2643. katallagé

Strong's Lexicon

katallagé: Reconciliation

Original Word: καταλλαγή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: katallagé
Pronunciation: kat-al-lag-AY
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-al-lag-ay')
Definition: Reconciliation
Meaning: reconciliation, restoration to favor.

Word Origin: From the verb καταλλάσσω (katallassō), meaning "to reconcile" or "to change."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of reconciliation in the Old Testament is often related to the Hebrew word "כָּפַר" (kaphar, Strong's H3722), which means "to cover" or "to atone," as seen in the sacrificial system that foreshadows Christ's atoning work.

Usage: The term "katallagé" refers to the restoration of a relationship, particularly the reconciliation between God and humanity through Jesus Christ. It signifies the change from enmity to friendship, emphasizing the removal of the barrier of sin and the establishment of peace with God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, reconciliation was a common concept in both personal and political contexts, often involving the resolution of disputes and the restoration of harmony. In the New Testament, "katallagé" is used to describe the divine act of reconciling humanity to God through the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This concept is central to the Christian message of salvation, highlighting God's initiative in restoring a broken relationship with His creation.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 2643 katallagḗ – reconciliation (restoration) as the resulting of Christ exactly (precisely) exchanging His righteousness (blood) for our guilt. See 2644 (katallassō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from katallassó
Definition
reconciliation
NASB Translation
reconciliation (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2643: καταλλαγή

καταλλαγή, καταλλαγῆς, ἡ (καταλλάσσω, which see);

1. exchange; of the business of money-changers, exchanging equivalent values ((Aristotle, others)). Hence,

2. adjustment of a difference, reconciliation, restoration to favor, (from Aeschylus on); in the N. T., of the restoration of the favor of God to sinners that repent and put their trust in the expiatory death of Christ: 2 Corinthians 5:18f; with the genitive of the one received into favor, τοῦ κόσμου (opposed to ἀποβολή), Romans 11:15; καταλλαγήν ἐλάβομεν, we received the blessing of the recovered favor of God, Romans 5:11; with the genitive of him whose favor is recovered, 2 Macc. 5:20. (Cf. Trench, § lxxvii.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

atonement, reconciliation.

From katallasso; exchange (figuratively, adjustment), i.e. Restoration to (the divine) favor -- atonement, reconciliation(-ing).

see GREEK katallasso

Forms and Transliterations

καταλλαγη καταλλαγή καταλλαγὴ καταλλαγην καταλλαγήν καταλλαγὴν καταλλαγης καταλλαγής καταλλαγῆς katallage katallagē katallagḕ katallagen katallagēn katallagḕn katallages katallagês katallagēs katallagē̂s

Englishman's Concordance

Romans 5:11 N-AFS
GRK: νῦν τὴν καταλλαγὴν ἐλάβομεν
NAS: received the reconciliation.
KJV: now received the atonement.
INT: now the reconciliation we received

Romans 11:15 N-NFS
GRK: ἀποβολὴ αὐτῶν καταλλαγὴ κόσμου τίς
NAS: their rejection is the reconciliation of the world,
KJV: of them [be] the reconciling of the world,
INT: casting away of them [be the] reconciliation of [the] world what

2 Corinthians 5:18 N-GFS
GRK: διακονίαν τῆς καταλλαγῆς
NAS: us the ministry of reconciliation,
KJV: to us the ministry of reconciliation;
INT: ministry of reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:19 N-GFS
GRK: λόγον τῆς καταλλαγῆς
NAS: to us the word of reconciliation.
KJV: us the word of reconciliation.
INT: word of reconciliation

Strong's Greek 2643
4 Occurrences

καταλλαγὴ — 1 Occ.
καταλλαγὴν — 1 Occ.
καταλλαγῆς — 2 Occ.