verb
krazamō
Strong’sG2896
I cry aloud, shriek
stem kraz-55 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books18 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
κράζω originally imitates the raucous cry of the raven, and by extension describes any loud, inarticulate cry, shriek, or scream 13 — the sense reflected in Strong's summary of the word as properly "to croak (as a raven) or scream" 2 and in Dodson's gloss "I cry aloud, shriek" 4.
From this the word broadens to mean to cry out or call out loudly in general, whether in fear, in direct speech, in public teaching or proclamation, or in urgent, importunate prayer 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
κράζω,
[in LXX for זעק, צעק, קרא, etc.;]
in cl. chiefly poët.,SYN.: v.s. βοάω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2896 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkrad'-zo
properly, to "croak" (as a raven) or scream, i.e. (genitive case) to call aloud (shriek, exclaim, intreat)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamescry (out).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
not common in present, Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.: future κεκράξομαι NT+5th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἔκραξα LXX+4th c.BC+; ἐκέκραξα frequently in LXXaorist 2 ἔκρᾰγον (ἀνLXX+5th c.BC+perfect with present sense, κέκρᾱγα (see. below) (late κέκρᾰγα Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐκεκράγειν Refs 8th c.BC+, croak, of the raven, Refs 5th c.BC+, Thphr. [prev. cited]; of frogs, κεκραξόμεσθα Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, scream, shriek, cry, σὺ δ᾽ αὖ κέκραγας Refs 4th c.BC+; bawl, shout, κεκραγὼς καὶ βοῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; κεκραγέναι πρός τινα to call to.., Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative cognate, μέλος κέκραγα Refs 4th c.BC+; ποίου (i.e. περὶ ποίου) κέκραγας ἀνδρὸς ὧδ᾽ ὑπέρφρον; Refs 5th c.BC+:—rare in early Prose, Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; ἐκεκράγει ὅτι.. Refs 2nd c.BC+; κεκράγασιν ὡς.. Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with accusative of things, call, clamour for, ἐμβάδας Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| krazatōκράζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | screams | 5× |
| krazanōκράζομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | cry out | 1× |
| krazalōκράζουσι | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | cried out | 1× |
| krazateἔκραζεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | cried out | 5× |
| krazaleἔκραζον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | shouting | 6× |
| krazaliκράξουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | cry out | 1× |
| krazamaἐκέκραξα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | shouted | 1× |
| krazataἔκραξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | cried out | 10× |
| krazalaἔκραξαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | cried out | 9× |
| krazatēκέκραγεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | cried out | 1× |
| krazarōκράζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | cry out | 1× |
| krazarōntosκράζων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | crying out | 2× |
| krazarōntemκρᾶζον | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | crying | 1× |
| krazarōntoisκράζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | shouting | 4× |
| krazarōntoinκράζοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | shouting | 1× |
| krazarōntoiuκραζόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | shouted | 1× |
| krazarantosκράξας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | cried out | 4× |
| krazarantoisκράξαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | cried out | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 40 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | krazamō | krazame | krazami | krazama1×ἐκέκραξα | krazamē | krazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | krazasō | krazase | krazasi | krazasa | krazasē | krazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | krazatō5×κράζει | krazate5×ἔκραζεν | krazati | krazata10×ἔκραξεν | krazatē1×κέκραγεν | krazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | krazanō1×κράζομεν | krazane | krazani | krazana | krazanē | krazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | krazavō | krazave | krazavi | krazava | krazavē | krazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | krazalō1×κράζουσι | krazale6×ἔκραζον | krazali1×κράξουσιν | krazala9×ἔκραξαν | krazalē | krazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | krazameiō | krazameia | krazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | krazaseiō | krazaseia | krazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | krazateiō | krazateia | krazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | krazaneiō | krazaneia | krazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | krazaveiō | krazaveia | krazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | krazaleiō | krazaleia | krazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | krazasōr | krazasar | krazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | krazatōr | krazatar | krazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | krazavōr | krazavar | krazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | krazalōr | krazalar | krazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | krazamoiō | krazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | krazasoiō | krazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | krazatoiō | krazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | krazanoiō | krazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | krazavoiō | krazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | krazaloiō | krazaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | krazarō1×κράζειν | krazari | krazara | krazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 14 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | krazarōntos9×κράζων | krazarintos | krazarantos5×κράξας | krazarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kraz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
55 occurrences, every one of them listed
krazatō“screams”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular5×
Matthew 15:23… erōtale auton legarōntois; Apoluasar autan, hoti krazatō opisthen nu.… Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
Luke 9:39… idou pneumem labatō auton, kai exaifnōs krazatō, kai sparassatō auton meta afrou kai …… spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions …
Romans 9:27Ēsaios de krazatō huper tou Israēl; Ean ateiō tos …Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of …
James 5:4“cry out”… chōrain vu tos afusterorēntos apo vu krazatō, kai tais boais toiu therizarantoiu eis …… who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of …
Revelation 12:2“cried out”kai en gastra echarōntas; kai krazatō ōdinarōntas kai basanizorōntas tiktara.… was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving …
krazanō“cry out”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
Romans 8:15“cry out”… alla labava pneumem huiothesiau en he krazanō; Abba tos patror;… to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
krazalō“cried out”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 7:10kai krazalō fōna mega legarōntois; Tas sōtērēas to …And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to …
krazate“cried out”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular5×
Matthew 15:22“cried out”… Chananaias apo teiu horeiu ekeineiu exercharantas krazate legarōntas; Elēasar min, kurior huios David; …And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter …
Mark 10:48… hina siōpateia; tos de polle mallon krazate; Huior David, elēasar min.… him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David …
Luke 18:39… hina sigateia; autos de polle mallon krazate; Huior David, elēasar min.… him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David …
Acts 16:17“crying out”houtas katakoloutharōntas to Paulo kai ni krazate legarōntas; Houtois tois anthrōpois doulois tou …This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High …
Acts 23:6“cried out”… atō Saddoukaioiu tem de heterem Farisaioiu krazate en te sunedrie; Androir adelfoir, mis …… of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a …
krazale“shouting”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural6×
Matthew 21:9… tois proagarōntois auton kai tois akoloutharōntois krazale legarōntois; Hōsanna to huio David; Eulogorēntos …… Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David …
Matthew 27:23… gar kakosem poiata? tois de perissōs krazale legarōntois; Stauritar.… evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
Mark 3:11… hotan auton theōrale, prospiptale auto kai krazale legarōnteim hoti Sis asō tos huios …… they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
Mark 11:9kai tois proagarōntois kai tois akoloutharōntois krazale; Hōsanna; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos en onome …… ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes …
Acts 19:28“crying out”Akouarantois de kai generantois plērois thumou krazale legarōntois; Megas tas Artemias Efesioiu.… the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:32allosois men oun allosem tinem krazale, ate gar tas ekklēsas sunchorēntas, kai …… assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and …
krazali“cry out”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 19:40… hoti ean houtois siōpali, tois lithois krazali.… remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
krazama“shouted”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 24:21“shouted”ē peri henau houtau fōnau hau krazama en autoi stēarēntos hoti Peri anastasiau …… it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am …
krazata“cried out”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular10×
Matthew 14:30… anemon ischuron fobita, kai archerantos katapontizorō krazata legarōntos; Kurior, sōzasar min.… was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
John 7:28krazata oun en te hiere didaskarōntos tos …… still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know …
John 7:37“cried out”… tau heortau stēatelē tos Iēsus, kai krazata legarōntos; Ean tinos dipsateiō erchotōr pros …… of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and …
John 12:44Iēsus de krazata kai legata; Tos pisteuarōntos eis min …Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not …
