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
| Matthew 9:25 | But when the crowd had been removed, Jesus went in and took (ekratēsen | ἐκράτησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) her by the hand, and the girl arose. |
| Matthew 12:11 | But he said to them, “What man is there among you who has only one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will (kratēsei | κρατήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) he (kratēsei | κρατήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) not take (kratēsei | κρατήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) hold of it and lift it out? |
| Matthew 14:3 | For Herod had arrested (kratēsas | κρατήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip; |
| Matthew 18:28 | But that same servant then went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing (kratēsas | κρατήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) him by the throat began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ |
| Matthew 21:46 | And although they wanted to (kratēsai | κρατῆσαι | aor act inf ) arrest (kratēsai | κρατῆσαι | aor act inf ) him, they were afraid of the crowds because they held him to be a prophet. |
| Matthew 22:6 | while the rest seized (kratēsantes | κρατήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. |
| Matthew 26:4 | and they plotted together to seize (kratēsōsin | κρατήσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) Jesus by stealth and kill him. |
| Matthew 26:48 | The betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss, he is the one; seize (kratēsate | κρατήσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) him.” |
| Matthew 26:50 | Jesus said to him, “Comrade, do what you came to do.” Then they came forward, laid hands on Jesus and took (ekratēsan | ἐκράτησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) him into (ekratēsan | ἐκράτησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) custody (ekratēsan | ἐκράτησαν | aor act ind 3 pl). |
| Matthew 26:55 | At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as though I were a robber? Every day I sat in the temple teaching, and you (ekratēsate | ἐκρατήσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) did (ekratēsate | ἐκρατήσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) not arrest (ekratēsate | ἐκρατήσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) me. |
| Matthew 26:57 | Then the men who had laid (kratēsantes | κρατήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) hold of Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered. |
| Matthew 28:9 | Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Good morning!” And they came to him, took (ekratēsan | ἐκράτησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) hold of his feet, and worshipped him. |
| Mark 1:31 | So he came and raised her up, taking (kratēsas | κρατήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) her by the hand. Then the fever left her, the fever and she began to wait on them. |
| Mark 3:21 | And when his family heard this, they went out to take charge (kratēsai | κρατῆσαι | aor act inf ) of him, for people were saying, “He is out of his mind.” |
| Mark 5:41 | And taking (kratēsas | κρατήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) hold of the child’s hand, child’s he said to her, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” |
| Mark 6:17 | For it was Herod himself who had sent and arrested (ekratēsen | ἐκράτησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) John and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, his because he had married her. |
| Mark 7:3 | (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat except they ceremonially wash their hands, thus maintaining (kratountes | κρατοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the tradition of the elders. |
| Mark 7:4 | They do not eat anything from the marketplace unless it is purified by washing. And there are many other customs that they have received as tradition to keep (kratein | κρατεῖν | pres act inf ), like the washing of cups, pots, and copper bowls, and dining couches.) |
| Mark 7:8 | Neglecting the command of God, you maintain (krateite | κρατεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) the tradition of men.” |
| Mark 9:10 | So they (ekratēsan | ἐκράτησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) kept (ekratēsan | ἐκράτησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising of the dead” could mean. |
| Mark 9:27 | But Jesus, taking (kratēsas | κρατήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) him by the hand, lifted him up, and he stood up. |
| Mark 12:12 | And they were seeking to (kratēsai | κρατῆσαι | aor act inf ) arrest (kratēsai | κρατῆσαι | aor act inf ) him, but feared the people, for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away. |
| Mark 14:1 | It was now two days before the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread. And the ruling priests and the scribes were seeking how to (kratēsantes | κρατήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) seize (kratēsantes | κρατήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) him by treachery and put him to death, |
| Mark 14:44 | Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss, it is he. Seize (kratēsate | κρατήσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) him and lead him away under guard.” |
| Mark 14:46 | And they laid hands on him and seized (ekratēsan | ἐκράτησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) him. |
