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Lexicon :: Strong's G2901 - krataioō

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κραταιόω
Transliteration
krataioō (Key)
Pronunciation
krat-ah-yo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:912,466

Strong’s Definitions

κραταιόω krataióō, krat-ah-yo'-o; from G2900; to empower, i.e. (passively) increase in vigor:—be strengthened, be (wax) strong.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2901 in the following manner: wax strong (2x), strengthen (1x), be strong (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2901 in the following manner: wax strong (2x), strengthen (1x), be strong (1x).

  1. to strengthen, make strong

  2. to be made strong, to increase in strength, to grow strong

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κραταιόω krataióō, krat-ah-yo'-o; from G2900; to empower, i.e. (passively) increase in vigor:—be strengthened, be (wax) strong.
STRONGS G2901:
κραταιόω, κραταιῷ: passive, present imperative 2 person plural κραταιοῦσθε imperfect 3 person singular ἐκραταιοῦτο; 1 aorist infinitive κραταιωθῆναι; (κράτος); only Biblical and ecclesiastical, for the classic κρατύνω; the Sept. mostly for חָזַק; in passive several times for אָמֵץ; to strengthen, make strong (Vulg.conforto (and in Ephesians 3:16conroboro)); passive to be made strong, to increase in strength, to grow strong: passive with the dative of respect, πνεύματι, Luke 1:80; Luke 2:40 (here G L T Tr WH omit πνεύματι); δυνάμει, Ephesians 3:16 (cf. ἰσχύειν τοῖς σωμασι, Xenophon, mem. 2, 7, 7); ἀνδρίζεσθε, κραταιοῦσθε, i. e. show yourselves brave (A. V. be strong), 1 Corinthians 16:13 (ἀνδρίζεσθε καί κραταιούσθω ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν, Psalm 30:25 (Ps. 31:25); κραταιοῦσθε καί γίνεσθε εἰς ἄνδρας, 1 Samuel 4:9; ἀνδρίζου καί κραταιωθῶμεν, 2 Samuel 10:12).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Samuel
4:9
2 Samuel
10:12
Luke
1:80; 2:40
1 Corinthians
16:13
Ephesians
3:16; 3:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2901 matches the Greek κραταιόω (krataioō),
which occurs 58 times in 55 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Jdg 3:10–Psa 139:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:10 - And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war against Chusarsathaim: and the Lord delivered into his hand Chusarsathaim king of Syria of the rivers, and his hand prevailed against Chusarsathaim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:18 - And Noemin seeing that she was determined to go with her, ceased to speak to her any more.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:9 - Strengthen yourselves and behave yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not serve the Hebrews as they have served us, but be ye men and fight with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:16 - And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Cæne, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:6 - And David was greatly distressed, because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, each for his sons and his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:23 - Saul and Jonathan, the beloved and the beautiful, were not divided: comely were they in their life, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, and they were stronger than lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:7 - And now let your hands be made strong, and be [fn]valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and moreover the house of Juda have anointed me to be king over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:1 - And there was war for a long time between the house of Saul and the house of David; and the house of David grew continually stronger; but the house of Saul grew continually weaker.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:11 - And he said, If Syria be too strong for me, then shall ye help me: and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then will we be ready to help thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:12 - Be thou courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the sake of the cities of our God, and the Lord shall do that which is good in his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:23 - And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and they came out against us into the field, and we came upon them even to the door of the gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:25 - And David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let not the matter be grievous in thine eyes, for the sword devours one way at one time and another way at another: strengthen thine array against the city, and destroy it, and strengthen [fn]him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:14 - But Amnon would not hearken to her voice; and he prevailed against her, and humbled her, and lay with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:18 - He delivered me from my strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel says, A watchman out of Israel spoke to me a parable: I said among men, How will ye strengthen the fear of the anointed?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:22 - (LXX 21:22) And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said, Strengthen thyself, and observe, and see what thou shalt do; for at the return of the year the son of Ader king of Syria comes up against thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:23 - (LXX 21:23) And the servants of the king of Syria, even they said, The God of Israel is a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; therefore has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:25 - (LXX 21:25) And we will [fn]give thee another army according to the army that was destroyed, and cavalry according to the cavalry, and chariots according to the chariots, and we will fight against them in the plain, and we shall prevail against them. And he hearkened to [fn]their voice, and did so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:26 - And the king of Moab saw that the battle prevailed against him; and he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to cut through to the king of Edom: and they could not.