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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2671. κατάρα (katara) -- Curse</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2671.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/3-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2671.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2671</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2670.htm" title="2670">◄</a> 2671. katara <a href="../greek/2672.htm" title="2672">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">katara: Curse</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κατάρα</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>katara<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kä-tä'-rä<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kat-ar'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Curse<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>cursing; a curse; meton: a doomed one.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb καταράομαι (kataraomai), meaning "to curse."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H779 (אָרַר, arar):</b> To curse<p> - <b>H7045 (קְלָלָה, qelalah):</b> Curse, vilification<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "katara" refers to a curse, an invocation of misfortune or judgment upon someone. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe a divine curse or judgment from God, as well as curses pronounced by individuals. It conveys the idea of a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, curses were taken very seriously and were believed to have real power. They were often used in legal and religious contexts, as well as in personal disputes. In Jewish tradition, curses were seen as a serious matter, with the understanding that God alone had the ultimate authority to bless or curse. The concept of a curse is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where it is often associated with disobedience to God's commandments and the resulting divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2671</b> <i>katára</i> (from <a href="/greek/2596.htm">2596</a> <i>/katá</i>, "according to, <i>down</i>" and <a href="/greek/685.htm">685</a> <i>/ará</i>, "a curse") – properly, what <i>has </i>"<i>to go down</i>" (penalties received) <i>due to condemnation</i>, i.e. the <i>penalty-curse</i> that results when <i>God Himself curses</i> (condemns) something.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and <a href="/greek/685.htm">ara</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a curse<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>accursed (1), curse (3), cursed (1), cursing (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2671: κατάρα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κατάρα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κατάρας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">κατά</span> and <span class="greek2">ἄρα</span>, cf. German <span class="foreign">Verfiuchung</span>,<span class="latin">Verwünschung</span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">κατά</span></span>, III. 4)); the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">כְּלָלָה</span>; <span class="accented">an execration, imprecation, curse</span>: opposed to <span class="greek2">εὐλογία</span> to being cursed (which see), <a href="/interlinear/james/3-10.htm">James 3:10</a>; <span class="greek2">γῆ</span> <span class="greek2">κατάρας</span> <span class="greek2">ἐγγύς</span>, near by God, i. e. to being given up to barrenness (the allusion is to <a href="/interlinear/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17</a>f), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-8.htm">Hebrews 6:8</a>; <span class="greek2">ὑπό</span> <span class="greek2">κατάραν</span> <span class="greek2">εἶναι</span>, to be under a curse, i. e. liable to the appointed penalty of being cursed, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-10.htm">Galatians 3:10</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐξαγοράζειν</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">κατάρας</span>, to redeem one exposed to the threatened penalty of a curse, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>; <span class="greek2">τέκνα</span> <span class="greek2">κατάρας</span>, men worthy of execration, <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a>; abstract for the concrete, one in whom the curse is exhibited, i. e. undergoing the appointed penalty of cursing, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐγώ</span> <span class="greek2">κατάρα</span> <span class="greek2">ἐγενήθην</span>, Protevangelium Jacobi, <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> 3. (<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>curse<p>From <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> (intensive) and <a href="/greek/685.htm">ara</a>; imprecation, execration -- curse(-d, ing). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/685.htm">ara</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καταρα κατάρα κατάραι κατάραις καταραν κατάραν καταρας κατάρας katara katára kataran katáran kataras katáras<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/galatians/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 3:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰσὶν ὑπὸ <b>κατάραν</b> εἰσίν γέγραπται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are under <span class="itali">a curse;</span> for it is written,<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> under <span class="itali">the curse:</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are under <span class="itali">a curse</span> are it has been written<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 3:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ τῆς <b>κατάρας</b> τοῦ νόμου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> redeemed <span class="itali">us from the curse</span> of the Law,<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from <span class="itali">the curse</span> of the law,<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from the <span class="itali">curse</span> of the law<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 3:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν <b>κατάρα</b> ὅτι γέγραπται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> having become <span class="itali">a curse</span> for us -- for it is written,<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the law, being made <span class="itali">a curse</span> for us:<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for us <span class="itali">a curse</span> it has been written<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 6:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀδόκιμος καὶ <b>κατάρας</b> ἐγγύς ἧς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and close <span class="itali">to being cursed,</span> and it ends<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and [is] nigh <span class="itali">unto cursing;</span> whose end<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [is] rejected and <span class="itali">a curse</span> near to of which<p><b><a href="/text/james/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εὐλογία καὶ <b>κατάρα</b> οὐ χρή</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [both] blessing <span class="itali">and cursing.</span> My brethren,<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> blessing and <span class="itali">cursing.</span> My brethren,<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> blessing and <span class="itali">cursing</span> Not ought<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πλεονεξίας ἔχοντες <b>κατάρας</b> τέκνα </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> trained in greed, <span class="itali">accursed</span> children;<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with covetous practices; <span class="itali">cursed</span> children:<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in craving having <span class="itali">of curse</span> children<p><b><a href="/greek/2671.htm">Strong's Greek 2671</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2671.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/katara_2671.htm">κατάρα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kataran_2671.htm">κατάραν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kataras_2671.htm">κατάρας — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2670.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2670"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2670" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2672.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2672"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2672" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>