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κολλάω
kolláō · Greek · Strong's G2853 · 12 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “cleave”
What it means
to glue, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively)
from ("glue");
How the KJV renders it
cleave, join, keep company
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“cleave”
“join”
“keep company”
also renders synanamígnymi (G4874)
Answers that weigh this word
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
- Does Mark 7:19 declare all foods clean?
- Is eating blood forbidden to Christians?
Where it appears
12 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 6:16 · V-PPP-NSM
Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.”
1 Corinthians 6:17 · V-PPP-NSM
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
Acts 5:13 · V-PPN
None of the rest dared to join them; however, the people honored them.
Acts 8:29 · V-APM-2S
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
Acts 9:26 · V-PPN
When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Acts 10:28 · V-PPN
He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.
Acts 17:34 V-APP-NPMLuke 10:11 V-APP-ASMLuke 15:15 V-API-3SMatthew 19:5 V-FPI-3SRevelation 18:5 V-API-3PRomans 12:9 V-PPP-NPM
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