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Lexicon :: Strong's G2722 - katechō

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κατέχω
Transliteration
katechō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-ekh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:829,286

Strong’s Definitions

κατέχω katéchō, kat-ekh'-o; from G2596 and G2192; to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively):—have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, × make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G2722 in the following manner: hold (3x), hold fast (3x), keep (2x), possess (2x), stay (1x), take (1x), have (1x), make (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G2722 in the following manner: hold (3x), hold fast (3x), keep (2x), possess (2x), stay (1x), take (1x), have (1x), make (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. to hold back, detain, retain

    1. from going away

    2. to restrain, hinder (the course or progress of)

      1. that which hinders, Antichrist from making his appearance

      2. to check a ship's headway i.e. to hold or head the ship

    3. to hold fast, keep secure, keep firm possession of

  2. to get possession of, take

    1. to possess

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κατέχω katéchō, kat-ekh'-o; from G2596 and G2192; to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively):—have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, × make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold.
STRONGS G2722:
κατέχω; imperfect κατεῖχον; 2 aorist subjunctive κατάσχω; imperfect passive κατειχομην;
1. to hold back, detain, retain;
a. τινα, from going away, followed by τοῦ μή with an infinitive, Luke 4:42 (Buttmann, § 140, 16 β.; cf. Winer's Grammar, 604 (561)); τινα πρός ἐμαυτόν, Philemon 1:13. Passive (as often in Greek writings from Homer down; cf. Passow, under the word, p. 1677a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 6)), of some troublesome condition or circumstance by which one is held as it were bound: νοσήματι, John 5:4 (G T Tr WH omit the passage); ἐν τίνι, Romans 7:6.
b. to restrain, hinder (the course or progress of): τήν ἀλήθειαν ἐν ἀδικία, Romans 1:18; absolutely, τό κατέχον, that which hinders, namely, Antichrist from making his appearance (see ἀντίχριστος); the power of the Roman empire is meant; ὁ κατέχων, he that hinders, checks, namely, the advent of Antichrist, denotes the one in whom that power is lodged, the Roman emperor: 2 Thessalonians 2:6f (cf., besides DeWette and Lünemann at the passage (Lightfoot in B. D. under Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the), especially Schneckenburger in the Jahrbücher f. deutsche Theol. for 1859, p. 421f). κατέχω (namely, τήν ναῦν) εἰς τήν αἰγιαλόν, to check the ship's headway (better (cf. the preceding context) "to hold or head the ship, cf. Herodotus 7, 59.188 etc.; Bos, Ellips. (edited by Schaefer), p. 318; see, too, Odyssey 11, 455f (cf. Eustathius 1629, 18; Thomas Magister, Ritschl edition, p. 310, 7ff); but Passow (as below), et al., take the verb as intransitive in such a connection, viz. to make for; cf. Kypke, Observations, 2:144) in order to land, Acts 27:40 (Xenophon, Hell. 2, 1, 29 κατασχων ἐπί τήν Ἀβερνιδα; many other examples are given in Passow, under the word, II. 3; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, B. 2)).
c. to hold fast, keep secure, keep firm possession of: with the accusative of the thing, τόν λόγον, Luke 8:15; followed by the orat. obliq., 1 Corinthians 15:2 (Buttmann, §§ 139,58; 150, 20; Winer's Grammar, 561 (522)); τάς παραδόσεις, 1 Corinthians 11:2; τό καλόν, 1 Thessalonians 5:21; τήν παρρησίαν (τήν ἀρχήν etc.) μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατασχεῖν, Hebrews 3:6, 14; τήν ὁμολογίαν τῆς ἐλπίδος ἀκλινῆ, Hebrews 10:23.
2. equivalent to Latin obtinere, i. e.
a. to get possession of, take: Matthew 21:38 R G; Luke 14:9.
b. to possess: 1 Corinthians 7:30; 2 Corinthians 6:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
21:38
Luke
4:42; 8:15; 14:9
John
5:4
Acts
27:40
Romans
1:18; 7:6
1 Corinthians
7:30; 11:2; 15:2
2 Corinthians
6:10
1 Thessalonians
5:21
2 Thessalonians
2:6
Philemon
1:13
Hebrews
3:6; 3:14; 10:23

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Strong's Number G2722 matches the Greek κατέχω (katechō),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:42

