κράτος
Transliteration
kratos (Key)
Pronunciation
krat'-os
Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps a primary word
mGNT
12x in 3 unique form(s) TR
12x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
19x in 6 unique form(s)
κράτει — 1x
κράτος — 10x
κράτους — 1x
κράτει — 1x
κράτος — 10x
κράτους — 1x
ἐκράτει — 1x
κράτει — 3x
κράτη — 1x
κράτος — 11x
κράτους — 2x
κρατῶν — 1x
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Strong’s Definitions

κράτος krátos, krat'-os; perhaps a primary word; vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively):—dominion, might(-ily), power, strength.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G2904 in the following manner: power (6x), dominion (4x), strength (1x), mighty (with G2596) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G2904 in the following manner: power (6x), dominion (4x), strength (1x), mighty (with G2596) (1x).

  1. force, strength

  2. power, might: mighty with great power

    1. a mighty deed, a work of power

  3. dominion

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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κράτος krátos, krat'-os; perhaps a primary word; vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively):—dominion, might(-ily), power, strength.
STRONGS G2904:
κράτος, κρατεος (κράτους) (from a root meaning 'to perfect, complete' (Curtius, § 72); from Homer down), τό, Hebrew עֹז;
1. force, strength.
2. power, might: τό κράτος τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ, the might of his strength, Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 6:10; τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ, Colossians 1:11; κατά κράτος, mightily, with great power, ηὔξανε, Acts 19:20; metonymy, a mighty deed, a work of power: ποιεῖν κράτος (cf. ποιεῖν δυνάμεις), Luke 1:51.
3. dominion: in the doxologies, 1 Timothy 6:16; 1 Peter 4:11; 1 Peter 5:11; Jude 1:25; Revelation 1:6; Revelation 5:13; τίνος (the genitive of object), Hebrews 2:14 (τό Περσεων κράτος ἔχοντα, Herodotus 3, 69). (Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:51
Acts
19:20
Ephesians
1:19; 6:10
Colossians
1:11
1 Timothy
6:16
Hebrews
2:14
1 Peter
4:11; 5:11
Jude
1:25
Revelation
1:6; 5:13
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