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Lexicon :: Strong's G2904 - kratos

Aa
κράτος
Transliteration
kratos (Key)
Pronunciation
krat'-os
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:905,466

Strong’s Definitions

κράτος krátos, krat'-os; perhaps a primary word; vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively):—dominion, might(-ily), power, strength.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G2904 in the following manner: power (6x), dominion (4x), strength (1x), mighty (with G2596) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G2904 in the following manner: power (6x), dominion (4x), strength (1x), mighty (with G2596) (1x).

  1. force, strength

  2. power, might: mighty with great power

    1. a mighty deed, a work of power

  3. dominion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κράτος krátos, krat'-os; perhaps a primary word; vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively):—dominion, might(-ily), power, strength.
STRONGS G2904:
κράτος, κρατεος (κράτους) (from a root meaning 'to perfect, complete' (Curtius, § 72); from Homer down), τό, Hebrew עֹז;
1. force, strength.
2. power, might: τό κράτος τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ, the might of his strength, Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 6:10; τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ, Colossians 1:11; κατά κράτος, mightily, with great power, ηὔξανε, Acts 19:20; metonymy, a mighty deed, a work of power: ποιεῖν κράτος (cf. ποιεῖν δυνάμεις), Luke 1:51.
3. dominion: in the doxologies, 1 Timothy 6:16; 1 Peter 4:11; 1 Peter 5:11; Jude 1:25; Revelation 1:6; Revelation 5:13; τίνος (the genitive of object), Hebrews 2:14 (τό Περσεων κράτος ἔχοντα, Herodotus 3, 69). (Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:51
Acts
19:20
Ephesians
1:19; 6:10
Colossians
1:11
1 Timothy
6:16
Hebrews
2:14
1 Peter
4:11; 5:11
Jude
1:25
Revelation
1:6; 5:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2904 matches the Greek κράτος (kratos),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 -
But his bow abode in strength,
And the arms of his hands were made strong,
By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:17 - and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:3 - And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:17 - They that builded the wall and they that bare burdens laded themselves; every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:16 -
With him is strength and wisdom;
The deceived and the deceiver are his.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:23 -
One dieth in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and quiet:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:9 -
Because of his strength I will give heed unto thee;
For God is my high tower.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:12 -
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness;
For thou renderest to every man according to his work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3 -
There he brake the arrows of the bow;
The shield, and the sword, and the battle.
[Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:16 -
Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;
Give thy strength unto thy servant,
And save the son of thy handmaid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:9 -
Thou rulest the pride of the sea:
When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:11 -
Who knoweth the power of thine anger,
And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:24 -
For riches are not for ever;
And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:21 - and I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:26 - Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:13 - For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1 - And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
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