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Koine Greek wordlink #91547

SR GNT Acts 12:16 κρούων (krouōn) ‘but Petros was continuing_on knocking having opened_up it and they saw’ Strongs=29250 Lemma=krouō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=44 AD Event=An_angel_rescues_Peter_from_prison TimeSeries=An_angel_rescues_Peter_from_prison Refers to Word #91545

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Only use of identical word form κρούων (V-PPA·NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κρούων’ (V-PPA·NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘knocking’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘krouō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘be knocking’, ‘having knocked’, ‘to_be knocking’, ‘I am knocking’, ‘knocking’.

Greek words (6) other than κρούων (V-PPA·NMS) with a gloss related to ‘knocking’

MAT 7:7 κρούετε (krouete) V-MPA2··P ‘be seeking and you_all will_be finding be knocking and it will_be_being opened_up to you_all’ SR GNT Mat 7:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 Be _requesting and it _will _be _being _given to _you _all, be _seeking and you _all _will _be _finding, be _knocking and it _will _be _being _opened _up to _you _all. (MAT_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 “Make your requests, and they’ll be given to you. Keep looking, and you’ll find it. Knock on doors, and they’ll be opened. (MAT 7:7)

MAT 7:8 κρούοντι (krouonti) V-PPA·DMS ‘is finding and to the one knocking it will_be_being opened_up’ SR GNT Mat 7:8 word 13

OET-LV: 8 For/Because everyone which requesting is _receiving, and the one seeking is _finding, and to _the one knocking it _will _be _being _opened _up. (MAT_7:8)

OET-RV: 8 Everyone who asks for something will get something, and everyone who searches for something will find something, and the door will be opened for everyone who knocks. (MAT 7:8)

LUKE 11:9 κρούετε (krouete) V-MPA2··P ‘be seeking and you_all will_be finding be knocking and it will_be_being opened_up to you_all’ SR GNT Luke 11:9 word 13

OET-LV: 9 And _I am _saying to _you _all: Be _requesting, and it _will _be _being _given to _you _all, be _seeking, and you _all _will _be _finding, be _knocking, and it _will _be _being _opened _up to _you _all. (LUK_11:9)

OET-RV: 9 So this is what I’m telling you: Keep submitting your requests and it’ll be given to you all, keep searching and you’ll all find what you’re looking for, keep knocking and the door will be opened for you all, (LUK 11:9)

LUKE 11:10 κρούοντι (krouonti) V-PPA·DMS ‘is finding and to the one knocking it will_be_being opened_up’ SR GNT Luke 11:10 word 12

OET-LV: 10 For/Because everyone which requesting is _receiving, and the one seeking is _finding, and to _the one knocking it _will _be _being _opened _up. (LUK_11:10)

OET-RV: 10 because everyone who requests will receive, and everyone who searches will find, and everyone who knocks will find opened doors. (LUK 11:10)

LUKE 13:25 κρούειν (krouein) V-NPA···· ‘outside to_have stood and to_be knocking the door saying’ SR GNT Luke 13:25 word 19

OET-LV: 25 From what time the the_home _owner wishfully may _be _raised and may _shut the door, and you _all _may _begin to _have _stood outside and to _be _knocking the door saying: Master, open _up to _us, and answering he _will _be _saying to _you _all: I _have_ not _known you _all, from _where you _all _are. (LUK_13:25)

OET-RV: 25 Once the home-owner gets up and locks the door, even if you get there now and stand outside knocking and calling out, ‘Master, open up for us,’ he’ll answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’ (LUK 13:25)

REV 3:20 κρούω (krouō) V-IPA1··S ‘the door and I am knocking if anyone may hear’ SR GNT Rev 3:20 word 7

OET-LV: 20 Behold, I _have _stood at the door and I _am _knocking, if anyone may _hear of _the voice of _me and may _open _up the door, I _will _be _coming _in to him, and I _will _be _dining with him, and he with me. (REV_3:20)

OET-RV: 20 Yes, I stand at the door and knock—if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he’ll eat with me. (REV 3:20)

Key: V=verb