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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:25 - But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and gently took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:11 - He said to them, "Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28 - After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46 - They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 - The rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 - They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:48 - (Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!")

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:50 - Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you are here to do." Then they came and took hold of Jesus and arrested him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - At that moment Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:57

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:57 - Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:9 - But Jesus met them, saying, "Greetings!" They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:31 - He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and she began to serve them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:21 - When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:41 - Then, gently taking the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:17 - For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3 - (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They hold fast to many other traditions: the washing of cups, pots, kettles, and dining couches.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:8 - Having no regard for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:10 - They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:27 - But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:12 - Now they wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:44 - (Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.")

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:46 - Then they took hold of him and arrested him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:49 - Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:51 - A young man was following him, wearing only a linen cloth. They tried to arrest him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54 - But Jesus gently took her by the hand and said, "Child, get up."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:16 - (but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:23 - If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's sins, they are retained."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:24 - But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:11 - While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon's Portico.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:6 - He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:13 - When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19 - He has not held fast to the head from whom the whole body, supported and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15 - Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions that we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:14 - Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18 - so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:1 - "To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who has a firm grasp on the seven stars in his right hand - the one who walks among the seven golden lampstands:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - 'I know where you live - where Satan's throne is. Yet you continue to cling to my name and you have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your city where Satan lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14 - But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:15 - In the same way, there are also some among you who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25 - However, hold on to what you have until I come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:11 - I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away your crown.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:1 - After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so no wind could blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - He seized the dragon - the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan - and tied him up for a thousand years.
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