Acts 7:60titharantos de teim gonueim krazata fōna mega; Kurior, mē stēaseia autoi …Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do …
Revelation 7:2“cried out”… hēliou, echarōnton sfragidan theou zōarōntou, kai krazata fōna mega toi tessares angeloi hoi …… with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been …
Revelation 10:3kai krazata fōna mega hōsper leontos mukotō. kai …Then he cried out in a loud voice like the …
Revelation 10:3… mega hōsper leontos mukotō. kai hote krazata, lalala tais hepta brontais tain heautaiu …… of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
Revelation 18:2“called out”kai krazata en ischura fōna legarōntos; Piptata, piptata …And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon …
Revelation 19:17… angelon stēarēnton en to hēlio, kai krazata fōna mega legarōntos pantei tei ornithei …… standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to …
krazala“cried out”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural9×
Matthew 8:29“cried out”kai idou krazala legarōntois; Tinem ni kai si, huior …“What do You want with us, Son of God …
Matthew 14:26… Fantasmem atō, kai apo tou fobou krazala.… It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
Matthew 20:30… tan hodan, akouarantois hoti Iēsus paragatō, krazala legarōntois; Kurior, elēasar nin, huios David.… that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy …
Matthew 20:31… autoi hina siōpaleia; tois de megoterem krazala legarōntois; Kurior, elēasar nin, huios David.… them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of …
Mark 15:13tois de palin krazala; Staurasar auton.And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”
Mark 15:14… gar poiata kakosem? tois de perissōs krazala; Staurasar auton.… evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
Revelation 6:10kai krazala fōna mega legarōntois; Heōs pote, tos …And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long …
Revelation 18:18“cried out,”kai krazala bleparōntois ton kapnon tau purōsiau autau …and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city …
Revelation 18:19“cried out”… chouon epi tain kefalain autoiu kai krazala klaiarōntois kai pentharōntois legarōntois; Ouai ouai, …… will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city …
krazatē“cried out”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 1:15Iōannos marturatō peri autou kai krazatē legarōntos; Houtos ate hon legama; Tos …John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom …
krazarō“cry out”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Mark 10:47… hoti Iēsus tos Nazarēnos atō archeta krazarō kai legarō; Huior David Iēsur, elēasar …… Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy …
krazarōntos“crying out”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Mark 5:5… mnēmei kai en tei orei ate krazarōntos kai katakoptarōntos heauton lithoi.… and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
Revelation 14:15… allosos angelos exerchata ek tou naou krazarōntos en fōna mega to kathorōnto epi …… angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the …
krazarōntem“crying”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×
Galatians 4:6… huiou autou eis tain kardiain nu, krazarōntem; Abba tos patror.… of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
krazarōntois“shouting”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine4×
Matthew 9:27… to Iēso akolouthala auto duo tuflois krazarōntois kai legarōntois; Elēasar nin, huior David.… there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of …
Acts 14:14… himatieim autoiu ekpēdala eis ton ochlon krazarōntois… clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
Acts 21:28“shouting”krazarōntois; Androir Israēlitoir, boēthavōr; houtos atō tos …crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who …
Acts 21:36akolouthate gar tem plēthem tou laou krazarōntois; Airasōr auton.… the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
krazarōntoin“shouting”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Matthew 21:15… heim poiata kai toin paidoin toin krazarōntoin en te hiere kai legarōntoin; Hōsanna …… wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to …
krazarōntoiu“shouted”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 19:34… ek pantoiu hōs epi hōrain duo krazarōntoiu; Megas tas Artemias Efesioiu.… he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours …
krazarantos“cried out”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine4×
Matthew 27:50tos de Iēsus palin krazarantos fōna mega afiēkata tem pneumem.When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He …
Mark 5:7“cried out”kai krazarantos fōna mega legatō; Tinem mi kai …And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son …
Mark 9:24euthuos krazarantos tos patros teu paidieu legate; Pisteuamō; …Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
Mark 9:26“crying out”kai krazarantos kai polleim sparassarantos exerchata; kai geneta …After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a …
krazarantois“cried out”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 7:57krazarantois de fōna mega sunechala teim oueim …At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed …