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It is used in the New Testament to describe the action of knocking on a door, often in the context of seeking entry or attention. This term conveys a sense of seeking, requesting, or desiring access, and is often associated with persistence and expectation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the cultural context of the New Testament, knocking on a door was a common practice for seeking entry into a home or building. Doors were typically closed for privacy and security, and knocking was a polite and expected way to announce one's presence and request entry. This action is often used metaphorically in biblical texts to illustrate spiritual truths, such as seeking God or the invitation to receive divine blessings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to strike<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>knock (4), knocked (1), knocking (1), knocks (3).<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 2925: κρούω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κρούω</span></span>; 1 aorist participle <span class="greek2">κρουσας</span>; <span class="accented">to knock</span>: <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">θύραν</span>, to knock at the door, <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-13.htm">Acts 12:13</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span> eccles. 317, 990; <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, symp. 1, 11; <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Prot., p. 310 a.; 314 d.; symp. 212 c.; but <span class="greek2">κόπτειν</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">θύραν</span> is better, according to Phryn. with whom Lobeck agrees, p. 177 (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span> (chapter 113, 9), who makes <span class="greek2">κόπτειν</span> to knock with a heavy blow, <span class="greek2">κρούειν</span> to knock with the knuckles)); without <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">θύραν</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 593 (552)), <a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9, 10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-36.htm">Luke 12:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-16.htm">Acts 12:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a> (on which see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">θύρα</span></span>, c. <span class="greek2">ἐ</span>.).<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>knock. <p>Apparently a primary verb; to rap -- knock. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>έκρουσαν κρούει κρουειν κρούειν κρουετε κρούετε κρουοντι κρούοντι κρουσαντος κρούσαντος κρουω κρούω κρουων κρούων κρυβή krouein kroúein krouete kroúete krouo krouō kroúo kroúō krouon krouōn kroúon kroúōn krouonti kroúonti krousantos kroúsantos<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/matthew/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 7:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-PMA-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ εὑρήσετε <b>κρούετε</b> καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and you will find; <span class="itali">knock,</span> and it will be opened<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye shall find; <span class="itali">knock,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and you will find <span class="itali">knock</span> and it will be opened<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/7-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 7:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τῷ <b>κρούοντι</b> ἀνοιγήσεται </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> finds, <span class="itali">and to him who knocks</span> it will be opened.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">to him that knocketh</span> it shall be opened.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and to him that <span class="itali">knocks</span> it will be opened<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-PMA-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ εὑρήσετε <b>κρούετε</b> καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and you will find; <span class="itali">knock,</span> and it will be opened<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye shall find; <span class="itali">knock,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and you will find <span class="itali">knock</span> and it will be opened<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τῷ <b>κρούοντι</b> ἀνοιγήσεται </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> finds; <span class="itali">and to him who knocks,</span> it will be opened.<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">to him that knocketh</span> it shall be opened.<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and to him that <span class="itali">knocks</span> it will be opened<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular">V-APA-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐλθόντος καὶ <b>κρούσαντος</b> εὐθέως ἀνοίξωσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [the door] to him when he comes <span class="itali">and knocks.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">knocketh,</span> they may open<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having come and <span class="itali">having knocked</span> immediately they might open<p><b><a href="/text/luke/13-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 13:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Infinitive Active">V-PNA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἑστάναι καὶ <b>κρούειν</b> τὴν θύραν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> outside <span class="itali">and knock</span> on the door,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">to knock</span> at the door,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to stand and <span class="itali">to knock at</span> the door<p><b><a href="/text/acts/12-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 12:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular">V-APA-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>κρούσαντος</b> δὲ αὐτοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">When he knocked</span> at the door<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as Peter <span class="itali">knocked at</span> the door<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">having knocked</span> moreover he<p><b><a href="/text/acts/12-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 12:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Πέτρος ἐπέμενεν <b>κρούων</b> ἀνοίξαντες δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> continued <span class="itali">knocking;</span> and when they had opened<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> continued <span class="itali">knocking:</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Peter continued <span class="itali">knocking</span> having opened moreover<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/3-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 3:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular">V-PIA-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θύραν καὶ <b>κρούω</b> ἐάν τις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at the door <span class="itali">and knock;</span> if<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the door, and <span class="itali">knock:</span> if any man<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/3-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> door and <span class="itali">knock</span> if anyone<p><b><a href="/greek/2925.htm">Strong's Greek 2925</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2925.htm">9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/krouein_2925.htm">κρούειν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/krouete_2925.htm">κρούετε — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/krouo__2925.htm">κρούω — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/krouo_n_2925.htm">κρούων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/krouonti_2925.htm">κρούοντι — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/krousantos_2925.htm">κρούσαντος — 2 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/2924.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2924"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2924" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2926.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2926"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2926" /></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>