What does κράτος · δόξα mean in the Bible?
κράτος · δόξα is a Greek phrase meaning "vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G2904, G1391
κράτος τῆς δόξης
Vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively) · glory
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κράτοςG2904vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationkrátos
Open lexicon entry →δόξαG1391glory
Pronunciationdóxa
Radiant manifestation of divine character and presence, not mere reputation or honor
Open lexicon entry →What does κράτος τῆς δόξης (kratos tes doxes) mean in the Bible?
κράτος · δόξα is a Greek phrase meaning "vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)".
Full entry for κράτος τῆς δόξης (G2904, G1391) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2904, G1391?
G2904, G1391 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms12Case patternNominative (6)Number patternSingular (12)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Tim 6:16 · 1 Pet 4:11 · 1 Pet 5:11 · Jude 1:25 · Rev 1:6 · Rev 5:136×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterEph 1:191×
Dative · Singular · NeuterEph 6:101×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 1:51 · Acts 19:20 · Col 1:11 · Heb 2:144×
Word Origins
κράτος τῆς δόξης is a primary word - no further derivation.