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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 28 times in 27 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:60 - He will infect you with all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will persistently afflict you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:20 - The LORD will be unwilling to forgive him, and his intense anger will rage against that man; all the curses written in this scroll will fall upon him and the LORD will obliterate his name from memory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:8 - So Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen carefully, my dear! Do not leave to gather grain in another field. You need not go beyond the limits of this field. You may go along beside my female workers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:2 - So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - They came from nations about which the LORD had warned the Israelites, "You must not establish friendly relations with them! If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods." But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:18 - The rest of the events of Ahaziah's reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:3 - Yet he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27 - Therefore Naaman's skin disease will afflict you and your descendants forever!" When Gehazi went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:6 - He was loyal to the LORD and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the LORD had given to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:10 - the voices of the nobles fell silent, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:38 - when the dust hardens into a mass, and the clumps of earth stick together?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:16 - each one is so close to the next that no air can come between them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:23 - The folds of its flesh are tightly joined; they are firm on it, immovable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:21 - May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:25 - For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:8 - My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:4 - I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:5 - Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:25 - ד  (Dalet) I collapse in the dirt. Revive me with your word!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I hold fast to your rules. O LORD, do not let me be ashamed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:6 - May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:11 - For,' I say, 'just as shorts cling tightly to a person's body, so I bound the whole nation of Israel and the whole nation of Judah tightly to me.' I intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame, honor, and praise. But they would not obey me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:2 - The Lord destroyed mercilessly all the homes of Jacob's descendants. In his anger he tore down the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He knocked to the ground and humiliated the kingdom and its rulers. ג (Gimel)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:4 - The infant's tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth due to thirst; little children beg for bread, but no one gives them even a morsel. ה (He)
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