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κράζω

To cry

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κράζω G2896
Pronunciation krázō

What does κράζω (krázō) mean in the Bible?

κράζω (krázō) is a Greek word meaning "to cry". κράζω [in LXX for זָעַק, צָעַק, קָרָא, etc.

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Meaning

to cry
Extended definition

Loud, urgent crying out—often importunate prayer or public proclamation demanding immediate attention

in cl. chiefly poët.,

1prop. onomatop., of the raven, to croak, hence generally, of inartic. cries, to scream, cry out (Æsch., al.): Mrk.5:5 9:26 15:39 (Rec., R, mg.), Luk.9:39, al.; of crying for vengeance (cf. Gen.4:10), Jas.5:4.
2to cry, call out with a loud voice: with accusative of thing(s), Act.19:32; before orat. dir., Mrk.10:48, Luk.18:39, al.; (ἐν) φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Mrk.5:7, Rev.14:15, al.; λέγων, Mat.8:29, al.; of public teaching, Jhn.1:15, Rom.9:27, al.; of importunate prayer (cf. Job.35:12, Psa.3:5, al.), Rom.8:15, Gal.4:6; pf. with Pres. sense (vernac.; M, Pr., 147), Jhn.1:15
Synonymssee: βοάω
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Imperfect Present Future Perfect
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 40×
Aorist Active Matt 14:30 · John 7:28 · John 7:37 · John 12:44 · Acts 7:60 · Rev 7:2 · Rev 10:3 · Rev 18:2 · Rev 19:17 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 14:26 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 20:31 · Mark 15:13 · Mark 15:14 · Rev 6:10 20×
Imperfect Active Matt 21:9 · Matt 27:23 · Mark 3:11 · Mark 11:9 · Acts 19:28 · Acts 19:32 · Matt 15:22 · Mark 10:48 · Luke 18:39 · Acts 16:17 · Acts 23:6 11×
Present Active Matt 15:23 · Luke 9:39 · Rom 9:27 · Jas 5:4 · Rev 12:2 · Rom 8:15 · Rev 7:10 7×
Future Active Luke 19:40 1×
Perfect Active John 1:15 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 14×
Present Active Matt 9:27 · Acts 14:14 · Acts 21:28 · Acts 21:36 · Mark 5:5 · Rev 14:15 · Matt 21:15 · Acts 19:34 · Gal 4:6 9×
Aorist Active Matt 27:50 · Mark 5:7 · Mark 9:24 · Mark 9:26 · Acts 7:57 5×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Mark 10:47 1×
55 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 54 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 20 ongoing 7 prospective 1 resultant 1 background 11 infinitive 1 participle 13
Tense
aorist 25 present 16 imperfect 11 perfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 54
Mood
indicative 40 participle 13 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:29 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:27 κράζοντες present active participle participle Matthew 14:26 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:30 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:22 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 15:23 κράζει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 20:30 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:31 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:15 κράζοντας present active participle participle Matthew 21:9 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:23 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:50 κράξας aorist active participle participle Mark 3:11 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Mark 5:7 κράξας aorist active participle participle Mark 9:24 κράξας aorist active participle participle Mark 9:26 κράξας aorist active participle participle Mark 10:47 κράζειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 10:48 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:9 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:13 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:14 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:39 κράζει present active indicative ongoing Luke 18:39 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 19:40 κράξουσιν future active indicative prospective John 1:15 κέκραγεν perfect active indicative resultant John 7:28 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed John 7:37 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed John 12:44 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 7:57 κράξαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 7:60 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 14:14 κράζοντες present active participle participle Acts 16:17 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 19:28 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Acts 19:32 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Acts 19:34 κραζόντων present active participle participle Acts 21:28 κράζοντες present active participle participle Acts 21:36 κράζοντες present active participle participle Acts 23:6 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 24:21 ἐκέκραξα aorist active indicative completed Romans 8:15 κράζομεν present active indicative ongoing +14 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

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Biblical Witnesses
Isaiah 19:18-22 cry out krázō
to call out with a loud voice in public declaration or proclamation
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

μέγας · κράζω G3173, G2896
cried even more loudly
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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