Strong's Greek · G2902
κρατέω
kratéō
hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by)
Definition
to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
from G2904 (κράτος);
Appears 47 times in Scripture
“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’”
“and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.”
“Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.”
““Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.”
“The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.”
“At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.”
“Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.””
“Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.”
“Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,”
“He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).