κολάζω
kolazō · punish
Greek word · Strong’s number G2849 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kolazō (κολάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “punish”.
How to say it
ko·la·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To make someone pay for the wrong they did.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- they might punish ×1
- under punishment ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 4:21
And they, after threatening them further, released them, finding nothing as to how they might punish them, because of the people, for all were glorifying God for what had happened.
- 2 Peter 2:9
the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,