To grasp/seize
κρατέωStrong’s G2902krateō
Appears in 46 verses of the New Testament
In short
Krateō is the Greek word usually translated “holding”, “having seized” and “do hold fast”. It appears in 46 verses of the New Testament.
“Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.”
Meaning
Usually translated “holding”, “having seized” and “do hold fast”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- holding 5
- having seized 3
- do hold fast 3
- to lay hold of 2
- do seize 2
- seized 2
- you did seize 2
- having taken hold 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 15
- Matthew 12
- Revelation 8
- Acts 4
- Luke 2
- Hebrews 2
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
- Matthew 12:11And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
- Matthew 14:3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
- Matthew 18:28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
- Matthew 21:46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
- Matthew 22:6And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
All 46 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
κρατέω krateō · to grasp/seize
κρατέω, -ῶ (κράτος), [in LXX chiefly for חָזַק hi., also for אָחַז, etc. ;] 1. to be strong, mighty, hence, to rule, be master, prevail (so chiefly in cl.; in LXX: Est.1:1, I Est.4:38, Wis.14:19, al.). 2. to get possession of, obtain, take hold of (Hdt., Thuc., al.): with genitive of thing(s) (M, Pr., 65), Act.27:13; τ. χειρός, Mat.9:25, Mrk.1:31 5:41 9:27, Luk.8:54; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.12:11; with accusative of person(s), Mat.14:3 18:28 21:46 22:6 26:4, 48 ff., Mrk.3:21 6:17 12:12 14:1, 44 ff, Act.3:11 24:6, Rev.20:2 (cf. 2Ki.6:6). …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “holding” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HOLDING, participle present
tense Stopping; confining; restraining; keeping; retaining; adhering; maintaining, etc.
All definitions and other forms of “holding”
HOLDING, noun
A tenure; a farm held of a superior.
- The burden or chorus of a song.
- Hold; influence; power over.
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.