Strong's Greek · G2967
G2967 kōlýō
κωλύω
ko-loo'-o
to prevent
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kōlýō appears 23 times in Scripture, including Matthew 19:14 and Mark 9:38. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to estop, i.e. prevent (by word or act)
In the King James Version
forbid, hinder, keep from, let, not suffer, withstand
Derivation
from the base of G2849 (κολάζω);
Appears 23 times in Scripture
““Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!””
“So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?””
“After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.”
“But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
“As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?””
“If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.”
“But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.””
“John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.””
““Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.””
““Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
