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Lexicon :: Strong's G2902 - krateō

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κρατέω
Transliteration
krateō (Key)
Pronunciation
krat-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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47x in 25 unique form(s) TR
47x in 25 unique form(s) LXX
85x in 20 unique form(s)
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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 - et cum eiecta esset turba intravit et tenuit manum eius et surrexit puella

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:11 - ipse autem dixit illis quis erit ex vobis homo qui habeat ovem unam et si ceciderit haec sabbatis in foveam nonne tenebit et levabit eam

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3 - Herodes enim tenuit Iohannem et alligavit eum et posuit in carcere propter Herodiadem uxorem fratris sui

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28 - egressus autem servus ille invenit unum de conservis suis qui debebat ei centum denarios et tenens suffocabat eum dicens redde quod debes

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46 - et quaerentes eum tenere timuerunt turbas quoniam sicut prophetam eum habebant

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 - reliqui vero tenuerunt servos eius et contumelia adfectos occiderunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 - et consilium fecerunt ut Iesum dolo tenerent et occiderent

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:48 - qui autem tradidit eum dedit illis signum dicens quemcumque osculatus fuero ipse est tenete eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:50 - dixitque illi Iesus amice ad quod venisti tunc accesserunt et manus iniecerunt in Iesum et tenuerunt eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - in illa hora dixit Iesus turbis tamquam ad latronem existis cum gladiis et fustibus conprehendere me cotidie apud vos sedebam docens in templo et non me tenuistis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:57 - at illi tenentes Iesum duxerunt ad Caiaphan principem sacerdotum ubi scribae et seniores convenerant

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:9 - et ecce Iesus occurrit illis dicens havete illae autem accesserunt et tenuerunt pedes eius et adoraverunt eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:31 - et accedens elevavit eam adprehensa manu eius et continuo dimisit eam febris et ministrabat eis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:21 - et cum audissent sui exierunt tenere eum dicebant enim quoniam in furorem versus est

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:41 - et tenens manum puellae ait illi talitha cumi quod est interpretatum puella tibi dico surge

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:17 - ipse enim Herodes misit ac tenuit Iohannem et vinxit eum in carcere propter Herodiadem uxorem Philippi fratris sui quia duxerat eam

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3 - Pharisaei enim et omnes Iudaei nisi crebro lavent manus non manducant tenentes traditionem seniorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - et a foro nisi baptizentur non comedunt et alia multa sunt quae tradita sunt illis servare baptismata calicum et urceorum et aeramentorum et lectorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:8 - relinquentes enim mandatum Dei tenetis traditionem hominum baptismata urceorum et calicum et alia similia his facitis multa

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:10 - [Vulgate 9:9] et verbum continuerunt apud se conquirentes quid esset cum a mortuis resurrexerit

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:27 - [Vulgate 9:26] Iesus autem tenens manum eius elevavit illum et surrexit

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:12 - et quaerebant eum tenere et timuerunt turbam cognoverunt enim quoniam ad eos parabolam hanc dixerit et relicto eo abierunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - erat autem pascha et azyma post biduum et quaerebant summi sacerdotes et scribae quomodo eum dolo tenerent et occiderent

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:44 - dederat autem traditor eius signum eis dicens quemcumque osculatus fuero ipse est tenete eum et ducite

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:46 - at illi manus iniecerunt in eum et tenuerunt eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:49 - cotidie eram apud vos in templo docens et non me tenuistis sed ut adimpleantur scripturae

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:51 - adulescens autem quidam sequebatur illum amictus sindone super nudo et tenuerunt eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54 - ipse autem tenens manum eius clamavit dicens puella surge

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:16 - oculi autem illorum tenebantur ne eum agnoscerent

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:23 - quorum remiseritis peccata remittuntur eis quorum retinueritis detenta sunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:24 - quem Deus suscitavit solutis doloribus inferni iuxta quod inpossibile erat teneri illum ab eo

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:11 - cum teneret autem Petrum et Iohannem concurrit omnis populus ad eos ad porticum qui appellatur Salomonis stupentes

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:6 - qui etiam templum violare conatus est quem et adprehendimus

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:13 - adspirante autem austro aestimantes propositum se tenere cum sustulissent de Asson legebant Cretam

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19 - et non tenens caput ex quo totum corpus per nexus et coniunctiones subministratum et constructum crescit in augmentum Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15 - itaque fratres state et tenete traditiones quas didicistis sive per sermonem sive per epistulam nostram

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:14 - habentes ergo pontificem magnum qui penetraverit caelos Iesum Filium Dei teneamus confessionem

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18 - ut per duas res inmobiles quibus inpossibile est mentiri Deum fortissimum solacium habeamus qui confugimus ad tenendam propositam spem

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:1 - angelo Ephesi ecclesiae scribe haec dicit qui tenet septem stellas in dextera sua qui ambulat in medio septem candelabrorum aureorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - scio ubi habitas ubi sedes est Satanae et tenes nomen meum et non negasti fidem meam et in diebus Antipas testis meus fidelis qui occisus est apud vos ubi Satanas habitat

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14 - sed habeo adversus te pauca quia habes illic tenentes doctrinam Balaam qui docebat Balac mittere scandalum coram filiis Israhel edere et fornicari

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:15 - ita habes et tu tenentes doctrinam Nicolaitarum

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25 - tamen id quod habetis tenete donec veniam

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:11 - venio cito tene quod habes ut nemo accipiat coronam tuam

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:1 - post haec vidi quattuor angelos stantes super quattuor angulos terrae tenentes quattuor ventos terrae ne flaret ventus super terram neque super mare neque in ullam arborem

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - et adprehendit draconem serpentem antiquum qui est diabolus et Satanas et ligavit eum per annos mille
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