κατέχω katechō · G2722

to hold back/fast

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., as nautical term, to put in, make for (LS, see word): Act.27:40.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κατέχω, ; future καθέξω (of duration) []aorist κατέσχον, poetry ; A κατέσχεθον []; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular κάσχεθε [], Aeolic dialect κατέσκ [εθε] []; late aorist κατέσχα []; A.I transitive, hold fast, καλύπτρην χείρεσσι [] ; A.I.b hold back, withhold, εἴ με βίῃ ἀέκοντα καθέξει []: check, restrain, bridle, ἑωυτόν []; [γυναῖκε] []; ὀργήν, θυμόν, ὕβριν, etc., []; κ. τὴν ἀγωγήν put it off, []; κ. τὸ πλῆθος ἐλευθέρως, ἰσχύϊ, []; οὖρον hold in, []; ἑαυτὸν κατέχει μὴ ἐπιπηδᾶν restrains …

Where it's used 18 times

Luke 4:42 · Luke 8:15 · Luke 14:9 · John 5:4 · Acts 27:40 · Romans 1:18 · Romans 7:6 · 1 Corinthians 7:30 · 1 Corinthians 11:2 · 1 Corinthians 15:2 · 2 Corinthians 6:10 · 1 Thessalonians 5:21 · 2 Thessalonians 2:6 · 2 Thessalonians 2:7 · Philemon 1:13 · Hebrews 3:6 · Hebrews 3:14 · Hebrews 10:23

Source: TBESG G2722; TFLSJ G2722

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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