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:15

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:9

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:4 - لأَنَّ مَلاكاً كَانَ يَأْتِي مِنْ حِينٍ لِآخَرَ إِلَى الْبِرْكَةِ وَيُحَرِّكُ مَاءَهَا، فَكَانَ الَّذِي يَنْزِلُ أَوَّلاً يُشْفَى، مَهْمَا كَانَ مَرَضُهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:40 - فَقَطَعُوا الْمَرَاسِيَ وَتَرَكُوهَا تَغْرَقُ، وَحَلُّوا الْحِبَالَ الَّتِي تَرْبِطُ الدَّفَّةَ، وَرَفَعُوا الشِّرَاعَ الأَمَامِيَّ لِلرِّيحِ، وَاتَّجَهُوا نَحْوَ الشَّاطِئِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:18 - فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أُعْلِنَ غَضَبُ اللهِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ مَا يَفْعَلُهُ النَّاسُ مِنْ عِصْيَانٍ وَإِثْمٍ الَّذِينَ يَحْجُبُونَ الْحَقَّ بِالإِثْمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:6 - أَمَّا الآنَ، فَقَدْ تَحَرَّرْنَا مِنَ الشَّرِيعَةِ، إِذْ مُتْنَا بِالنِّسْبَةِ لِمَا كَانَ يُقَيِّدُنَا، حَتَّى نَكُونَ عَبِيداً يَخْدِمُونَ وَفْقاً لِلنِّظَامِ الرُّوحِيِّ الْجَدِيدِ، لَا لِلنِّظَامِ الْحَرْفِيِّ الْعَتِيقِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30 - وَالَّذِينَ يَبْكُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَبْكُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَفْرَحُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:2 - إِنِّي أَمْدَحُكُمْ لأَنَّكُمْ تَذْكُرُونَنِي فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ وَتُحَافِظُونَ عَلَى التَّعَالِيمِ كَمَا سَلَّمْتُهَا إِلَيْكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:2 - وَبِهِ أَيْضاً أَنْتُمْ مُخَلَّصُونَ، إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَتَمَسَّكُونَ بِالْكَلِمَةِ الَّتِي بَشَّرْتُكُمْ بِها، إِلّا إِذَا كُنْتُمْ قَدْ آمَنْتُمْ عَبَثاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:10 - كَمَحْزُونِينَ وَنَحْنُ دَائِماً فَرِحُونَ، كَفُقَرَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُغْنِي كَثِيرِينَ، كَمَنْ لَا شَيْءَ عِنْدَهُمْ وَنَحْنُ نَمْلِكُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:21 - امْتَحِنُوا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِالْحَسَنِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:6 - وَأَنْتُمُ الآنَ تَعْرِفُونَ مَا الَّذِي يَحْتَجِزُهُ حَتَّى لَا يَظْهَرَ إِلَّا فِي الْوَقْتِ الْمُعَيَّنِ لَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:7 - فَإِنَّ الْعِصْيَانَ الآنَ يَعْمَلُ خُفْيَةً كَأَنَّهُ سِرٌّ. وَلَكِنْ فَقَطْ إِلَى أَنْ يُرْفَعَ مِنَ الْوَسَطِ ذَاكَ الَّذِي يَحْتَجِزُ الْمُتَمَرِّدَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:13 - وَكُنْتُ رَاغِباً فِي الاحْتِفَاظِ بِهِ لِنَفْسِي، لِكَيْ يَخْدِمَنِي نِيَابَةً عَنْكَ فِي قُيُودِ الإِنْجِيلِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:6 - أَمَّا الْمَسِيحُ، فَهُوَ أَمِينٌ بِصِفَتِهِ ابْناً يَتَرَأَّسُ عَلَى الْبَيْتِ. وَهَذَا الْبَيْتُ هُوَ نَحْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، عَلَى أَنْ نَتَمَسَّكَ بِالثِّقَةِ وَالافْتِخَارِ بِرَجَائِنَا تَمَسُّكاً ثَابِتاً حَتَّى النِّهَايَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:14 - فَإِنْ تَمَسَّكْنَا دَائِماً بِالثِّقَةِ الَّتِي انْطَلَقْنَا بِها فِي الْبِدَايَةِ، وَأَبْقَيْنَاهَا ثَابِتَةً إِلَى النِّهَايَةِ، نَكُونُ مُشَارِكِينَ لِلْمَسِيحِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:23 - وَلْنَتَمَسَّكْ دَائِماً بِالرَّجَاءِ الَّذِي نَعْتَرِفُ بِهِ، دُونَ أَنْ نَشُكَّ فِي أَنَّهُ سَيَتَحَقَّقُ، لأَنَّ الَّذِي وَعَدَنَا بِتَحْقِيقِهِ، هُوَ أَمِينٌ وَصَادِقٌ.
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