2671. katara

Lexicon

katara: Curse

Original Word: κατάρα
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: katara
Pronunciation: kä-tä'-rä
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ar'-ah)
Definition: Curse
Meaning: cursing; a curse; meton: a doomed one.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

curse

From kata (intensive) and ara; imprecation, execration -- curse(-d, ing).

see GREEK kata

see GREEK ara

HELPS Word-studies

2671 katára (from 2596 /katá, "according to, down" and 685 /ará, "a curse") – properly, what has "to go down" (penalties received) due to condemnation, i.e. the penalty-curse that results when God Himself curses (condemns) something.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kata and ara
Definition
a curse
NASB Translation
accursed (1), curse (3), cursed (1), cursing (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2671: κατάρα

κατάρα, κατάρας, ἡ (κατά and ἄρα, cf. German Verfiuchung,Verwünschung (cf. κατά, III. 4)); the Sept. chiefly for כְּלָלָה; an execration, imprecation, curse: opposed to εὐλογία to being cursed (which see), James 3:10; γῆ κατάρας ἐγγύς, near by God, i. e. to being given up to barrenness (the allusion is to Genesis 3:17f), Hebrews 6:8; ὑπό κατάραν εἶναι, to be under a curse, i. e. liable to the appointed penalty of being cursed, Galatians 3:10; ἐξαγοράζειν τινα ἐκ τῆς κατάρας, to redeem one exposed to the threatened penalty of a curse, Galatians 3:13; τέκνα κατάρας, men worthy of execration, 2 Peter 2:14; abstract for the concrete, one in whom the curse is exhibited, i. e. undergoing the appointed penalty of cursing, Galatians 3:13; ἐγώ κατάρα ἐγενήθην, Protevangelium Jacobi,

c. 3. (Aeschylus, Euripides, Plato, others.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb καταράομαι (kataráomai), meaning "to curse."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 7045: קְלָלָה (qelalah) • A curse, imprecation.
• Strong's Hebrew 779: אָרַר (arar) • To curse, to bind with a curse.

These Hebrew terms parallel the Greek concept of κατάρα, emphasizing the continuity of the theme of blessing and cursing throughout the biblical narrative.

Usage: The term κατάρα is used in the New Testament to denote a curse or a state of being under a curse. It appears in contexts where divine judgment or human imprecation is pronounced.

Context: The Greek word κατάρα is used in the New Testament to describe a curse, often in the context of divine judgment or human pronouncement of doom. It is a term that conveys the idea of invoking harm or misfortune upon someone, often as a result of disobedience or sin.

In Galatians 3:10, Paul writes, "For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.'" Here, κατάρα is used to describe the state of being under a curse due to failure to uphold the law perfectly.

James 3:10 highlights the inconsistency of using the tongue for both blessing and cursing: "Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!" This usage underscores the moral and ethical implications of speech, where κατάρα represents the negative and destructive power of words.

In Romans 12:14, believers are exhorted to "Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse." This instruction contrasts the natural human inclination to curse one's enemies with the Christian call to respond with blessing, reflecting the transformative ethic of love and forgiveness.

The concept of κατάρα is deeply rooted in the biblical understanding of covenant and law, where blessings and curses are seen as outcomes of obedience or disobedience to God's commands. The New Testament usage often reflects the transition from the old covenant, based on the law, to the new covenant, centered on grace through faith in Christ.

Forms and Transliterations

καταρα κατάρα κατάραι κατάραις καταραν κατάραν καταρας κατάρας katara katára kataran katáran kataras katáras

Englishman's Concordance

Galatians 3:10 N-AFS
GRK: εἰσὶν ὑπὸ κατάραν εἰσίν γέγραπται
NAS: are under a curse; for it is written,
KJV: under the curse: for
INT: are under a curse are it has been written

Galatians 3:13 N-GFS
GRK: ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου
NAS: redeemed us from the curse of the Law,
KJV: from the curse of the law,
INT: from the curse of the law

Galatians 3:13 N-NFS
GRK: ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν κατάρα ὅτι γέγραπται
NAS: having become a curse for us -- for it is written,
KJV: of the law, being made a curse for us:
INT: for us a curse it has been written

Hebrews 6:8 N-GFS
GRK: ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς ἧς
NAS: and close to being cursed, and it ends
KJV: and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end
INT: [is] rejected and a curse near to of which

James 3:10 N-NFS
GRK: εὐλογία καὶ κατάρα οὐ χρή
NAS: [both] blessing and cursing. My brethren,
KJV: blessing and cursing. My brethren,
INT: blessing and cursing Not ought

2 Peter 2:14 N-GFS
GRK: πλεονεξίας ἔχοντες κατάρας τέκνα
NAS: trained in greed, accursed children;
KJV: with covetous practices; cursed children:
INT: in craving having of curse children

Strong's Greek 2671
6 Occurrences

κατάρα — 2 Occ.
κατάραν — 1 Occ.
κατάρας — 3 Occ.