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Strong's G2900 κραταιός (krataios)

Krataios means “mighty” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2900 — tobiah (“Tobijah”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2900
Language Greek
Linked Usages 65
Books 25

Strong's G2900 Quick Answer

Strong's G2900 κραταιός (krataios) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. krataios (krat-ai-os') adj. 1. powerful [from G2904] It has 65 linked Bible usages across 25 books. Visible English usage signals include mighty. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
krataios (krat-ai-os') adj. 1. powerful [from G2904]
Usage
65 linked usages
Books
25 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
mighty

Meaning and Definition

krataios (krat-ai-os') adj. 1. powerful [from G2904] KJV: mighty Root(s): G2904

Original Word
κραταιός
Transliteration
krataios
Derivation
Root: κράτος R1: 2904
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2900. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

mighty

Usage: κραταιός, -ά, -όν (κράτος), (in cl. poët, form of κρατερός), [in LXX chiefly for חָזַק and cognates ;] strong, mighty: 1Pe.5:6.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2900 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render krataios, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

mighty 1 Peter 5:6

How Strong's G2900 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 56 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2900 (κραταιός) appears 64 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2900 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2900 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

1 Peter 5:6 KJV

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Strong's G2900 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

56 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 3:19 Septuagint / Brenton

But I know that Pharaoh king of Egypt will not let you go, save with a mighty hand;

Exodus 6:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord said to Moses, Now thou shalt see what I will do to Pharaoh; for he shall send them forth with a mighty hand, and with a high arm shall he cast them out of his land.

Exodus 13:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which ye came forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for with a strong hand the Lord brought you forth thence; and leaven shall not be eaten.

Strong's G2900 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 8:46 Septuagint / Brenton

and commanded them that they should speak unto Iddo, and to his brethren, and to the treasurers in that place, to send us such men as might execute the priests’ office in the house of the Lord.

1 Esdras 8:60 Septuagint / Brenton

So the priests and the Levites, who had received the silver and the gold and the vessels that were in Jerusalem, brought them into the temple of the Lord.

1 Maccabees 5:6 Septuagint / Brenton

Afterward he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, with Timothy their captain.

Usage Excerpts

First 65 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2900.

