"pr. an exchange; reconciliation, restoration to favor, Rom. 5:11; 11:15; 2 Cor. 5:18, 19*"
Definition and meaning
pr. an exchange; reconciliation, restoration to favor, Rom. 5:11; 11:15; 2 Cor. 5:18, 19*
In the original Greek the word is written: καταλλαγή
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of katallage (G2643) across the King James Bible.
And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
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Common questions
Strong's G2643 (katallage) is a Greek word that means: pr. an exchange; reconciliation, restoration to favor, Rom. 5:11; 11:15; 2 Cor. 5:18, 19* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word katallage (G2643) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2643 is katallage, a Greek word defined as: pr. an exchange; reconciliation, restoration to favor, Rom. 5:11; 11:15; 2 Cor. 5:18, 19*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
katallage is a Greek word found in the New Testament.