Verb krateō (to seize, to hold) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

9: 25But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and seize (krateō) her by the hand, and the girl got up.
12: 11He said to them, "Suppose one of you has only one sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath; will you not seize (krateō) it and lift it out?
14: 3For Herod had John seized (krateō), bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
18: 28But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing (krateō) him by the throat, he said, 'Pay what you owe.'
21: 46They wanted to seize (krateō) him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet.
22: 6while the rest seized (krateō) his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them.
26: 4and they conspired to seize (krateō) Jesus by stealth and kill him.
26: 48Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man; seize (krateō) him."
26: 50Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you are here to do." Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized (krateō) him.
26: 55At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as though I were a bandit? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize (krateō) me.
26: 57Those who had seized (krateō) Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, in whose house the scribes and the elders had gathered.
28: 9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came to him, seized (krateō) his feet, and worshiped him.

Mark

1: 31He came and seized (krateō) her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
3: 21When his family heard it, they went out to seize (krateō) him, for people were saying, "He has gone out of his mind."
5: 41He seized (krateō) her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cum," which means, "Little girl, get up!"
6: 17For Herod himself had sent men who seized (krateō) John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.
7: 3(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus holding (krateō) the tradition of the elders;
7: 4and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they hold (krateō), the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.)
7: 8You abandon the commandment of God and hold (krateō) to human tradition."
9: 10So they held (krateō) the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean.
9: 27But Jesus seized (krateō) him by the hand and lifted him up, and he was able to stand.
12: 12When they realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to seize (krateō) him, but they feared the crowd. So they left him and went away.
14: 1It was two days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to seize (krateō) Jesus by stealth and kill him;
14: 44Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man; seize (krateō) him and lead him away under guard."
14: 46Then they laid hands on him and seized (krateō) him.
14: 49Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize (krateō) me. But let the scriptures be fulfilled."
14: 51A certain young man was following him, wearing nothing but a linen cloth. They seized (krateō) him,

Luke

8: 54But he seized (krateō) her by the hand and called out, "Child, get up!"
24: 16but their eyes were held (krateō) from recognizing him.

John

20: 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you hold (krateō) the sins of any, they are held (krateō)."

Acts

2: 24But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held (krateō) in its power.
3: 11While he seized (krateō) to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's Portico, utterly astonished.
24: 6He even tried to profane the temple, and so we seized (krateō) him.
27: 13When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could hold (krateō) their purpose; so they weighed anchor and began to sail past Crete, close to the shore.