Power
κράτοςStrong’s G2904kratos
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kratos is the Greek word usually translated “might”, “dominion” and “power”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”
Meaning
Usually translated “might”, “dominion” and “power”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- might 4
- dominion 3
- power 3
- strength 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 2
- 1 Peter 2
- Revelation 2
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- Colossians 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Jude 1:25In contextTo the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
- Luke 1:51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
- Acts 19:20So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
- Ephesians 1:19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
- Colossians 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
Greek dictionary
κράτος kratos · power
κράτος, -εος (-ους), τό [in LXX chiefly for עֹז, Job.12:16, Psa.90:11 al. ;] 1. strength, esp. as in Hom., of bodily strength. 2. power, might: Heb.2:14; τὸ κ. τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ, Eph.1:19 6:10 (Isa.40:26, Da TH Dan.4:27); τ. δόςης αὐτοῦ, Col.1:11; κατὰ κράτος, mightily, Act.19:20; a mighty deed, an act of power, Luk.1:51; in doxologies, 1Ti.6:16, 1Pe.4:11 5:11, Ju 25, Rev.1:6 5:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “power” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
POW'ER, noun
[The Latin has posse, possum, potes, potentia. The primary sense of the verb is to strain, to exert force.]
- In a philosophical sense, the faculty of doing or performing any thing; the faculty of moving or of producing a change in something; ability or strength.
- Force; animal strength; as the power of the arm, exerted in lifting, throwing or holding.
- Force; strength; energy; as the power of the mind, of the imagination, of the fancy.
- Faculty of the mind, as manifested by a particular mode of operation; as the power of thinking, comparing and judging; the reasoning powers.
All definitions
- Ability, natural or moral.
- In mechanics, that which produces motion or force, or which may be applied to produce it.
- Force.
- That quality in any natural body which produces a change or makes an impression on another body; as the power of medicine; the power of heat; the power of sound.
- Force; strength; momentum; as the power of the wind, which propels a ship or overturns a building.
- Influence; that which may move the mind; as the power of arguments or of persuasion.
- Command; the right of governing, or actual government; dominion; rule, sway; authority.
- A sovereign, whether emperor, king or governing prince or the legislature of a state; as the powers of Europe; the great powers; the smaller powers.
- One invested with authority; a ruler; a civil magistrate. Romans 13:1
- Divinity; a celestial or invisible being or agent supposed to have dominion over some part of creation; as celestial powers; the powers of darkness.
- That which has physical power; an army; a navy; a host; a military force.
- Legal authority; warrant; as a power of attorney; an agent invested with ample power The envoy has full powers to negotiate a treaty.
- In arithmetic and algebra, the product arising from the multiplication of a number or quantity into itself; as, a cube is the third power; the biquadrate is the fourth power
- In Scripture, right; privilege. John 1:121 Corinthians 9:4
- Angels, good or bad. Colossians 1:11Ephesians 6:10
- Violence, force; compulsion.
- Christ is called the power of God, as through him and his gospel, God displays his power and authority in ransoming and saving sinners. 1 Corinthians 1:18
- The powers of heaven may denote the celestial luminaries. Matthew 24:30
- Satan is said to have the power of death, as he introduced sin, the cause of death, temporal and eternal, and torments men with the feat of death and future misery.
- In vulgar language, a large quantity; a great number; as a power of good things. [This is, I believe, obsolete, even among our common people.]
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.