What does κραταιός · χείρ mean in the Bible?
κραταιός · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "mighty hand, powerful rule".
Greek · G2900, G5495
κραταιὰ χείρ
Powerful · hand
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κραταιός G2900 powerful
Pronunciation krataiós
Denotes inherent strength or power, emphasizing physical or personal might rather than authority or dominion.
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χείρ G5495 hand
Pronunciation cheír
Metonymically represents personal power or agency, especially divine power when used of God's activity.
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What does κραταιὰ χείρ (krataia cheir) mean in the Bible?
κραταιός · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "mighty hand, powerful rule".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2900, G5495?
G2900, G5495 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. mighty hand, powerful rule
Source Gloss
mighty hand, powerful rule
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 1 Pet 5:6 1×
Word Origins
κραταιὰ χείρ is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain