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Lexicon :: Strong's G2853 - kollaō

Strong's

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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")

Greek Inflections of κολλάω [?]

mGNT
12x in 9 unique form(s) TR
10x in 7 unique form(s) LXX
28x in 15 unique form(s)

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TDNT Reference: 3:822,452

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to glue, to glue together, cement, fasten together
to join or fasten firmly together
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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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

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Strong's Number G2853 matches the Greek κολλάω (kollaō),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Mat 19:5 - καὶ εἶπεν ἕνεκα τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ κολληθήσεται^G2853 τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν

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Luk 10:11 - καὶ τὸν κονιορτὸν τὸν κολληθέντα^G2853 ἡμῖν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ὑμῶν εἰς τοὺς πόδας ἀπομασσόμεθα ὑμῖν πλὴν τοῦτο γινώσκετε ὅτι ἤγγικεν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ

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Luk 15:15 - καὶ πορευθεὶς ἐκολλήθη^G2853 ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης καὶ ἔπεμψεν αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς ἀγροὺς αὐτοῦ βόσκειν χοίρους

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Act 5:13 - τῶν δὲ λοιπῶν οὐδεὶς ἐτόλμα κολλᾶσθαι^G2853 αὐτοῖς ἀλλ᾽ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός

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Act 8:29 - εἶπεν δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα τῷ Φιλίππῳ πρόσελθε καὶ κολλήθητι^G2853 τῷ ἅρματι τούτῳ

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Act 9:26 - παραγενόμενος δὲ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐπείραζεν κολλᾶσθαι^G2853 τοῖς μαθηταῖς καὶ πάντες ἐφοβοῦντο αὐτόν μὴ πιστεύοντες ὅτι ἐστὶν μαθητής

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Act 10:28 - ἔφη τε πρὸς αὐτούς ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε ὡς ἀθέμιτόν ἐστιν ἀνδρὶ Ἰουδαίῳ κολλᾶσθαι^G2853 ἢ προσέρχεσθαι ἀλλοφύλῳ κἀμοὶ ὁ θεὸς ἔδειξεν μηδένα κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον λέγειν ἄνθρωπον

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Act 17:34 - τινὲς δὲ ἄνδρες κολληθέντες^G2853 αὐτῷ ἐπίστευσαν ἐν οἷς καὶ Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης καὶ γυνὴ ὀνόματι Δάμαρις καὶ ἕτεροι σὺν αὐτοῖς

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Rom 12:9 - ἡ ἀγάπη ἀνυπόκριτος ἀποστυγοῦντες τὸ πονηρόν κολλώμενοι^G2853 τῷ ἀγαθῷ

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1Co 6:16 - ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος^G2853 τῇ πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν ἔσονται γάρ φησίν οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν

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1Co 6:17 - ὁ δὲ κολλώμενος^G2853 τῷ κυρίῳ ἓν πνεῦμά ἐστιν

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Rev 18:5 - ὅτι ἐκολλήθησαν^G2853 αὐτῆς αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ἄχρι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἐμνημόνευσεν ὁ θεὸς τὰ ἀδικήματα αὐτῆς

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