Word study · Greek

krataióō

to be strong, to be strengthened

Say it: krat-eye-OH-oh (approximate)

κραταιόω

What it means

To become strong or to be made strong. In 16:13, "be strong," the last of a group of commands. The verb is passive in form, suggesting strength is received.

Range of meaning

  • Be strongBe strengthened.
  • Grow strongIncrease in power.

In 1 Corinthians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2901 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources