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
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1:51
- Acts
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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
