Midvash

κράζωkrázō

properly, to "croak" (as a raven) or scream, i.e. (genitive case) to call aloud (shriek, exclaim, intreat)

Greek (New Testament) · G2896

Meanings

1. properly onomatop., of the raven, to croak, hence generally, of inartic. cries, to scream, cry out (Æsch., and elsewhere): Mark 5:5, Mark 9:26, Mark 15:39 (Rec., R, margin), Luke 9:39, and elsewhere; of crying for vengeance (cf. Genesis 4:10), James 5:4.

2. to cry, call out with a loud voice: with accusative of thing, Acts 19:32; followed by orat. dir., Mark 10:48, Luke 18:39, and elsewhere; (ἐν) φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Mark 5:7, Revelation 14:15, and elsewhere; λέγων, Matthew 8:29, and elsewhere; of public teaching, John 1:15, Romans 9:27, and elsewhere; of importunate prayer (cf. Job 35:12, Psalms 3:5, and elsewhere), Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6; perfect with present sense, John 1:15.

Synonyms

see βοάω.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 55 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 8:29 They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?”
  • Matthew 9:27 After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
  • Matthew 14:26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!”
  • Matthew 14:30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.
  • Matthew 15:22 A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”
  • Matthew 15:23 But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to go away,” they said. “She is bothering us with all her begging.”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.