Gloss
to arrest, seize into custody; to take, grab, hold onto, obtain; (pass.) to be kept from, held
Forms of the word
Dictionary
κρατέω
Greek transliteration
krateō
Simplified transliteration
krateo
Principal Parts
(ἐκράτουν), κρατήσω, ἐκράτησα, κεκράτηκα, κεκράτημαι, ἐκρατήθην
Numbers
Strong's number
2902
GK Number
3195
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
47
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2a)
Definition
pr. to be strong; to be superior to any one, subdue, vanquish, Acts 2:24; to get into one's power, lay hold of, seize, apprehend, Mt. 14:3; 18:28; 21:46; to gain, compass, attain, Acts 27:13; in NT to lay hold of, grasp, clasp, Mt. 9:25; Mk. 1:31; 5:41; to retain, keep under reserve, Mk. 9:10; met, to hold fast, observe, Mk. 7:3, 8; 2 Thess. 2:15; to hold to, adhere to, Acts 3:11; Col. 2:19; to restrain, hinder, repress, Lk. 24:16; Rev. 7:1; to retain, not to remit, sins, Jn. 20:23
Greek-English Concordance for κρατέω
| Mark 14:49 | Daily I was with you in the temple, teaching, and you (ekratēsate | ἐκρατήσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) did (ekratēsate | ἐκρατήσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) not seize (ekratēsate | ἐκρατήσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.” |
| Mark 14:51 | And a certain young man was following him, with a linen cloth wrapped around his naked body; and they tried to seize (kratousin | κρατοῦσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) him, |
| Luke 8:54 | But taking (kratēsas | κρατήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) her by (kratēsas | κρατήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the hand, he called out, “Child, arise!” |
| Luke 24:16 | but their eyes were kept (ekratounto | ἐκρατοῦντο | imperf pass ind 3 pl) from recognizing him. |
| John 20:23 | Whoever’s sins you forgive, they stand forgiven; whoever’s sins you pronounce unforgiven (kratēte | κρατῆτε | pres act subj 2 pl), they remain unforgiven (kekratēntai | κεκράτηνται | perf pass ind 3 pl). |
| Acts 2:24 | whom God raised up, loosing the pangs of death, as it was not possible for him to be held (krateisthai | κρατεῖσθαι | pres pass inf ) by it. |
| Acts 3:11 | While he clung (kratountos | κρατοῦντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico, utterly astounded. |
| Acts 24:6 | He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we laid hold (ekratēsamen | ἐκρατήσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) of him. |
| Acts 27:13 | Now when the south wind blew gently, thinking that they (kekratēkenai | κεκρατηκέναι | perf act inf ) had (kekratēkenai | κεκρατηκέναι | perf act inf ) obtained (kekratēkenai | κεκρατηκέναι | perf act inf ) their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. |
| Colossians 2:19 | That person is not holding (kratōn | κρατῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) fast to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its joints and ligaments, nourished and held together grows with a growth that is from God. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:15 | So then, brothers, stand firm and hold (krateite | κρατεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) to the traditions that you were taught, either by what we said or what we wrote. |
| Hebrews 4:14 | Therefore since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us continue to hold fast to (kratōmen | κρατῶμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) our confession. |
| Hebrews 6:18 | so that through two unchangeable facts, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge might have strong incentive to hold fast (kratēsai | κρατῆσαι | aor act inf ) to the hope set before us. |
| Revelation 2:1 | “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The one who holds (kratōn | κρατῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands, has this to say: |
| Revelation 2:13 | I know where you live, where Satan has his throne. Yet you are holding fast (krateis | κρατεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) to my name, and you did not deny your faith in me even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city where Satan lives. |
| Revelation 2:14 | But I have several things against you, because you have among you those who follow (kratountas | κρατοῦντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) the teaching of Balaam, the one who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. |
| Revelation 2:15 | So also do you have those who follow (kratountas | κρατοῦντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) the teaching of the Nicolaitans. |
| Revelation 2:25 | only hold (kratēsate | κρατήσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) fast (kratēsate | κρατήσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) to (kratēsate | κρατήσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) what you have until I come. |
| Revelation 3:11 | I am coming soon. Hold on to (kratei | κράτει | pres act imperative 2 sg) what you have, so that no one can take away your crown. |
| Revelation 7:1 | After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth holding back (kratountas | κρατοῦντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) the four winds of the earth, so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or against any tree. |
| Revelation 20:2 | He seized (ekratēsen | ἐκράτησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the dragon, that ancient serpent (who is the devil and Satan), and bound him for a thousand years. |
