Greek adjective · G2903
κράτιστος
kratistoskrat'-is-tos
strongest, mightiest (Hom.).; noblest, best (cf. κρείσσων)
4 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: krátistos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2903is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2903
strongest, i.e. (in dignity) very honorable
The King James renders it: most excellent (noble).
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
kratistos is rendered "strongest, mightiest (Hom.).; noblest, best (cf. κρείσσων)". It stands 4 times in the Greek text, across two books.
- Three of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "strongest, mightiest (Hom.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 1:3Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
Luke 1:3κράτιστε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: strongest, mightiest (Hom.)., and noblest, best (cf. κρείσσων).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| strongest, mightiest (Hom.). | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLuke 1:3Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning… |
| noblest, best (cf. κρείσσων)most excellent (find. | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 1:3Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning… |
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.
2 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
- κράτιστε3
- κρατίστῳ1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · vocative (address) · masculine singular3A-VSM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1A-DSM
Luke
one use
Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
- κράτιστεkratisteadjective · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: most excellent
Acts
three uses
Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.
- κρατίστῳkratistoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: most excellent
In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
- κράτιστεkratisteadjective · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: most excellent
But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
- κράτιστεkratisteadjective · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: most excellent
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.