Strong's Lexicon kóluó: To hinder, to prevent, to forbid, to restrain Original Word: κωλύω Word Origin: From a primary word of uncertain affinity Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of hindering or restraining is מָנַע (manah, Strong's H4513), which means to withhold or restrain. Usage: The Greek verb κωλύω (kóluó) is used in the New Testament to convey the act of hindering or preventing someone from doing something. It can also mean to forbid or restrain an action. This term often appears in contexts where an action is being stopped or a command is being given to prevent a particular behavior. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of authority and control was significant, and the ability to hinder or restrain was often associated with power and governance. In the New Testament, κωλύω is used in various contexts, including legal, social, and religious settings, reflecting the diverse ways in which authority and permission were exercised in ancient society. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably from the same as kolazó Definition to hinder NASB Translation forbid (2), forbidden (1), forbidding (1), forbids (1), hinder (5), hindered (1), hindering (1), kept (1), prevent (3), prevented (2), prevents (1), refuse (1), restrained (1), stand in...way (1), withhold (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2967: κωλύωκωλύω; imperfect 1 person plural ἐκωλύομεν (Mark 9:38 T Tr text WH); 1 aorist ἐκώλυσα; passive, present κωλύομαι; 1 aorist ἐκωλύθην; (from κόλος, lopped, clipped; properly, to cut off, cut short, hence) to hinder, prevent, forbid; (from Pindar down); the Sept. for כָּלָא, twice (viz. 1 Samuel 25:26; 2 Samuel 13:13) for מָנַע : τινα followed by an infinitive (Winer's Grammar, § 65, 2 β.; cf. Buttmann, § 148,13), Matthew 19:14; Luke 23:2; Acts 16:6; Acts 24:23; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; Hebrews 7:23; τί κωλύει με βαπτισθῆναι; what doth binder me from being (to be) baptized? Acts 8:36; the infinitive is omitted, as being evident from what has gone before, Mark 9:38; Mark 10:14; Luke 9:49; Luke 11:52; Luke 18:16; Acts 11:17; Romans 1:13; 3 John 1:10; αὐτόν is lacking, because it has preceded, Luke 9:50; the accusative is lacking, because easily supplied from the context, 1 Timothy 4:3; as often in Greek writings, construction with τινα τίνος, to keep one from a thing, Acts 27:43; with the accusative of the thing, τήν παραφρονίαν, to restrain, check, 2 Peter 2:16; τό λαλεῖν γλωσαις, 1 Corinthians 14:39; τί, followed by τοῦ μή, can anyone hinder the water (which offers itself), that these should not be baptized? Acts 10:47; in imitation of the Hebrew כָּלָא followed by מִן of the person and the § of the thing, to withhold a thing from anyone, i. e. to deny or refuse one a thing: Luke 6:29 (Buttmann, § 132, 5) (τό μνημεῖον ἀπό σου, Genesis 23:6). (Compare: διακωλύω.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance forbid, hinder, preventFrom the base of kolazo; to estop, i.e. Prevent (by word or act) -- forbid, hinder, keep from, let, not suffer, withstand. see GREEK kolazo Forms and Transliterations εκωλύθη εκωλυθην εκωλύθην ἐκωλύθην εκωλυομεν ἐκωλύομεν εκώλυσα εκωλύσαμεν εκωλυσατε εκωλύσατε ἐκωλύσατε εκώλυσε εκώλυσέ εκωλυσεν εκώλυσεν ἐκώλυσεν κώλυε κωλυει κωλύει κωλυειν κωλύειν κωλυεσθαι κωλύεσθαι κωλυετε κωλύετε κωλυθεντες κωλυθέντες κωλυοντα κωλύοντα κωλυοντων κωλυόντων κωλυσαι κωλύσαι κωλῦσαι κωλῦσαί κωλύσει κωλύση κωλυσης κωλύσης κωλύσῃς κώλυσον κωλύσω κωλύων κωμάρχας ekoluomen ekōluomen ekolusate ekōlusate ekolusen ekōlusen ekoluthen ekōluthēn ekolyomen ekolýomen ekōlyomen ekōlýomen ekolysate ekolýsate ekōlysate ekōlýsate ekolysen ekōlysen ekṓlysen ekolythen ekolýthen ekōlythēn ekōlýthēn koluei kōluei koluein kōluein koluesthai kōluesthai koluete kōluete koluonta kōluonta koluonton kōluontōn kolusai kōlusai koluses kōlusēs koluthentes kōluthentes kolyei kolýei kōlyei kōlýei kolyein kolýein kōlyein kōlýein kolyesthai kolýesthai kōlyesthai kōlýesthai kolyete kolýete kōlyete kōlýete kolyonta kolýonta kōlyonta kōlýonta kolyonton kolyónton kōlyontōn kōlyóntōn kolysai kolŷsai kolŷsaí kōlysai kōlŷsai kōlŷsaí kolýseis kōlýsēis kolyses kōlysēs kolythentes kolythéntes kōlythentes kōlythéntesLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 19:14 V-PMA-2PGRK: καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν NAS: alone, and do not hinder them from coming KJV: little children, and forbid them not, INT: and not do forbid them to come Mark 9:38 V-IIA-1P Mark 9:39 V-PMA-2P Mark 10:14 V-PMA-2P Luke 6:29 V-ASA-2S Luke 9:49 V-IIA-1P Luke 9:50 V-PMA-2P Luke 11:52 V-AIA-2P Luke 18:16 V-PMA-2P Luke 23:2 V-PPA-AMS Acts 8:36 V-PIA-3S Acts 10:47 V-ANA Acts 11:17 V-ANA Acts 16:6 V-APP-NMP Acts 24:23 V-PNA Acts 27:43 V-AIA-3S Romans 1:13 V-AIP-1S 1 Corinthians 14:39 V-PMA-2P 1 Thessalonians 2:16 V-PPA-GMP 1 Timothy 4:3 V-PPA-GMP Hebrews 7:23 V-PNM/P 2 Peter 2:16 V-AIA-3S 3 John 1:10 V-PIA-3S Strong's Greek 2967 |