What does κράτος (krátos) mean in the Bible?
κράτος (krátos) is a Greek word meaning "vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G2904
κράτος
Vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)
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κράτος G2904
Pronunciation krátos
What does κράτος (krátos) mean in the Bible?
κράτος (krátos) is a Greek word meaning "vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2904?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include power (5), dominion (2), might (1), mighty (1), mighty deeds (1).
Where does κράτος (krátos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:51. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (2), Ephesians (2), Revelation (2), 1 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It power 5× Hebrews 2:14, 1 Peter 4:11, 1 Peter 5:11, Revelation 1:6
dominion 2× 1 Timothy 6:16, Jude 1:25
might 1× Colossians 1:11
mighty 1× Ephesians 6:10
mighty deeds 1× Luke 1:51
powerfully 1× Acts 19:20
strength 1× Ephesians 1:19
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 1:51 κράτος to mighty deeds Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 19:20 κράτος to powerfully Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Ephesians 1:19 κράτους to strength Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Ephesians 6:10 κράτει to mighty Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Colossians 1:11 κράτος to might Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1 Timothy 6:16 κράτος to dominion Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Hebrews 2:14 κράτος to power Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1 Peter 4:11 κράτος to power Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 1 Peter 5:11 κράτος to power Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Jude 1:25 κράτος to dominion Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:51
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 9
Luke 1 Acts 1 Ephesians 2 Colossians 1 1 Timothy 1 Hebrews 1 1 Peter 2 Jude 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
κράτος 10x kratos Luke 1:51, Acts 19:20, Colossians 1:11, 1 Timothy 6:16
κράτει 1x kratei Ephesians 6:10
κράτους 1x kratous Ephesians 1:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 6x 1 Timothy 6:16, 1 Peter 4:11, 1 Peter 5:11, Jude 1:25
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 4x Luke 1:51, Acts 19:20, Colossians 1:11, Hebrews 2:14
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 1x Ephesians 6:10
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Ephesians 1:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)
Strong's G2904
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 4 forms 12 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
vigor ("great") (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1strength, esp. as in Hom., of bodily strength.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:51 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verse Acts 19:20 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verse Ephesians 1:19 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
κράτους kratouv
dominion, strength, power
Read verse Ephesians 6:10 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
κράτει kratei
dominion, strength, power
Read verse Colossians 1:11 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:16 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verse Hebrews 2:14 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verse 1 Peter 4:11 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verse 1 Peter 5:11 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verse Jude 1:25 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verse Revelation 1:6 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verse Revelation 5:13 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
κράτος kratov
dominion, strength, power
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 12 Case pattern Nominative (6) Number pattern Singular (12)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Tim 6:16 · 1 Pet 4:11 · 1 Pet 5:11 · Jude 1:25 · Rev 1:6 · Rev 5:13 6×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Eph 1:19 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Eph 6:10 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 1:51 · Acts 19:20 · Col 1:11 · Heb 2:14 4×
Word Origins
κράτος is a primary word - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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