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Lexicon :: Strong's G2902 - krateō

Aa
κρατέω
Transliteration
krateō (Key)
Pronunciation
krat-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
47x in 25 unique form(s) TR
47x in 25 unique form(s) LXX
85x in 20 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:910,466

Strong’s Definitions

κρατέω kratéō, krat-eh'-o; from G2904; to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively):—hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G2902 in the following manner: hold (12x), take (9x), lay hold on (8x), hold fast (5x), take by (4x), lay hold upon (2x), lay hand on (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G2902 in the following manner: hold (12x), take (9x), lay hold on (8x), hold fast (5x), take by (4x), lay hold upon (2x), lay hand on (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. to have power, be powerful

    1. to be chief, be master of, to rule

  2. to get possession of

    1. to become master of, to obtain

    2. to take hold of

    3. to take hold of, take, seize

      1. to lay hands on one in order to get him into one's power

  3. to hold

    1. to hold in the hand

    2. to hold fast, i.e. not discard or let go

      1. to keep carefully and faithfully

    3. to continue to hold, to retain

      1. of death continuing to hold one

      2. to hold in check, restrain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κρατέω kratéō, krat-eh'-o; from G2904; to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively):—hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).
STRONGS G2902:
κρατέω; imperfect 2 person plural ἐκρατειτε, Mark 14:49 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading; future κρατήσω; 1 aorist ἐκράτησα; perfect infinitive κεκρατηκέναι; passive, present κρατοῦμαι; imperfect ἐκρατουμην; perfect 3 person plural κεκράτηνται; (κράτος (which see)); the Sept. chiefly for חָזַק, also for אָחַז (to seize), etc.; from Homer down;
1. to have power, be powerful; to be chief, be master of, to rule: absolutely for מָלַך, Esther 1:1; 1 Esdr. 4:38; ὁ κρατῶν, Wis. 14:19; οἱ κρατοῦντες, 2 Macc. 4:50; τίνος, to be ruler of one, Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 17:2 (for מָשַׁל); Wis. 3:8; never so in the N. T.
2. to get possession of; i. e.
a. to become master of, to obtain: τῆς προθέσεως, Acts 27:13 ((Diodorus Siculus 16, 20; others) cf. Buttmann, 161 (140); on the tense, Winers Grammar, 334 (313)).
b. to take bold of: τῆς χειρός τίνος (cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 8 d.; Buttmann, as above), Matthew 9:25; Mark 1:31; Mark 5:41; Mark 9:27 L T Tr WH; Luke 8:54; τινα τῆς χειρός, to take one by the hand, Mark 9:27 R G, cf. Matthiae, § 331; τινα, to hold one fast in order not to be sent away, Acts 3:11, cf. Meyer at the passage; τούς πόδας τίνος, to embrace one's knees, Matthew 28:9; tropically, τόν λόγον, to lay hold of mentally (cf. our 'catch at'; but others refer this example to 3 b. below), Mark 9:10 (join πρός ἑαυτούς with συζητοῦντες).
c. to lay hold of, take, seize: τινα, to lay hands on one in order to get him into one's power, Matthew 14:3; Matthew 18:28; Matthew 21:46; Matthew 22:6; Matthew 26:4, 48, 50, 55, 57; Mark 3:21; Mark 6:17; Mark 12:12; Mark 14:1, 44, 46, 49, 51; Acts 24:6; Revelation 20:2; (2 Samuel 6:6; Psalm 136:9 (Ps. 137:9)); τί, Matthew 12:11.
3. to hold; i. e.
a. to hold in the hand: τί ἐν τῇ δεξιά, Revelation 2:1 (τῇ ἀριστερά τόν ἄρτον, Plutarch, mor., p. 99 d.).
b. to hold fast, i. e. tropically, not to discard or let go; to keep carefully and faithfully: ὁ ἔχετε, ἔχεις, Revelation 2:25; Revelation 3:11; τό ὄνομα μου, Revelation 2:13; one's authority, τήν κεφαλήν, i. e. ἐκεῖνον ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλή, Christ, Colossians 2:19; τήν παράδοσιν, Mark 7:3f, 8; τάς παραδόσεις, 2 Thessalonians 2:15; τήν διδαχήν, Revelation 2:14f; also with a genitive of the thing, of blessings in which different individuals are participants: τῆς ὁμολογίας, Hebrews 4:14; τῆς ἐλπίδος, Hebrews 6:18 (others refer this example to 2 above) (cf. 2 Samuel 3:6).
c. to continue to hold, to retain: of death continuing to hold one, passive Acts 2:24; τάς ἁμαρτίας (opposed to ἀφίημι), to retain sins, i. e. not to remit, John 20:23; to hold in check, restrain: followed by ἵνα μή, Revelation 7:1; by τοῦ μή (Winers Grammar, 325 (305); Buttmann, § 140, 16 β.), Luke 24:16. On the construction of this verb with the genitive and accusative, cf. Matthiae, § 359f; Winers Grammar, § 30, 8 d.; Buttmann, 161 (140).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
3:6; 6:6
Esther
1; 1:1
Psalms
136:9; 137:9
Proverbs
16:32; 17:2
Matthew
9:25; 12:11; 14:3; 18:28; 21:46; 22:6; 26:4; 26:48; 26:50; 26:55; 26:57; 28:9
Mark
1:31; 3:21; 5:41; 6:17; 7:3; 7:8; 9:10; 9:27; 9:27; 12:12; 14:1; 14:44; 14:46; 14:49; 14:49; 14:51
Luke
8:54; 24:16
John
20:23
Acts
2:24; 3:11; 24:6; 27:13
Colossians
2:19
2 Thessalonians
2:15
Hebrews
4:14; 6:18
Revelation
2:1; 2:13; 2:14; 2:25; 3:11; 7:1; 20:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2902 matches the Greek κρατέω (krateō),
which occurs 47 times in 46 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:25 - But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:11 - He said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the day of Shabbat, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3 - For Herod had laid hold of Yochanan, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Pilipos's wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28 - "But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46 - When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 - and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 - They took counsel together that they might take Yeshua by deceit, and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:48 - Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, "Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:50 - Yeshua said to him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then they came and laid hands on Yeshua, and took him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - In that hour Yeshua said to the multitudes, "Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:57

