Definition
κατ-αλλάσσω
(Att.. -ττω; cf. ἀλλάσσω) [in LXX: Jeremiah 48:39 (חָתַת), 2Ma.1.5 2Mac.7.33 2Mac.8.29 * ;]
prop., to change, exchange (esp. of money); hence, of persons, to change from emnity to friendship, to reconcile (for exx. in cl., see Thayer„ LS): of the reconciliation of man to God (Lft., Notes, 288; ICC on Ro, l.with; DCG, ii, 474, 797), 2 Corinthians 5:18-19; pass Romans 5:10, 2 Corinthians 5:20; of a woman returning to her husband, 1 Corinthians 7:11 (cf. ἀπο-καταλλάσσω).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Romans 5:10κατηλλάγημεν · we were reconciled; καταλλαγέντες · having been reconciledFor if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
- 1 Corinthians 7:11καταλλαγήτω · be reconciledBut if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
- 2 Corinthians 5:18καταλλάξαντος · reconciledAll this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
- 2 Corinthians 5:19καταλλάσσων · reconciling…that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20καταλλάγητε · Be reconciledTherefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.