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Lexicon :: Strong's G2902 - krateō

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κρατέω
Transliteration
krateō (Key)
Pronunciation
krat-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
47x in 25 unique form(s) TR
47x in 25 unique form(s) LXX
85x in 20 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 3:910,466

Strong’s Definitions

κρατέω kratéō, krat-eh'-o; from G2904; to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively):—hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G2902 in the following manner: hold (12x), take (9x), lay hold on (8x), hold fast (5x), take by (4x), lay hold upon (2x), lay hand on (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G2902 in the following manner: hold (12x), take (9x), lay hold on (8x), hold fast (5x), take by (4x), lay hold upon (2x), lay hand on (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. to have power, be powerful

    1. to be chief, be master of, to rule

  2. to get possession of

    1. to become master of, to obtain

    2. to take hold of

    3. to take hold of, take, seize

      1. to lay hands on one in order to get him into one's power

  3. to hold

    1. to hold in the hand

    2. to hold fast, i.e. not discard or let go

      1. to keep carefully and faithfully

    3. to continue to hold, to retain

      1. of death continuing to hold one

      2. to hold in check, restrain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κρατέω kratéō, krat-eh'-o; from G2904; to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively):—hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).
STRONGS G2902:
κρατέω; imperfect 2 person plural ἐκρατειτε, Mark 14:49 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading; future κρατήσω; 1 aorist ἐκράτησα; perfect infinitive κεκρατηκέναι; passive, present κρατοῦμαι; imperfect ἐκρατουμην; perfect 3 person plural κεκράτηνται; (κράτος (which see)); the Sept. chiefly for חָזַק, also for אָחַז (to seize), etc.; from Homer down;
1. to have power, be powerful; to be chief, be master of, to rule: absolutely for מָלַך, Esther 1:1; 1 Esdr. 4:38; ὁ κρατῶν, Wis. 14:19; οἱ κρατοῦντες, 2 Macc. 4:50; τίνος, to be ruler of one, Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 17:2 (for מָשַׁל); Wis. 3:8; never so in the N. T.
2. to get possession of; i. e.
a. to become master of, to obtain: τῆς προθέσεως, Acts 27:13 ((Diodorus Siculus 16, 20; others) cf. Buttmann, 161 (140); on the tense, Winers Grammar, 334 (313)).
b. to take bold of: τῆς χειρός τίνος (cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 8 d.; Buttmann, as above), Matthew 9:25; Mark 1:31; Mark 5:41; Mark 9:27 L T Tr WH; Luke 8:54; τινα τῆς χειρός, to take one by the hand, Mark 9:27 R G, cf. Matthiae, § 331; τινα, to hold one fast in order not to be sent away, Acts 3:11, cf. Meyer at the passage; τούς πόδας τίνος, to embrace one's knees, Matthew 28:9; tropically, τόν λόγον, to lay hold of mentally (cf. our 'catch at'; but others refer this example to 3 b. below), Mark 9:10 (join πρός ἑαυτούς with συζητοῦντες).
c. to lay hold of, take, seize: τινα, to lay hands on one in order to get him into one's power, Matthew 14:3; Matthew 18:28; Matthew 21:46; Matthew 22:6; Matthew 26:4, 48, 50, 55, 57; Mark 3:21; Mark 6:17; Mark 12:12; Mark 14:1, 44, 46, 49, 51; Acts 24:6; Revelation 20:2; (2 Samuel 6:6; Psalm 136:9 (Ps. 137:9)); τί, Matthew 12:11.
3. to hold; i. e.
a. to hold in the hand: τί ἐν τῇ δεξιά, Revelation 2:1 (τῇ ἀριστερά τόν ἄρτον, Plutarch, mor., p. 99 d.).
b. to hold fast, i. e. tropically, not to discard or let go; to keep carefully and faithfully: ὁ ἔχετε, ἔχεις, Revelation 2:25; Revelation 3:11; τό ὄνομα μου, Revelation 2:13; one's authority, τήν κεφαλήν, i. e. ἐκεῖνον ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλή, Christ, Colossians 2:19; τήν παράδοσιν, Mark 7:3f, 8; τάς παραδόσεις, 2 Thessalonians 2:15; τήν διδαχήν, Revelation 2:14f; also with a genitive of the thing, of blessings in which different individuals are participants: τῆς ὁμολογίας, Hebrews 4:14; τῆς ἐλπίδος, Hebrews 6:18 (others refer this example to 2 above) (cf. 2 Samuel 3:6).
c. to continue to hold, to retain: of death continuing to hold one, passive Acts 2:24; τάς ἁμαρτίας (opposed to ἀφίημι), to retain sins, i. e. not to remit, John 20:23; to hold in check, restrain: followed by ἵνα μή, Revelation 7:1; by τοῦ μή (Winers Grammar, 325 (305); Buttmann, § 140, 16 β.), Luke 24:16. On the construction of this verb with the genitive and accusative, cf. Matthiae, § 359f; Winers Grammar, § 30, 8 d.; Buttmann, 161 (140).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
3:6; 6:6
Esther
1; 1:1
Psalms
136:9; 137:9
Proverbs
16:32; 17:2
Matthew
9:25; 12:11; 14:3; 18:28; 21:46; 22:6; 26:4; 26:48; 26:50; 26:55; 26:57; 28:9
Mark
1:31; 3:21; 5:41; 6:17; 7:3; 7:8; 9:10; 9:27; 9:27; 12:12; 14:1; 14:44; 14:46; 14:49; 14:49; 14:51
Luke
8:54; 24:16
John
20:23
Acts
2:24; 3:11; 24:6; 27:13
Colossians
2:19
2 Thessalonians
2:15
Hebrews
4:14; 6:18
Revelation
2:1; 2:13; 2:14; 2:25; 3:11; 7:1; 20:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2902 matches the Greek κρατέω (krateō),
which occurs 47 times in 46 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:25 - But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took her hand; and the damsel rose up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:11 - But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise it up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3 - For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28 - But that bondman having gone out, found one of his fellow-bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he throttled him, saying, Pay me if thou owest anything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46 - And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 - And the rest, laying hold of his bondmen, ill-treated and slew them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 - and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:48 - Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is: seize him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:50 - But Jesus said to him, My friend, for what purpose art thou come? Then coming up they laid hands upon Jesus and seized him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:57

