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Koine Greek wordlink #61576

SR GNT Luke 24:16 ἐκρατοῦντο (ekratounto) ‘but eyes of them were_being restrained not to know him’ Strongs=29020 Lemma=krateō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=passive person=3rd number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐκρατοῦντο (V-IIP3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐκρατοῦντο’ (V-IIP3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘were_being restrained’.

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 (3) other than ἐκρατοῦντο (V-IIP3··P) with a gloss related to ‘restrained’

YHN 20:23 κεκράτηνται (kekrataʸntai) V-IEP3··P ‘if of any you_all may_be restraining they have_been restrained’ SR GNT Yhn 20:23 word 20

OET-LV: 23 If of _any you _all _may _forgive the sins, they _have _been _forgiven to _them, if of _any you _all _may _be _restraining, they _have _been _restrained. (JHN_20:23)

OET-RV: 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, then they’ll be forgiven but if you withhold forgiveness, then it will be withheld.” (JHN 20:23)

ACTs 2:24 κρατεῖσθαι (krateisthai) V-NPP···· ‘not was possible to_be_being restrained him by it’ SR GNT Acts 2:24 word 15

OET-LV: 24 Whom the god raised _up, having _untied/released the agonies of _the death, as _much _as was not possible him to _be _being _restrained by it. (ACT_2:24)

OET-RV: 24 But God released him from the agonies of death and brought him back to life—death couldn’t restrain him. (ACT 2:24)

ACTs 14:18 κατέπαυσαν (katepausan) V-IAA3··P Lemma=katapauō ‘these things saying with_difficulty they restrained the crowds not’ SR GNT Acts 14:18 word 6

OET-LV: 18 And saying these things, with _difficulty they _restrained the crowds which not to _be _sacrificing to _them. (ACT_14:18)

OET-RV: 18 By saying these things, they were eventually just able to restrain the people from sacrificing to them. (ACT 14:18)

Key: V=verb