Reconciliation
καταλλαγήStrong’s G2643katallagē
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katallagē is the Greek word usually translated “reconciliation”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.”
Meaning
Usually translated “reconciliation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- reconciliation 2
- of reconciliation 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 11:15For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
- 2 Corinthians 5:18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
- 2 Corinthians 5:19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Greek dictionary
καταλλαγή katallagē · reconciliation
κατ-αλλαγή, -ῆς, ἡ (καταλλάσσω), [in LXX: Isa.9:5(4), 2Ma.5:20 * ;] 1. exchange. 2. reconciliation: Rom.5:11; κ. κόσμου, Rom.11:15; διακονία τῆς κ., 2Co.5:18; λόγος τῆς κ., 2Co.5:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reconciliation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RECONCILIA'TION, noun
[Latin reconciliatio.]
- The act of reconciling parties at variance; renewal of friendship after disagreement or enmity.
- In Scripture, the means by which sinners are reconciled and brought into a state of favor with God, after natural estrangement or enmity; the atonement; expiation.“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression and to make an end of sin, and to make reconciliation for iniquity” Daniel 9:24
- Agreement of things seemingly opposite, different or inconsistent.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.