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:57 - Now they that had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:9 - And as they went to bring his disciples word, behold also, Jesus met them, saying, Hail! And they coming up took him by the feet, and did him homage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:31 - And he went up to her and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:21 - And his relatives having heard of it went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:41 - And having laid hold of the hand of the child, he says to her, Talitha koumi, which is, interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, Arise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:17 - For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3 - (for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - and on coming from the market-place, unless they are washed, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and vessels, and brazen utensils, and couches),

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:8 - For, leaving the commandment of God, ye hold what is delivered by men to keep -- washings of vessels and cups, and many other such like things ye do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:10 - And they kept that saying, questioning among themselves, what rising from among the dead was.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:27 - But Jesus, having taken hold of him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:12 - And they sought to lay hold of him, and they feared the crowd; for they knew that he had spoken the parable of them. And they left him and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - Now the passover and the feast of unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by subtlety and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:44 - Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign between them, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; seize him, and lead him away safely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:46 - And they laid their hands upon him and seized him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:49 - I was daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me; but it is that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:51 - And a certain young man followed him with a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men seize him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54 - But *he*, having turned them all out and taking hold of her hand, cried saying, Child, arise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:16 - but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:23 - whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:24 - Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:11 - And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:6 - who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, and would have judged according to our law;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:13 - And the south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19 - and not holding fast the head, from whom all the body, ministered to and united together by the joints and bands, increases with the increase of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15 - So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:14 - Having therefore a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18 - that by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:1 - To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness was, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14 - But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a snare before the sons of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices and commit fornication.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:15 - So thou also hast those who hold the doctrine of Nicolaitanes in like manner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25 - but what ye have hold fast till I shall come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:11 - I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:1 - And after this I saw four angels standing upon the four corners of the earth, holding fast the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow upon the earth, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
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