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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 12 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:5 - And he said, ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:11 - ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:15 - He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:13 - But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:29 - The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:26 - When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:34 - but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council,[fn] a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:9 - Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:16 - And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united into one.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:17 - But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:5 - For her sins are piled as high as heaven,
and God remembers her evil deeds.
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