STRONGS G2901:
κραταιόω,
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 (Ps. 31:25);
κραταιοῦσθε καί γίνεσθε εἰς ἄνδρας,
1 Samuel 4:9;
ἀνδρίζου καί κραταιωθῶμεν,
2 Samuel 10:12).
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