Definition
Κρούω
[in LXX: before ἐπί Judges 19:22, Song of Solomon 5:2 (דָּפַק) ;]
with, accusative, τ. αὐλαίαν, Jdt.14.14 * ;]
to strike, knock: at a door (Κόπτειν, in Att..), Matthew 7:7-8, Luke 11:9-10; 12:36, Acts 12:16, Revelation 3:20; with accusative, τ. θύραν, Luke 13:25, Acts 12:13.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
9 total
- Matthew 7:7κρούετε · knockAsk, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Matthew 7:8κρούοντι · knocksFor everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
- Luke 11:9κρούετε · knockSo I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Luke 11:10κρούοντι · knocksFor everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
- Luke 12:36κρούσαντος · knocksThen you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
- Luke 13:25κρούειν · knockingAfter the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
- Acts 12:13κρούσαντος · knockedHe knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
- Acts 12:16κρούων · knockingBut Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
- Revelation 3:20κρούω · knockBehold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.