Exodus 3:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I know that Pharaoh king of Egypt will not let you go, save with a mighty hand;
Exodus 6:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Now thou shalt see what I will do to Pharaoh; for he shall send them forth with a mighty hand, and with a high arm shall he cast them out of his land.
Exodus 13:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which ye came forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for with a strong hand the Lord brought you forth thence; and leaven shall not be eaten.
Exodus 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall be to thee a sign upon thy hand and a memorial before thine eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in thy mouth, for with a strong hand the Lord God brought thee out of Egypt.
Exodus 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thy son should ask thee hereafter, saying, What is this? then thou shalt say to him, With a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Exodus 13:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and immovable before thine eyes, for with a strong hand the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 3:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lord God, thou hast begun to show to thy servant thy strength, and thy power, and thy mighty hand, and thy high arm: for what God is there in heaven or on the earth, who will do as thou hast done, and according to thy might?
Deuteronomy 4:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
if God has assayed to go and take to himself a nation out of the midst of another nation with trial, and with signs, and with wonders, and with war, and with a mighty hand, and with a high arm, and with great sights, according to all the things which the Lord our God did in Egypt in thy sight.
Deuteronomy 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out thence with a mighty hand, and a high arm: therefore the Lord appointed thee to keep the Sabbath day and to sanctify it.
Deuteronomy 6:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then shalt thou say to thy son, We were slaves to Pharaoh in the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought us forth thence with a mighty hand, and with a high arm.
Deuteronomy 7:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But because the Lord loved you, and as keeping the oath which he swore to your fathers, the Lord brought you out with a strong hand, and the Lord redeemed thee from the house of bondage, out of the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the great temptations which thine eyes have seen, those signs and great wonders, the strong hand, and the high arm; how the Lord thy God brought thee forth: so the Lord your God will do to all the nations, whom thou fearest in their presence.
Deuteronomy 7:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not be wounded before them, because the Lord thy God in the midst of thee is a great and powerful God.
Deuteronomy 9:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I prayed to God, and said, O Lord, King of gods, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, whom thou didst redeem, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt with thy great power, and with thy strong hand, and with thy high arm.
Deuteronomy 11:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall know this day; for I speak not to your children, who know not and have not seen the discipline of the Lord thy God, and his wonderful works, and his strong hand, and his high arm,
Deuteronomy 26:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord brought us out of Egypt himself with his great strength, and his mighty hand, and his high arm, and with great visions, and with signs, and with wonders.
Deuteronomy 34:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the great wonders, and the mighty hand which Moses displayed before all Israel.
Joshua 24:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and I gave to him Isaac, and to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir for him to inherit: and Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt, and became there a great and populous and mighty nation: and the Egyptians afflicted them.
Judges 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then went down the remnant to the strong, The people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.
1 Kingdoms 14:52 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the war was vehement against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, and any valiant man, then he took them to himself.
2 Kingdoms 11:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Station Uriah in front of the severe part of the fight, and retreat from behind him, so shall he be wounded and die.
2 Kingdoms 22:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As for the Mighty One, his way is blameless: The word of the Lord is strong and tried in the fire: He is a protector to all that put their trust in him.
2 Kingdoms 22:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is the Mighty One who strengthens me with might, And has prepared my way without fault.
3 Kingdoms 17:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass afterward, that the son of the woman the mistress of the house was sick; and his sickness was very severe, until there was no breath left in him.
3 Kingdoms 18:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elijah went to appear before Ahab: and the famine was severe in Samaria.
3 Kingdoms 19:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Thou shalt go forth tomorrow, and shalt stand before the Lord in the mount; behold, the Lord will pass by. And, behold, a great and strong wind rending the mountains, and crushing the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
2 Chronicles 6:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every stranger who is not himself of thy people Israel, and who shall have come from a distant land because of thy great name, and thy mighty hand, and thy high arm; when they shall come and worship toward this place—
Ezra 6:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
Ezra 10:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
Nehemiah 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
Nehemiah 9:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
Job 9:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: Who has hardened himself against him and endured?
Job 26:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? Is it not he that has much strength, and he who has a strong arm?
Job 30:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They attacked me also without mercy: Thou hast scourged me with a strong hand.
Psalms 23:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who is this king of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.
Psalms 46:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The rulers of the people are assembled with the God of Abraham: For God’s mighty ones of the earth have been greatly exalted.
Psalms 53:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For strangers have risen up against me, And mighty men have sought my life: They have not set God before them. Pause.
Psalms 58:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; Violent men have set upon me: Neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.
Psalms 70:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am become as it were a wonder to many; But thou art my strong helper.
Psalms 85:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O God, transgressors have risen up against me, And an assembly of violent men have sought my life; And have not set thee before them.
Psalms 134:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who smote many nations, And slew mighty kings;
Psalms 135:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
With a strong hand, and a high arm: For his mercy endures forever.
Psalms 135:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And slew mighty kings; For his mercy endures forever:
Proverbs 23:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the Lord is their redeemer; He is mighty, and will plead their cause with thee.
Song of Solomon 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm; For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as the grave, Her shafts are shafts of fire, even the flames thereof.
Jeremiah 21:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, with wrath and great anger.
Jeremiah 39:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou didst bring out thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, with a mighty hand, and with a high arm, and with great sights;
Ezekiel 3:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall be continually stronger than a rock: be not afraid of them, neither be dismayed at their faces, because it is a provoking house.
Ezekiel 3:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Spirit lifted me, and took me up, and I went in the impulse of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was mighty upon me.
Ezekiel 20:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord, I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath:
Ezekiel 20:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will bring you out from the nations, and will take you out of the lands wherein ye were dispersed, with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath.
Daniel 2:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou, O king, art a king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given a powerful and strong and honorable kingdom,
Daniel 8:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his power shall be great, and he shall destroy wonderfully, and prosper, and practice, and shall destroy mighty men, and the holy people.
Daniel 9:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, O Lord our God, who broughtest thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and madest to thyself a name, as at this day; we have sinned, we have transgressed.
Amos 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And flight shall perish from the runner, and the strong shall not hold fast his strength, and the warrior shall not save his life:
Habakkuk 3:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His excellence covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness shall be as light; There were horns in his hands, And he caused a mighty love of his strength.
1 Peter 5:6 New Testament, KJV
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
1 Esdras 8:46 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and commanded them that they should speak unto Iddo, and to his brethren, and to the treasurers in that place, to send us such men as might execute the priests’ office in the house of the Lord.
1 Esdras 8:60 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So the priests and the Levites, who had received the silver and the gold and the vessels that were in Jerusalem, brought them into the temple of the Lord.
1 Maccabees 5:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Afterward he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, with Timothy their captain.
Wisdom of Solomon 6:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But a sore trial shall come upon the mighty.
Wisdom of Sirach 6:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A faithful friend is a strong defense: And he that hath found such a one hath found a treasure.
Wisdom of Sirach 46:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Joshua the son of Nave was valiant in the wars, And was the successor of Moses in prophecies, Who according to his name was made great For the saving of the elect of God, And taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, That he might set Israel in their inheritance.
Wisdom of Sirach 46:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He called upon the most high Lord, When the enemies pressed upon him on every side; And the great Lord heard him.
Baruch 2:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, O Lord God of Israel, that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and high arm, and with signs, and with wonders, and with great power, and hast gotten thyself a name, as appeareth this day:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2900, grouped by book.

Exodus 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2900 FAQ

What does krataios (κραταιός) mean?

Krataios (Strong's G2900) is a Greek word most simply glossed "mighty". krataios (krat-ai-os') adj. 1. powerful [from G2904]

How many times is krataios (κραταιός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 65 linked usages for Strong's G2900 across 25 books.

Where can I study krataios (κραταιός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2900 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate krataios (κραταιός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as mighty. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2900 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 56 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2900, with linked reader references where each row is available.