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Koine Greek wordlink #81452

SR GNT Yhn 20:23 κρατῆτε (krataʸte) ‘to them if of any you_all may_be restraining they have_been restrained’ Strongs=29020 Lemma=krateō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural
Refers to Word #81400 Referred to from Word #81455

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Only use of identical word form κρατῆτε (V-SPA2..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κρατῆτε’ (V-SPA2..P) is always and only glossed as ‘you_all may_be restraining’.

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 (4) other than κρατῆτε (V-SPA2..P) with a gloss related to ‘restraining’

LUKE 4:42 κατεῖχον (kateiⱪon) V-IIA3..P Lemma=kateχō ‘up_to him and they were restraining him not to_be going’ SR GNT Luke 4:42 word 21

ROM 1:18 κατεχόντων (kateⱪontōn) V-PPA.GMP Lemma=kateχō ‘truth by unrighteousness restraining’ SR GNT Rom 1:18 word 18

2TH 2:6 κατέχον (kateⱪon) V-PPA.ANS Lemma=kateχō ‘and now the thing restraining you_all have known in_order that’ SR GNT 2Th 2:6 word 4

2TH 2:7 κατέχων (kateⱪōn) V-PPA.NMS Lemma=kateχō ‘of lawlessness only the one restraining it now there_is until out_of’ SR GNT 2Th 2:7 word 11

Key: V=verb IIA3..P=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person plural PPA.ANS=participle,present,active,accusative,neuter,singular PPA.GMP=participle,present,active,genitive,masculine,plural PPA.NMS=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,singular SPA2..P=subjunctive,present,active,2nd person plural