James Strong

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James Strong

1822–1894

Best known for creating Strong’s Concordance, this American biblical scholar spent decades building a tool that still helps readers explore the language of the Bible. He was also a Methodist educator whose teaching and reference works shaped generations of students and ministers.

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Greek in a Nutshell

Greek in a Nutshell

by James Strong

About the author

Born in New York City on August 14, 1822, James Strong became an American scholar, educator, and Methodist theologian. He studied at Wesleyan University and went on to teach and write in the fields of biblical studies, theology, and classical learning.

He is most closely associated with Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the reference work that made his name widely known. The project took many years to complete and was designed to help readers trace English Bible words back to their Hebrew and Greek roots, making serious study more accessible to ministers, students, and general readers.

Strong also served as a professor at Drew Theological Seminary and worked on other major reference books, including the Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature with John McClintock. He died on August 7, 1894, but his scholarship remains widely used in biblical study today.