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:57 - Those who had taken Yeshua led him away to Kayafa the Kohen Gadol, where the Sofrim and the Zakenim were gathered together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:9 - As they went to tell his talmidim, behold, Yeshua met them, saying, "Rejoice!" They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:31 - He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:21 - When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:41 - Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talita, kumi;" which means, being interpreted, "Girl, I tell you, get up."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:17 - For Herod himself had sent out and arrested Yochanan, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Pilipos's wife, for he had married her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3 - (For the Perushim, and all the Yehudim, don't eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the Zakenim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - They don't eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:8 - "For you set aside the mitzvah of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men -- the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:10 - They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the "rising from the dead" meant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:27 - But Yeshua took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:12 - They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - It was now two days before the feast of the Pesach and the matzah, and the chief Kohanim and the Sofrim sought how they might sieze him by deception, and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:44 - Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, "Whoever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:46 - They laid their hands on him, and seized him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:49 - I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me. But this is so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:51 - A certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth thrown around himself, over his naked body. The young men grabbed him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54 - But he put them all outside, and taking her by the hand, he called, saying, "Child, arise!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:16 - But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:23 - Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:24 - whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:11 - As the lame man who was healed held on to Rock and Yochanan, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Shlomo's, greatly wondering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:6 - He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:13 - When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19 - and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God's growth.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15 - So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:14 - Having then a great Kohen Gadol, who has passed through the heavens, Yeshua, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18 - that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:1 - To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: "He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among of the seven golden menorot says these things:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - "I know your works and where you dwell, where Hasatan's throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn't deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Hasatan dwells.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14 - But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Bil`am, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Yisra'el, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:15 - So you also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans likewise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25 - Nevertheless, hold firmly that which you have, until I come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:11 - I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:1 - After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the eretz, holding the four winds of the eretz, so that no wind would blow on the eretz, or on the sea, or on any tree.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Hasatan, who deceives the whole inhabited eretz, and bound him for a thousand years,
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