κρατέωkratéō
to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2902
Meanings
1. to be strong, mighty, hence, to rule, be master, prevail (so chiefly in classical Greek; in LXX: Ezra 1:1, 1 Esdras 4:38, Wisdom 14:19, and elsewhere).
2. to get possession of, obtain, take hold of: with genitive of thing, Acts 27:13; τ. χειρός, Matthew 9:25, Mark 1:31, Mark 5:41, Mark 9:27, Luke 8:54; with accusative of thing, Matthew 12:11; with accusative of person, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 18:28, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 22:6, Matthew 26:4, Matthew 26:48 ff., Mark 3:21, Mark 6:17, Mark 12:12, Mark 14:1, Mark 14:44 ff., Acts 3:11, Acts 24:6, Revelation 20:2 (cf. 2 Samuel 6:6).
3. to hold, hold fast: with accusative of thing, ἐν τ. δεξιᾷ, Revelation 2:1. Metaph.: with accusative of person, passive, Acts 2:24; with accusative of thing, Revelation 2:13, Revelation 2:25, Revelation 3:11; τ. κεφαλήν (i.e. Christ), Colossians 2:19; τ. παράδοσιν (-εις), λόγον, διδαχήν, Mark 7:3, Mark 7:4, Mark 7:8, Mark 9:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, Revelation 2:14, Revelation 2:15; with genitive of thing, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 6:18; of sins, to retain, John 20:23; of restraint, followed by ἵνα μή, Revelation 7:1; passive, followed by τοῦ μή, Luke 24:16.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 47 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:25 After the crowd was put outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up!
- Matthew 12:11 And he answered, “If you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would.
- Matthew 14:3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).
- Matthew 18:28 “But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.
- Matthew 21:46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.
- Matthew 22:6 Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.
See every passage
- 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, 7:4, 7:8, 9:10, 9:27, 12:12, 14:1, 14:44, 14:46, 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, 2:15, 2:25, 3:11, 7:1, 20:2
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.