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Koine Greek wordlink #143124

SR GNT Heb 4:14 κρατῶμεν (kratōmen) ‘the son of god we may_be taking_hold of our confession’ Strongs=29020 Lemma=krateō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=present voice=active person=1st number=plural
Refers to Word #142899

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Only use of identical word form κρατῶμεν (V-SPA1..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κρατῶμεν’ (V-SPA1..P) is always and only glossed as ‘we may_be taking_hold’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘krateō’ have 28 different glosses: ‘be taking_hold_of’, ‘having apprehended’, ‘having taken_hold’, ‘to apprehend’, ‘to take_hold_of’, ‘to_be taking_hold_of’, ‘to_be_being restrained’, ‘to_have taken_hold’, ‘were_being restrained’, ‘will_be taking_hold_of’, ‘he apprehended’, ‘he took_hold’, ‘they are apprehending’, ‘they have_been restrained’, ‘they may apprehend’, ‘they apprehended’, ‘they took_hold_of’, ‘we may_be taking_hold’, ‘we apprehended’, ‘you are taking_hold_of’, ‘you_all are taking_hold_of’, ‘you_all may_be restraining’, ‘you_all apprehended’, ‘apprehend’, ‘apprehended’, ‘take_hold_of’, ‘taking_hold_of’, ‘took_hold_of’.

Greek words (2) other than κρατῶμεν (V-SPA1..P) with a gloss related to ‘taking_hold’

HEB 2:16 ἐπιλαμβάνεται (epilambanetai) V-IPM3..S Lemma=epilambanō ‘for assuredly of the messengers he is taking_hold but of the seed of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām)’ SR GNT Heb 2:16 word 5

HEB 2:16 ἐπιλαμβάνεται (epilambanetai) V-IPM3..S Lemma=epilambanō ‘but of the seed of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) he is taking_hold’ SR GNT Heb 2:16 word 9

Key: V=verb IPM3..S=indicative,present,middle,3rd person singular SPA1..P=subjunctive,present,active,1st person plural