What does ὀφθαλμός · κρατέω mean in the Bible?
ὀφθαλμός · κρατέω is a Greek phrase meaning "their eyes were restrained or kept".
Greek · G3788, G2902
οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο
Eye · to grasp/seize
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ὀφθαλμός G3788 eye
Pronunciation ophthalmós
Beyond physical sight, eye metaphorically denotes moral perception and ethical character, especially regarding envy and spiritual discernment.
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κρατέω G2902 to grasp/seize
Pronunciation kratéō
To seize and hold firm control; often used for grasping persons or maintaining doctrinal traditions.
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What does οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο (hoi ophthalmoi autōn ekratounto) mean in the Bible?
ὀφθαλμός · κρατέω is a Greek phrase meaning "their eyes were restrained or kept".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3788, G2902?
G3788, G2902 is connected to 100 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. their eyes were restrained or kept
Source Gloss
their eyes were restrained or kept
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 8 Aligned forms 100 Case pattern Accusative (38) Number pattern Plural (70)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:29 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 20:15 · Mark 7:22 · Mark 9:47 · Luke 11:34 · 1 Cor 2:9 · 1 Cor 12:16 · 1 Cor 12:17 · 1 Cor 12:21 · Rev 1:7 15×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:30 · Matt 13:16 · Matt 20:33 · Matt 26:43 · Mark 14:40 · Luke 2:30 · Luke 4:20 · Luke 10:23 · Luke 24:16 · Luke 24:31 · John 9:10 · Rom 11:10 · 1 Pet 3:12 · Rev 1:14 · Rev 19:12 15×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:29 · Luke 19:42 · Acts 1:9 · Acts 9:8 · Acts 9:18 · Rom 3:18 · 1 John 2:16 · Rev 4:6 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 7:17 · Rev 21:4 11×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:38 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 7:5 · Luke 6:42 · 1 Cor 15:52 6×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 7:3 · Matt 7:4 · Luke 6:41 · Luke 6:42 8×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:15 · Matt 21:42 · Mark 12:11 · John 12:40 · Acts 28:27 · Heb 4:13 · 1 John 1:1 7×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:15 · Matt 17:8 · Matt 18:9 · Mark 8:18 · Mark 8:25 · Mark 9:47 · Luke 6:20 · Luke 16:23 · Luke 18:13 · John 4:35 · John 6:5 · John 9:6 · John 9:11 · John 9:14 · John 9:15 · John 9:17 37×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:38 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 47 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 27 present 16 perfect 2 imperfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 44 passive 3
Mood
participle 16 indicative 16 infinitive 7 imperative 5 subjunctive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:25 ἐκράτησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:11 κρατήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 14:3 κρατήσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 18:28 κρατήσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 21:46 κρατῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 22:6 κρατήσαντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 26:4 κρατήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:48 κρατήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 26:50 ἐκράτησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:55 ἐκρατήσατέ aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:57 κρατήσαντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 28:9 ἐκράτησαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:31 κρατήσας aorist active participle participle Mark 3:21 κρατῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 5:41 κρατήσας aorist active participle participle Mark 6:17 ἐκράτησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:3 κρατοῦντες present active participle participle Mark 7:4 κρατεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 7:8 κρατεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Mark 9:10 ἐκράτησαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:27 κρατήσας aorist active participle participle Mark 12:12 κρατῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 14:1 κρατήσαντες aorist active participle participle Mark 14:44 κρατήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 14:46 ἐκράτησαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:49 ἐκρατήσατέ aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:51 κρατοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 8:54 κρατήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 24:16 ἐκρατοῦντο imperfect passive indicative background John 20:23 κρατῆτε present active subjunctive subjunctive John 20:23 κεκράτηνται perfect passive indicative resultant Acts 2:24 κρατεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Acts 3:11 Κρατοῦντος present active participle participle Acts 24:6 ἐκρατήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 27:13 κεκρατηκέναι perfect active infinitive infinitive Colossians 2:19 κρατῶν present active participle participle 2 Thessalonians 2:15 κρατεῖτε present active imperative imperative Hebrews 4:14 κρατῶμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 6:18 κρατῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 2:1 κρατῶν present active participle participle
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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)
Word Origins
οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο 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