Greek · Strong's G2722 · Verb
κατέχω
katechō
to hold back/fast
18times used
18verses
10books
How it's translated
- possessing2
- were detaining1
- keep it1
- to take1
- he was posessed1
- they were making1
- suppressing1
- we were bound1
Definition
κατ-έχω
[in LXX for אָחַז, חָזַק hi., etc. ;]
1. perfective of ἔχω (M, Pr., 116; M, Th., 155),
(a) to possess, hold fast: Luk.8:15, Jhn.5:4, Rom.1:18 (Lft., Notes, 251), 1Co.7:30 11:2, 2Co.6:10, 1Th.5:21, Heb.3:6, 14 10:23;
(b) to lay hold of, get possession of: Luk.14:9.
2. to hold back, detain, restrain (M, Th., 156 f.): with accusative before τοῦ μή with inf., Luk.4:42; before πρός, with accusative, Phm 13; absol., τὸ κατέχον (ὁ κ.), 2Th.2:6-7.
3. Intrans…
Where it appears
- Luke3
- 1 Corinthians3
- Hebrews3
- Romans2
- 2 Thessalonians2
- John1
- Acts1
- 2 Corinthians1
- 1 Thessalonians1
- Philemon1
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.