Greek verb · G2901
κραταιόω
krataiookrat-ah-yo'-o
to strengthen
4 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: krataióō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2901is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2901
to empower, i.e. (passively) increase in vigor
The King James renders it: be strengthened, be (wax) strong.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
krataioo is rendered "to strengthen". It stands 4 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Two of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 1:80And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
Luke 1:80ἐκραταιοῦτο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's four uses are in Luke.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- do be strong1
- He was being strengthened1
- he was strengthened1
- to be strengthened1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 4, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐκραταιοῦτο2
- κραταιοῦσθε1
- κραταιωθῆναι1
The grammar of each form
- verb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-IPI-3S
- verb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)1V-APN
- verb · present passive, command · 2nd person plural1V-PPM-2P
Luke
two uses
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
- ἐκραταιοῦτοekrataioutoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was strengthened
And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
- ἐκραταιοῦτοekrataioutoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was being strengthened
1 Corinthians
one use
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- κραταιοῦσθεkrataioustheverb · present passive, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do be strong
Ephesians
one use
I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
- κραταιωθῆναιkrataiothenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be strengthened
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.