Strong's 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.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb καταράομαι (kataraomai), meaning "to curse."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -H779 (אָרַר, arar): To curse
-H7045 (קְלָלָה, qelalah): Curse, vilification
Usage:The term "katara" refers to a curse, an invocation of misfortune or judgment upon someone. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe a divine curse or judgment from God, as well as curses pronounced by individuals. It conveys the idea of a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient world, curses were taken very seriously and were believed to have real power. They were often used in legal and religious contexts, as well as in personal disputes. In Jewish tradition, curses were seen as a serious matter, with the understanding that God alone had the ultimate authority to bless or curse. The concept of a curse is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where it is often associated with disobedience to God's commandments and the resulting divine judgment.
HELPS Word-studies
2671katára (from2596/katá, "according to,down" and685/ará, "a curse") – properly, whathas"to go down" (penalties received)due to condemnation, i.e. thepenalty-curse that results whenGod Himself curses (condemns) something.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
kata and
araDefinitiona curse
NASB Translationaccursed (1), curse (3), cursed (1), cursing (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2671: κατάρακατάρα,
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;
γῆκατάραςἐγγύς, near by God, i. e. to being given up to barrenness (the allusion is to
Genesis 3:17f),
Hebrews 6:8;
ὑπόκατάρανεἶναι, to be under a curse, i. e. liable to the appointed penalty of being cursed,
Galatians 3:10;
ἐξαγοράζειντιναἐκτῆςκατάρας, to redeem one exposed to the threatened penalty of a curse,
Galatians 3:13;
τέκνακατάρας, 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;
ἐγώκατάραἐγενήθην, Protevangelium Jacobi,
c. 3. (Aeschylus,Euripides,Plato, others.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
curseFromkata (intensive) andara; imprecation, execration -- curse(-d, ing).
see GREEKkata
see GREEKara
Forms and Transliterations
καταρα κατάρα κατάραι κατάραις καταραν κατάραν καταρας κατάρας katara katára kataran katáran kataras katárasLinks
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