κραταιός
krataios
G2900
G:A
Greek
mighty
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Occurrences
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Greek
Language
Krataios describes the hand of God under which people are called to humble themselves.
The attested use describes God's hand as the one under which people are to humble themselves, with later exaltation stated in the same clause.
Senses in use
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Describing God's hand in a call to humility · dominant
In 1 Peter 5:6, the accusative singular feminine form modifies “hand” in the phrase under which people are told to humble themselves; the APB renders the clause “under the mighty hand of God.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 5:6, the APB presents the phrase as “the mighty hand of God.” This identifies the clause's presentation rather than a separate lexical rendering.