Lexical Definition
κράτος krátos (krat'-os) power G:N-N
perhaps a primary word
dominion, might(-ily), power, strength.
- vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| κράτουσ | might | LXX.Gen.49.24 • LXX.Ps.89.9 • Eph.1.19 |
| κράτοσ | My might | LXX.Ps.59.9 |
| dominion | 1Tim.6.16 • Jude.1.25 • Rev.1.6 | |
| his might | LXX.Ezra.8.22 | |
| might | LXX.Deut.8.17 • LXX.Judg.4.3 • LXX.Job.12.16 • LXX.Ps.62.11 • LXX.Prov.27.24 • LXX.Isa.22.21 • LXX.Dan.11.1 • Acts.19.20 • Col.1.11 • Rev.5.13 | |
| power | LXX.Ps.90.11 • Heb.2.14 • 1Pet.4.11 • 1Pet.5.11 | |
| strength | Luke.1.51 | |
| your might | LXX.Ps.86.16 | |
| κράτη | might | LXX.Ps.76.3 |
| κράτει | might | LXX.Job.21.23 • LXX.Isa.40.26 • LXX.Dan.4.30 |
| strength | Eph.6.10 |
Abbott-Smith
κράτος, -εος (-ους), τό, [in LXX chiefly for עֹז, Jb 12:16, Ps 89 (90):11* al.;]
1. strength, esp. as in Hom., of bodily strength.
2. power, might: He 2:14; τὸ κ. τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ, Eph 1:19 6:10 (Is 40:26, Da TH 4:27*); τ. δόςης αὐτοῦ, Col 1:11; κατὰ κράτος, mightily, Ac 19:20; a mighty deed, an act of power, Lk 1:51; in doxologies, I Ti 6:16, I Pe 4:11 5:11, Ju 25, Re 1:6 5:13.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 12:16 |
| Psalms | 90:11* |
| Isaiah | 40:26 |
| Daniel | 4:27* |
| Luke | 1:51 |
| Acts | 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 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κράτος [ᾰ],
Ionic dialect and Epic dialect κάρτος, εος, τό, both in [Refs 8th c.BC+] κρέτος [Refs 7th c.BC+]:— strength, might, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] especially of bodily strength, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; τὸ γὰρ αὖτε σιδήρου γε κ. ἐστίν this (i.e. τὸ βάψαι) is what gives strength to iron, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κατὰ κράτος with all one's might or strength, [Refs 6th c.BC+], etc.: frequently in phrase αἱρεῖν κατὰ κ. take by storm, [κράτος διώκειν Xenophon Historicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.23; ἐλαύνειν [prev\. author] “An.” 1.8.1, etc.; ἀπὸ κράτους 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.34 ">Refs 6th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἰσχύος κράτος, opposed to λόγῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 personified, K. [Refs 5th c.BC+].
__II power, τοῦ γὰρ κ. ἐστὶ μέγιστον, of Zeus, [LXX+8th c.BC+], etc.: plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of political power, rule, sovereignty, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; τὸ πᾶν κ. ἔχειν to be all-powerful, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βασιλεὺς πρῶτος ἐν κράτει Ὀδρυσῶν ἐγένετο in real power, [Refs 5th c.BC+] sovereign power, [Refs]
__II.2 with genitive, power over, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ὧν ἂν ᾖ τὸ κ. τῆς γῆς whoever have possession of the land, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry).
__II.3 of persons, a power, an authority, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III mastery, victory, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀέθλων κ. victory in.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἀριστείας the meed of highest valour, [Refs 6th c.BC+].
__IV in Medicine texts, in plural, ligaments, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV.2 ={ταρσός}, back of the hand, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__V [Refs 4th c.BC+] name for ten, [Refs].—This word and its derivations take two forms, κρατ- and καρτ-; the latter is mostly Epic dialect, as κάρτος, κάρτιστος, καρτύνω, but in κρατερός and καρτερός the reverse holds, see at {κρατερός} near the end; κρατέω, κρατύς have no form καρτ-. (κρατ- and καρτ- from kṛt-, weak form of κρετ-, compare κρέτος, κρέσσων.)
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Ps.61.11*