Strong's Greek · G2925

κρούω

kroúō

knock

Definition

to rap

Derivation

apparently a primary verb;

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Acts 12:16

But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

Luke 11:10

For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Revelation 3:20

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Luke 12:36

Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

Acts 12:13

He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

Matthew 7:8

For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Luke 11:9

So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Luke 13:25

After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

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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).

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