κρατέω, -ῶ (κράτος), [in LXX chiefly for חָזַק hi., also for אָחַז, etc. ;] 1. to be strong, mighty, hence, to rule, be master, prevail (so chiefly in cl.; in LXX: Est.1:1, I Est.4:38, Wis.14:19, al.). 2. to get possession of, obtain, take hold of (Hdt., Thuc., al.): with genitive of thing(s) (M, Pr., 65), Act.27:13; τ. χειρός, Mat.9:25, Mrk.1:31 5:41 9:27, Luk.8:54; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.12:11; with accusative of person(s), Mat.14:3 18:28 21:46 22:6 26:4, 48 ff., Mrk.3:21 6:17 12:12 14:1, 44 ff, Act.3:11 24:6, Rev.20:2 (cf. 2Ki.6:6). 3. to hold, hold fast (Æsch., Polyb., al.): with accusative of thing(s), ἐν τ. δεξιᾷ, Rev.2:1. Metaphorical: with accusative of person(s), pass., Act.2:24; with accusative of thing(s), Rev.2:13, 25 3:11; τ. κεφαλήν (i.e. Christ), Col.2:19; τ. παράδοσιν (-εις), λόγον, διδαχήν, Mrk.7:3-4, 8 9:10, 2Th.2:15, Rev.2:14-15; with genitive of thing(s), Heb.4:14 6:18; of sins, to retain, Jhn.20:23; of restraint, before ἵνα μή, Rev.7:1; pass., before τοῦ μή, Luk.24:16.† (AS)
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G2902 — κρατέω
krateō · to grasp/seize · Greek
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Matthew 9:25 · ἐκράτησενbut, when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, he took hold of her hand, and the damsel arose,Matthew 12:11 · κρατήσειAnd he said to them, ‘What man shall be of you, who shall have one sheep, and if this may fall on the sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise it?Matthew 14:3 · κρατήσαςFor Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip’s wife,Matthew 18:28 · κρατήσας‘And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.Matthew 21:46 · κρατῆσαιand seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.Matthew 22:6 · κρατήσαντεςand the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay them.Matthew 26:4 · κρατήσωσινand they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill him,Matthew 26:48 · κρατήσατεAnd he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, ‘Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;’Matthew 26:50 · ἐκράτησανand Jesus said to him, ‘Comrade, for what art thou present?’ Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him.Matthew 26:55 · ἐκρατήσατέIn that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, ‘As against a robber ye did come forth, with swords and sticks, to take me! daily with you I was sitting teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold on me;Matthew 26:57 · κρατήσαντεςAnd those laying hold on Jesus led him away unto Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together,Matthew 28:9 · ἐκράτησανand as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, ‘Hail!’ and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.Mark 1:31 · κρατήσαςand having come near, he raised her up, having laid hold of her hand, and the fever left her immediately, and she was ministering to them.Mark 3:21 · κρατῆσαιand his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,Mark 5:41 · κρατήσαςand, having taken the hand of the child, he saith to her, ‘Talitha cumi;’ which is, being interpreted, ‘Damsel (I say to thee), arise.’Mark 6:17 · ἐκράτησενFor Herod himself, having sent forth, did lay hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,Mark 7:3 · κρατοῦντεςfor the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,Mark 7:4 · κρατεῖν,and, coming from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.Mark 7:8 · κρατεῖτεfor, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.’Mark 9:10 · ἐκράτησανand the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is.Mark 9:27 · κρατήσαςbut Jesus, having taken him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.Mark 12:12 · κρατῆσαιAnd they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;Mark 14:1 · κρατήσαντεςAnd the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;Mark 14:44 · κρατήσατεand he who is delivering him up had given a token to them, saying, ‘Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is, lay hold on him, and lead him away safely,’Mark 14:46 · ἐκράτησανAnd they laid on him their hands, and kept hold on him;Mark 14:49 · ἐκρατήσατέdaily I was with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not lay hold on me—but that the Writings may be fulfilled.’Mark 14:51 · κρατοῦσινand a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about his naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,Luke 8:54 · κρατήσαςand he having put all forth without, and having taken hold of her hand, called, saying, ‘Child, arise;’Luke 24:16 · ἐκρατοῦντοand their eyes were holden so as not to know him,John 20:23 · κρατῆτε, · κεκράτηνται.¶if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.’Acts 2:24 · κρατεῖσθαιwhom God did raise up, having loosed the pains of the death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it,Acts 3:11 · κρατοῦντοςAnd at the lame man who was healed holding Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch called Solomon’s—greatly amazed,Acts 24:6 · ἐκρατήσαμενwho also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,Acts 27:13 · κεκρατηκέναι,and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained their purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,Colossians 2:19 · κρατῶνand not holding the head, from which all the body—through the joints and bands gathering supply, and being knit together—may increase with the increase of God.2 Thessalonians 2:15 · κρατεῖτεso, then, brethren, stand ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;Hebrews 4:14 · κρατῶμενHaving, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—may we hold fast the profession,Hebrews 6:18 · κρατῆσαιthat through two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,Revelation 2:1 · κρατῶν‘To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands—the golden:Revelation 2:13 · κρατεῖςI have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell—where the throne of the Adversary is—and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell.Revelation 2:14 · κρατοῦντας‘But I have against thee a few things: That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom;Revelation 2:15 · κρατοῦνταςso hast thou, even thou, those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans—which thing I hate.Revelation 2:25 · κρατήσατεbut that which ye have—hold ye, till I may come;Revelation 3:11 · κράτειLo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.Revelation 7:1 · κρατοῦνταςAnd after these things I saw four messengers, standing upon the four corners of the land, holding the four winds of the land, that the wind may not blow upon the land, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree;Revelation 20:2 · ἐκράτησενand he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,