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Lexicon :: Strong's G2853 - kollaō

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κολλάω
Transliteration
kollaō (Key)
Pronunciation
kol-lah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From kolla ("glue")
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:822,452

Strong’s Definitions

κολλάω kolláō, kol-lah'-o; from κόλλα kólla ("glue"); to glue, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively):—cleave, join (self), keep company.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G2853 in the following manner: join (one's) self (4x), cleave (3x), be joined (2x), keep company (1x), variations of 'reach' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G2853 in the following manner: join (one's) self (4x), cleave (3x), be joined (2x), keep company (1x), variations of 'reach' (1x).

  1. to glue, to glue together, cement, fasten together

  2. to join or fasten firmly together

  3. to join one's self to, cleave to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κολλάω kolláō, kol-lah'-o; from κόλλα kólla ("glue"); to glue, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively):—cleave, join (self), keep company.
STRONGS G2853:
κολλάω, κόλλω: passive, present κολλωμαι; 1 aorist ἐκολλήθην; 1 future κολλεθήσομαι (Matthew 19:5 L T Tr WH); (κόλλα gluten, glue); properly, to glue, glue to, glue together, cement, fasten together; hence universally, to join or fasten firmly together; in the N. T. only the passive is found, with reflexive force, to join oneself to, cleave to; the Sept. for דָּבַק: ὁ κονιορτός ὁ κολληθεις ἡμῖν, Luke 10:11; ἐκολλήθησαν αὐτῆς αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ἄχρι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, her sins were such a heap as to reach even unto heaven (that is, came to the knowledge of heaven), Revelation 18:5, G L T Tr WH (ἐκολλ. ἡ ψυχή μου ὀπίσω σου, Psalm 62:9 (Ps. 63:9); αἱ ἄγνοιαί ἡμῶν ὑπερήνεγκαν ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, 1 Esdr. 8:72 (74); ὕβρις τέ βιη τέ οὐρανόν ἱκει, Homer Odyssey 15, 329; 17, 565). of persons, with the dative of the thing, κολλήθητι τῷ ἅρματι join thyself to etc. Acts 8:29; with the dative of person, to form an intimate connection with, enter into the closest relations with, unite oneself to (so the Epistle of Barnabas 10, 3f, 5, 8 [ET] also with μετά and the genitive of person, ibid. 10, 11 [ET]; 19, 2 [ET]. 6; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 15, 1 [ET]; 30, 3 [ET]; 46, 2 [ET] (cf. Lightfoot's note), 4): τῇ γυναικί, Matthew 19:5 L T Tr WH; τῇ πόρνη, 1 Corinthians 6:16 (Sir. 19:2); τῷ κυρίῳ, 1 Corinthians 6:17 (2 Kings 18:6; Sir. 2:3); to join oneself to one as an associate, keep company witlb Acts 5:13; Acts 9:26; Acts 10:28; to follow one, be on his side, Acts 17:34 (2 Samuel 20:2; 1 Macc. 3:2 1 Macc. 6:21); to join or attach oneself to a master or patron, Luke 15:15; with the dative of the thing, to give oneself steadfastly to, labor for (A. V. cleave to): τῷ ἀγαθῷ, Romans 12:9, ἀγαθῷ, κρίσει δίκαια, the Epistle of Barnabas 20, 2 [ET]; τῇ εὐλογία, so cleave to as to share, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 31, 1 [ET]. (Aeschylus Ag. 1566; Plato, Diodorus, Plutarch, others) (Compare: προσκολλάω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
1; 20:2
2 Kings
18:6
Psalms
62:9; 63:9
Matthew
19:5; 19:5
Luke
10:11; 15:15
Acts
5:13; 8:29; 9:26; 10:28; 17:34
Romans
12:9
1 Corinthians
6:16; 6:17; 15; 15:1
Revelation
18:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2853 matches the Greek κολλάω (kollaō),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:13 - [fn] Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve; and thou shalt cleave to him, and by his name thou shalt swear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:20 - Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt cleave to him, and shalt swear by his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:60

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:60 - And he shall bring upon thee all the evil pain of Egypt, [fn]of which thou wast afraid, and they shall cleave to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:20 - (LXX 29:19) God shall by no means be willing to pardon him, but then the wrath of the Lord and his jealousy shall flame out against that man; and all the curses of this covenant shall attach themselves to him, which are written in this book, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:8 - And Booz said to Ruth, Hast thou not heard, my daughter? go not to glean in another field; and depart not thou hence, join thyself here with my damsels.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:2 - And all the men of Israel went up from following David after Sabee the son of Bochori: but the men of Juda adhered to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - of the nations concerning whom the Lord forbade the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall not go in to them, and they shall not come in to you, lest they turn away your hearts after their idols: Solomon clave to these in love.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:3 - Only he adhered to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27 - The leprosy also of Naiman shall cleave to thee, and to thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, like snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:6 - And he clave to the Lord, he departed not [fn]from following him; and he kept his commandments, as many as he commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:10 - And they that heard me blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:38 - For it is spread out as dusty earth, and I have cemented it as one hewn stone to another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:16 - (LXX 41:8) One part cleaves fast to another, and the air cannot come between them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:23 - (LXX 41:15) The flesh also of his body is joined together: if one pours violence upon him, he shall not be moved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - (LXX 21:16) My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:21 - (LXX 24:21) The harmless and upright joined themselves to me: for I waited for thee, O Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:25 - (LXX 43:26) For our soul has been brought down to the dust; our belly has cleaved to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:8 - (LXX 62:9) My soul has [fn]kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:4 - (LXX 100:4) A perverse heart has not cleaved to me; I have not known an evil man, forasmuch as he turns away from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:5 - (LXX 101:6) By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bone has cleaved to my flesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:25 - (LXX 118:25) My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken thou me according to thy word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - (LXX 118:31) I have cleaved to thy testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:6 - (LXX 136:6) May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember thee; if I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:11 - For as a girdle cleaves about the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave to myself the house of Israel, and the whole house of Juda; that they might be to me a famous people, and a praise, and a glory: but they did not hearken to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:2 - Beth. In the day of his wrath the Lord has overwhelmed her as in the sea, and not spared: he has brought down in his fury all the beautiful things of Jacob; he has brought down to the ground the strong-holds of the daughter of Juda: he has profaned her king and her princes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:4 - Daleth. The tongue of the sucking child cleaves to the roof of its mouth for thirst: the little children ask for bread, and there is none to break it to them.
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