"a cry, outcry, clamor, shouting, Mt. 25:6; Lk. 1:42; Acts 23:9; Eph. 4:31; a cry of sorrow, wailing, lamentation, Rev. 21:4; a cry for help, earnest supplication, Heb. 5:7*"
Definition and meaning
a cry, outcry, clamor, shouting, Mt. 25:6; Lk. 1:42; Acts 23:9; Eph. 4:31; a cry of sorrow, wailing, lamentation, Rev. 21:4; a cry for help, earnest supplication, Heb. 5:7*
In the original Greek the word is written: κραυγή
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 krauge (G2906) across the King James Bible.
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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Common questions
Strong's G2906 (krauge) is a Greek word that means: a cry, outcry, clamor, shouting, Mt. 25:6; Lk. 1:42; Acts 23:9; Eph. 4:31; a cry of sorrow, wailing, lamentation, Rev. 21:4; a cry for help, earnest supplication, Heb. 5:7* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word krauge (G2906) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2906 is krauge, a Greek word defined as: a cry, outcry, clamor, shouting, Mt. 25:6; Lk. 1:42; Acts 23:9; Eph. 4:31; a cry of sorrow, wailing, lamentation, Rev. 21:4; a cry for help, earnest s. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
krauge is a Greek word found in the New Testament.