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κολλάω

kollaōto joinHow to read Greek
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Definition

κολλάω, -ῶ

(κόλλα, glue), [in LXX chiefly for דָּבַק ;]

1. to glue or cement together.

2. Generally, to unite, to join firmly. Pass., to cleave to, join (oneself to): with dative of person(s), Matthew 19:5(LXX), Luke 10:11; 15:15, Acts 5:13 (but see Field, Notes, 118) Acts 9:26; 10:28 (see Field, l.with) Acts 17:34; τ. πόρνῃ, 1 Corinthians 6:16; τ. Κυρίῳ, 1 Corinthians 6:17; with dative of thing(s), ἅρματι, Acts 8:29; τ. ἀγαθῴ, Romans 12:9; of sins joining together, ἄχρι τ. οὐρανοῦ, Revelation 18:5, of dust, Luke 10:11 (cf. τροσ-κολλάω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κολλάω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

12 total
  1. Matthew 19:5κολληθήσεται · be united to
    …and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
  2. Luke 10:11κολληθέντα · clings
    ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
  3. Luke 15:15ἐκολλήθη · [and] hired himself out
    So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
  4. Acts 5:13κολλᾶσθαι · to join
    Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.
  5. Acts 8:29κολλήθητι · stay by [it]
    The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
  6. Acts 9:26κολλᾶσθαι · to join
    When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
  7. Acts 10:28κολλᾶσθαι · to associate with
    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
  8. Acts 17:34κολληθέντες · joined
    But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
  9. Romans 12:9κολλώμενοι · cling to
    Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
  10. 1 Corinthians 6:16κολλώμενος · unites himself
    Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
  11. 1 Corinthians 6:17κολλώμενος · unites himself
    But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
  12. Revelation 18:5ἐκολλήθησαν · are piled
    For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.