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Lexicon :: Strong's G2904 - kratos

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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 Box Gen 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 -

But his bow remained [fn]firm,

And [fn]his arms were agile,

From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:17 - lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand made me this wealth.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:3 - Then the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh; for he had 900 iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of Israel severely for twenty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - For I was ashamed to ask from the king for a military force and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God is upon all those who seek Him, for their good, but His strength and His anger are against all those who forsake Him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:17 - Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work and the other holding a weapon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:16 -

“With Him are strength and sound wisdom;

The misled and the misleader belong to Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:23 -

“One dies in his full strength,

Being wholly carefree and at ease;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:9 -

Because of [fn]his strength I will watch for You,

For God is my stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:12 -

And that to You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness,

For You repay a man according to his work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3 -

There He broke the [fn]flaming arrows,

The shield and the sword and the battle. [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:16 -

Turn to me, and be gracious to me;

Oh grant Your strength to Your slave,

And save the son of Your maidservant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:9 -

You rule the swelling of the sea;

When its waves rise, You still them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:11 -

Who knows the power of Your anger

And Your fury, according to the fear [fn]that is due You?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:24 -

For wealth is not forever,

Neither is a crown from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:21 -

And I will clothe him with your tunic

And tie your sash securely about him.

I will give your [fn]authority into his hand,

And he will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:26 -

Lift up your eyes on high

And see who has created these stars,

The One who leads forth their host by number,

He calls them all by name;

Because of the greatness of His vigor and the [fn]strength of His power,

Not one of them is missing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:13 -

“For I am Yahweh your God, who [fn]strongly takes hold of your right hand,

Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - “The king answered and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal house by the strength of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:1 -

“Now I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, [fn]I stood to strengthen and to be a fortress for him.

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