noun · feminine
katallagas
Greekκαταλλαγή (katallagē)
Strong’sG2643
reconciliation
stem katallag-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατ-αλλαγή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< καταλλάσσω), [in LXX: Is 9:5(4), II Mac 5:20*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2643 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-al-lag-ay'
exchange (figuratively, adjustment), i.e. restoration to (the divine) favor
Fromfrom G2644;
King Jamesatonement, reconciliation(-ing).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | katallagas1×καταλλαγὴ | katallagais |
| object accusative | katallagan1×καταλλαγὴν | katallagain |
| direct address vocative | katallagar | katallagair |
| of, belonging to genitive | katallagau2×καταλλαγῆς | katallagaiu |
| to, for dative | katallaga | katallagai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
katallaga is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
katallagas“reconciliation”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 11:15“reconciliation”ei gar tas apobolas autoiu katallagas kosmou, tinas tas proslēmpsias ei mē zōas ek nekroiu?For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
katallagan“reconciliation”objectaccusative singular1×
Romans 5:11“reconciliation”ouk monem de, alla kai kaucherōtois en to theo dia tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou, dia hou nun tan katallagan lambana.Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
katallagau“reconciliation”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
2 Corinthians 5:18“reconciliation”teim de panteim ek tou theou tou katallassaratou nin heauto dia Christou kai dōaratou ni tan diakonian tau katallagau,All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
2 Corinthians 5:19“reconciliation”hōs hoti theos ate en Christo kosmon katallassarōtos heauto, mē logizerōtos autoi teim paraptōmeim autoiu, kai titheratos en ni ton logon tau katallagau.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.