“to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively)”
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. to be strong; to be superior to any one, subdue, vanquish, Acts 2:24; to get into one’s power, lay hold of, seize, apprehend, Mt. 14:3; 18:28; 21:46; to gain, compass, attain, Acts 27:13; in NT to lay hold of, grasp, clasp, Mt. 9:25; Mk. 1:31; 5:41; to retain, keep under reserve, Mk. 9:10; met, to hold fast, observe, Mk. 7:3, 8; 2 Thess. 2:15; to hold to, adhere to, Acts 3:11; Col. 2:19; to restrain, hinder, repress, Lk. 24:16; Rev. 7:1; to retain, not to remit, sins, Jn. 20:23
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Etymology
from G2904 (κράτος);
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