Lexicon krataioó: to strengthen Original Word: κραταιόωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: krataioó Phonetic Spelling: (krat-ah-yo'-o) Short Definition: I strengthen, confirm, grow strong Definition: I strengthen, confirm; pass: I grow strong, become strong. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 2901 krataióō (from 2904 /krátos) – to prevail by God's dominating strength, i.e. as His power prevails over opposition (gains mastery). See 2904 (kratos). For the believer, 2901 /krataióō ("attain mastery, the upper-hand") operates by the Lord inworking faith (His persuasion, 4102 /pístis). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kratosDefinitionto strengthen NASB Translationbecome strong (2), strengthened (1), strong (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2901: κραταιόωκραταιόω, κραταιῷ: passive, present imperative 2 person plural κραταιοῦσθε imperfect 3 person singular ἐκραταιοῦτο; 1 aorist infinitive κραταιωθῆναι; ( κράτος); only Biblical and ecclesiastical, for the classic κρατύνω; the Sept. mostly for חָזַק; in passive several times for אָמֵץ; to strengthen, make strong ( Vulg.conforto (and in Ephesians 3:16conroboro)); passive to be made strong, to increase in strength, to grow strong: passive with the dative of respect, πνεύματι, Luke 1:80; Luke 2:40 (here G L T Tr WH omit πνεύματι); δυνάμει, Ephesians 3:16 (cf. ἰσχύειν τοῖς σωμασι, Xenophon, mem. 2, 7, 7); ἀνδρίζεσθε, κραταιοῦσθε, i. e. show yourselves brave ( A. V. be strong), 1 Corinthians 16:13 ( ἀνδρίζεσθε καί κραταιούσθω ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν, Psalm 30:25 (); κραταιοῦσθε καί γίνεσθε εἰς ἄνδρας, 1 Samuel 4:9; ἀνδρίζου καί κραταιωθῶμεν, 2 Samuel 10:12).
Strong's be strengthened, become strong. From krataios; to empower, i.e. (passively) increase in vigor -- be strengthened, be (wax) strong. see GREEK krataios |
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