Strong's Lexicon
G2853 — κολλάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2853 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κολλάω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from kolla ("glue") |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 12 |
| Transliteration: | kollao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kol-lah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to glue 2. (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | cleave, join (self), keep company |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κολλάω, κόλλω: passive, present κολλωμαι; 1 aorist ἐκολλήθην; 1 future κολλεθήσομαι (Mat 19:5 L T Tr WH); (κόλλα gluten, glue); properly, to glue, glue to, glue together, cement, fasten together; hence universally, to join or fasten firmly together; in the N. T. only the passive is found, with reflexive force, to join oneself to, cleave to; the Sept. for ãÈÌáÇ÷: ὁ κονιορτός ὁ κολληθεις ἡμῖν, Luk 10:11; ἐκολλήθησαν αὐτῆς αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ἄχρι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, her sins were such a heap as to reach even unto heaven (that is, came to the knowledge of heaven), Rev 18:5, G L T Tr WH (ἐκολλ. ἡ ψυχή μου ὀπίσω σου, Psa 62:9 (); αἱ ἄγνοιαί ἡμῶν ὑπερήνεγκαν ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, 1Es 8:72 (74); ὕβρις τέ βιη τέ οὐρανόν ἱκει, Homer Odyssey 15, 329; 17, 565). of persons, with the dative of the thing, κολλήθητι τῷ ἅρματι join thyself to etc. Act 8:29; with the dative of person, to form an intimate connection with, enter into the closest relations with, unite oneself to (so the Epistle of Barnabas 10, 3f, 5, 8 [ET] also with μετά and the genitive of person, ibid. 10, 11 [ET]; 19, 2 [ET]. 6; Clement of Rome, 1Co 15:1-58; 1Co 1:1-31 [ET]; 30, 3 [ET]; 46, 2 [ET] (cf. Lightfoot’s note), 4): τῇ γυναικί, Mat 19:5 L T Tr WH; τῇ πόρνη, 1Co 6:16 (Sir 19:2); τῷ κυρίῳ, 1Co 6:17 (2Ki 18:6; Sir 2:3); to join oneself to one as an associate, keep company witlb Act 5:13; Act 9:26; Act 10:28; to follow one, be on his side, Act 17:34 (2Sa 20:2; 1Ma 3:2 1Ma 6:21); to join or attach oneself to a master or patron, Luk 15:15; with the dative of the thing, to give oneself steadfastly to, labor for (A. V. cleave to): τῷ ἀγαθῷ, Rom 12:9, ἀγαθῷ, κρίσει δίκαια, the Epistle of Barnabas 20, 2 [ET]; τῇ εὐλογία, so cleave to as to share, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 31, 1 [ET]. (Aeschylus Ag. 1566; Plato, Diodorus, Plutarch, others) (Compare: προσκολλάω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κολλάω (cleave)
Luke 10:11
- KJV: Even the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us we do wipe off against you notwithstanding be ye sure of this that the kingdom of God come nigh unto you
- GK: και τον κονιορτόν τον κολληθέντα ημίν από της πόλεως υμών απομασσόμεθα υμίν πλήν τούτο γινώσκετε ότι ήγγικεν εφ΄ υμάς η βασιλεία του θεού
Luke 15:15
- KJV: And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country and he sent him into his fields to feed swine
- GK: και πορευθείς εκολλήθη ενί των πολιτών της χώρας εκείνης και έπεμψεν αυτόν εις τους αγρούς αυτού βόσκειν χοίρους
Acts 5:13
- KJV: And of the rest durst no man join himself to them but the people magnified them
- GK: των δε λοιπών ούδείς ετόλμα κολλάσθαι αυτοίς αλλ΄ εμεγάλυνεν αυτούς ο λαός
Acts 8:29
- KJV: Then the Spirit said unto Philip Go near and join thyself to this chariot
- GK: είπε δε το πνεύμα τω Φιλίππω πρόσελθε και κολλήθητι τω άρματι τούτω
Acts 9:26
- KJV: And when Saul was come to Jerusalem he assayed to join himself to the disciples but they were all afraid of him and believed not that he was a disciple
- GK: παραγενόμενος δε ο Σαύλος εν Ιερουσαλήμ επειράτο κολλάσθαι τοις μαθηταίς και πάντες εφοβούντο αυτόν μη πιστεύοντες ότι εστί μαθητής
Acts 10:28
- KJV: And he said unto them Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company or come unto one of another nation but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean
- GK: έφη τε προς αυτούς υμείς επίστασθε ως αθέμιτόν εστιν ανδρί Ιουδαίω κολλάσθαι η προσέρχεσθαι αλλοφύλω και εμοί ο θεός έδειξε μηδένα κοινόν η ακάθαρτον λέγειν άνθρωπον
Acts 17:34
- KJV: Howbeit certain men clave unto him and believed among the which Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them
- GK: τινές δε άνδρες κολληθέντες αυτώ επίστευσαν εν οις και Διονύσιος ο Αρεοπαγίτης και γυνή ονόματι Δάμαρις και έτεροι συν αυτοίς
Romans 12:9
- KJV: love be without dissimulation Abhor that which is evil cleave to that which is good
- GK: η αγάπη ανυπόκριτος αποστυγούντες το πονηρόν κολλώμενοι τω αγαθώ
1 Corinthians 6:16
- KJV: What know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body for two saith he shall be one flesh
- GK: η ουκ οίδατε ότι ο κολλώμενος τη πόρνη εν σώμά εστιν έσονται γαρ φησίν οι δύο εις σάρκα μίαν