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Lexicon :: Strong's G2903 - kratistos

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κράτιστος
Transliteration
kratistos (Key)
Pronunciation
krat'-is-tos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Superlative of a derivative of κράτος (G2904)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

κράτιστος krátistos, krat'-is-tos; superlative of a derivative of G2904; strongest, i.e. (in dignity) very honorable:—most excellent (noble).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2903 in the following manner: most excellent (2x), most noble (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2903 in the following manner: most excellent (2x), most noble (2x).

  1. mightiest, strongest, noblest, most illustrious, best, most excellent

    1. used in addressing men of prominent rank or office

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κράτιστος krátistos, krat'-is-tos; superlative of a derivative of G2904; strongest, i.e. (in dignity) very honorable:—most excellent (noble).
STRONGS G2903:
κράτιστος, κρατίστη, κράτιστον, superlative of the adjective κρατύς (κράτος) (from (Homer) Pindar down), mightiest, strongest, noblest, most illustrious, best, most excellent: vocative κράτιστε used in addressing men of conspicuous rank or office, Acts 23:26; Acts 24:3; Acts 26:25, (Otto, De ep. ad Diognetum etc. Jena 1845, p. 79ff, and in his Epist. ad Diognet. Leips. edition, p. 53f, has brought together examples from later writings). Perhaps also it served simply to express friendship in Luke 1:3 (as in Theophrastus, char. 5; Dionysius Halicarnassus, de oratt. 1; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 6, 8), because in Acts 1:1 it is omitted in addressing the same person. Cf. Grimm in Jahrbb. f. deutsche Theol. for 1871, p. 50f.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:3
Acts
1:1; 23:26; 24:3; 26:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2903 matches the Greek κράτιστος (kratistos),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:3 - il m'a aussi semblé bon, après avoir fait des recherches exactes sur toutes ces choses depuis leur origine, de te les exposer par écrit d'une manière suivie, excellent Théophile,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:26 - Claude Lysias au très excellent gouverneur Félix, salut!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:3 - Très excellent Félix, tu nous fais jouir d'une paix profonde, et cette nation a obtenu de salutaires réformes par tes soins prévoyants; c'est ce que nous reconnaissons en tout et partout avec une entière gratitude.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 - Je ne suis point fou, très excellent Festus, répliqua Paul; ce sont, au contraire, des paroles de vérité et de bon sens que je prononce.
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