adjective

kratistos

Greekκράτιστος (kratistos)

Strong’sG2903

most excellent

stem kratist-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

most excellent3×excellency1×

What it means

κράτιστος, -η, -ον,

superl. of κρατύς (Hom.),

1. strongest, mightiest (Hom.).

2. noblest, best (cf. κρείσσων), most excellent (Pind., Soph., al.): voc., κρατίστε, as title of honour and respect (DCG, ii, 727a), Lk 1:3, Ac 23:26 24:3 26:25.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2903 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkrat'-is-tos

strongest, i.e. (in dignity) very honorable

Fromsuperlative of a derivative of G2904;

King Jamesmost excellent (noble).

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	kratistos	kratistas	kratistem	kratistois	kratistais	kratisteim
object accusative	kratiston	kratistan		kratistoin	kratistain
direct address vocative	kratistor	kratistar		kratistoir	kratistair
of, belonging to genitive	kratistou	kratistau	kratisteu	kratistoiu	kratistaiu	kratisteiu
to, for dative	kratisto	kratista	kratiste	kratistoi	kratistai	kratistei

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

kratiststem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

kratist 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

kratistor3×

Luke 1:3“most excellent”dokata kami parakoloutharēto anōthen pantei akribōs kathexēs si grafara, kratistor Theofilor,Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Acts 24:3“most excellent”pantē tē kai pantachou apodechenō, kratistor Fēlixor, meta pantau eucharistiau.In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.

Acts 26:25“most excellent”tos de Paulos; Ouk mainemō, fēatō, kratistor Fēstor, alla alētheiau kai sōfrosunau rēmeim apofthengemō.But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

kratisto1×

Acts 23:26“excellency”Klaudios Lusios to kratisto hēgemōno Fēlixo chairarō.Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.