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:6 - (LXX 12:7) And it came to pass in the twenty-third year of king Joas the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:7 - (LXX 12:8) And king Joas called Jodae the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, Why have ye not repaired the [fn]breaches of the house? now then receive no more money from your sales, for ye shall give it to repair the breaches of the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:12 - (LXX 12:13) And to the [fn]masons, and to the hewers of stone, to purchase timber and hewn stone to repair the [fn]breaches of the house of the Lord, for all that was spent on the house of the Lord to repair it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:14 - (LXX 12:15) for they [fn]were to give it to the workmen, and they repaired therewith the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:6 - even to the carpenters, and builders, and masons, and also to purchase timber and hewn stones, to repair the breaches of the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:4 - Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab; and Joab went out and passed through all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:4 - And Joram entered upon his kingdom, and strengthened himself, and slew all his brothers with the sword, and some of the princes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:1 - And in the eighth year Jodae strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azarias the son of Joram, and Ismael the son of Joanan, and Azarias the son of Obed, and Maasæas the son of Adia, and Elisaphan the son of Zacharias, with him into the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:8 - And in the eighteenth year of his reign, after having cleansed the land, and the house, he sent Saphan the son of Ezelias, and Maasa prefect of the city, and Juach son of Joachaz his recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - However Josias turned not his face from him, but strengthened himself to fight against him, and hearkened not to the words of Nechao by the mouth of God, and he came to fight in the plain of Mageddo.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:22 - And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with gladness, because the Lord made them glad, and he turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the works of the house of the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:28 - and has given me favour in the eyes of the king, and of his councillors, and all the rulers of the king, the exalted ones. And I was strengthened according to the good hand of God upon me, and I gathered chief men of Israel to go up with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:18 - And I told them of the hand of God which was good upon me, also about the words of the king which he spoke to me: and I said, Let us arise and build. And their hands were strengthened for the good work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:9 - For all were trying to alarm us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from this work, and it shall not be done. Now therefore I have strengthened my hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19 - Let not thy mind willingly turn thee aside from the petition of the feeble that are in distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:22 - Behold, the Mighty One shall prevail by his strength: for who is powerful as he is?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:19 - (LXX 9:20) Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:14 - (LXX 26:14) Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and let thy heart be strengthened: yea, wait on the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:24 - (LXX 30:25) Be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened, all ye that hope in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:19 - (LXX 37:20) But mine enemies live, and are mightier than I: and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:5 - (LXX 63:6) They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - (LXX 68:5) They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: my enemies that persecute me unrighteously are strengthened: then I [fn]restored that which I took not away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:13 - (LXX 73:13) Thou didst establish the sea, in thy might, thou didst break to pieces the heads of the [fn]dragons in the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:15 - (LXX 79:16) and restore that which thy right hand has planted: and look on the son of man whom thou didst strengthen for thyself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:17 - (LXX 79:18) Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, and upon the son of man whom thou didst strengthen for thyself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:13 - (LXX 88:14) Thine is the mighty arm: let thy hand be strengthened, let thy right hand be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11 - (LXX 102:11) For as the heaven is high above the earth, the Lord has so increased his mercy toward them that fear him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:4 - (LXX 104:4) Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:24 - (LXX 104:24) And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:2 - (LXX 116:2) For his mercy has been abundant toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:6 - (LXX 138:6) The knowledge of thee is too wonderful for me; it is very difficult, I cannot attain to it.

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