 28:2. In Job 9:4 and Job 9:19, the APB renders clauses concerning strength and might; Isaiah 40:26 places the term in the clause rendered "strong in power."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the surrounding clauses with "strong," "mighty," and "strong in power." These renderings show the verses' presentation of strength rather than establish separate meanings.