Lexicon kollaó: To join, to cleave, to unite, to adhere Original Word: κολλάω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cleave, join self, keep company. From kolla ("glue"); to glue, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively) -- cleave, join (self), keep company. HELPS Word-studies 2853 kolláō (from kólla, "glue") – to bond (cleave), adhere to (literally, "glued together"); to cleave, join to; (figuratively) intimately connected in a soul-knit friendship. [2853 (kolláō) is used "frequently in ancient medical language of the uniting of wounds" (WS, 180).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kolla (glue) Definition to glue, unite NASB Translation associate (3), cling (1), clings (1), hired (1), join (1), joined (2), joins (2), piled (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2853: κολλάωκολλάω, κόλλω: passive, present κολλωμαι; 1 aorist ἐκολλήθην; 1 future κολλεθήσομαι (Matthew 19:5 L T Tr WH); (κόλλα gluten, glue); properly, to glue, glue to, glue together, cement, fasten together; hence universally, to join or fasten firmly together; in the N. T. only the passive is found, with reflexive force, to join oneself to, cleave to; the Sept. for דָּבַק: ὁ κονιορτός ὁ κολληθεις ἡμῖν, Luke 10:11; ἐκολλήθησαν αὐτῆς αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ἄχρι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, her sins were such a heap as to reach even unto heaven (that is, came to the knowledge of heaven), Revelation 18:5, G L T Tr WH (ἐκολλ. ἡ ψυχή μου ὀπίσω σου, Psalm 62:9 Topical Lexicon Word Origin: From the Greek word κόλλα (kólla), meaning "glue" or "adhesive."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for κολλάω, similar concepts of attachment and cleaving can be found in Hebrew words such as דָּבַק (dāḇaq • Strong's Hebrew 1692), which means "to cling" or "to stick," often used in the context of loyalty and devotion, as seen in passages like Genesis 2:24: "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Usage: The verb κολλάω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of joining or adhering closely to something or someone. It often conveys a sense of strong attachment or association. Context: The Greek verb κολλάω appears in various contexts within the New Testament, illustrating both physical and metaphorical forms of attachment. It is used to describe the intimate union between individuals, as well as the spiritual and moral adherence to principles or teachings. Forms and Transliterations εκολληθη εκολλήθη ἐκολλήθη εκολλήθην εκολληθησαν εκολλήθησαν ἐκολλήθησαν εκόλλησα εκόλλησεν εκολλώντό κεκόλληκα κεκόλληνται κεκόλληται κολλασθαι κολλάσθαι κολλᾶσθαι κολλάται κόλλη κολληθείη κολληθεντα κολληθέντα κολληθεντες κολληθέντες κολληθησεται κολληθήσεται κολληθήση κολληθήσονται κολληθητι κολλήθητι κολλωμενοι κολλώμενοι κολλωμενος κολλώμενος κολλώνται ekollethe ekollēthē ekollḗthe ekollḗthē ekollethesan ekollēthēsan ekollḗthesan ekollḗthēsan kollasthai kollâsthai kollethenta kollethénta kollēthenta kollēthénta kollethentes kollethéntes kollēthentes kollēthéntes kollethesetai kollethḗsetai kollēthēsetai kollēthḗsetai kolletheti kollēthēti kollḗtheti kollḗthēti kollomenoi kollōmenoi kollṓmenoi kollomenos kollōmenos kollṓmenosLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 19:5 V-FIP-3SGRK: μητέρα καὶ κολληθήσεται τῇ γυναικὶ NAS: AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, INT: mother and will be joined with the wife Luke 10:11 V-APP-AMS Luke 15:15 V-AIP-3S Acts 5:13 V-PNM/P Acts 8:29 V-AMP-2S Acts 9:26 V-PNM/P Acts 10:28 V-PNM/P Acts 17:34 V-APP-NMP Romans 12:9 V-PPM/P-NMP 1 Corinthians 6:16 V-PPM/P-NMS 1 Corinthians 6:17 V-PPM/P-NMS Revelation 18:5 V-AIP-3P Strong's Greek 2853 |