Word study · Greek

katára

curse

Say it: kat-AR-ah (approximate)

κατάρα

What it means

A curse, a call for harm. In 3:10-13, those who rely on the works of the law are "under a curse," because the law curses those who do not keep it, and Christ redeems us by "becoming a curse for us."

Range of meaning

  • CurseA pronouncement of harm.
  • CondemnationBeing under judgment.

In Galatians

Every verse (2)

Verses where G2671 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources