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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2722 matches the Greek κατέχω (katechō),
which occurs 41 times in 38 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:13 - Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:56

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:56 - But he said, “Don’t delay me. The LORD has made my mission successful; now send me back so I can return to my master.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:20 - So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:19 - If you really are honest men, choose one of your brothers to remain in prison. The rest of you may go home with grain for your starving families.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:13 - Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.[fn] You bound yourself with an oath to them, saying, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven. And I will give them all of this land that I have promised to your descendants, and they will possess it forever.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:11 - “Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:13 - Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters! Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the LORD himself has raised his fist against me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:9 - “Then he begged me, ‘Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21 - “Go fight someone else!” Abner warned. “Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:10 - Someone once told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ thinking he was bringing me good news. But I seized him and killed him at Ziklag. That’s the reward I gave him for his news!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:6 - But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:51 - Word soon reached Solomon that Adonijah had seized the horns of the altar in fear, and that he was pleading, “Let King Solomon swear today that he will not kill me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28 - Joab had not joined Absalom’s earlier rebellion, but he had joined Adonijah’s rebellion. So when Joab heard about Adonijah’s death, he ran to the sacred tent of the LORD and grabbed on to the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:29 - When this was reported to King Solomon, he sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:12 - the masons, and the stonecutters. They also used the money to buy the timber and the finished stone needed for repairing the LORD’s Temple, and they paid any other expenses related to the Temple’s restoration.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:9 - But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon,[fn] the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the Ark.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:8 - When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet,[fn] he took courage and removed all the detestable idols from the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the LORD, which stood in front of the entry room of the LORD’s Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:4 - Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz repaired the next section of wall. Beside him were Meshullam son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, and then Zadok son of Baana.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:5 - Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 - That dark day terrifies them.
They live in distress and anguish,
like a king preparing for battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:9 - I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden.
I look to the south, but he is concealed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:17 - But the righteous will wear that clothing,
and the innocent will divide that money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:14 - If God were to take back his spirit
and withdraw his breath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:36 - The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land,
and those who love him will live there in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:12 - Look at these wicked people—
enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:53

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:53 - I become furious with the wicked,
because they reject your instructions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:10 - even there your hand will guide me,
and your strength will support me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:22 - The man who finds a wife finds a treasure,
and he receives favor from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:15 - Lazy people sleep soundly,
but idleness leaves them hungry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:8 - They are all skilled swordsmen,
experienced warriors.
Each wears a sword on his thigh,
ready to defend the king against an attack in the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:22 - God sits above the circle of the earth.
The people below seem like grasshoppers to him!
He spreads out the heavens like a curtain
and makes his tent from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:24 - We have heard reports about the enemy,
and we wring our hands in fright.
Pangs of anguish have gripped us,
like those of a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:21 - What will you say when the LORD takes the allies you have cultivated
and appoints them as your rulers?
Pangs of anguish will grip you,
like those of a woman in labor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:6 - Now let me ask you a question:
Do men give birth to babies?
Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced,
hands pressed against their sides
like a woman in labor?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:16 - Take from Babylon all those who plant crops;
send all the harvesters away.
Because of the sword of the enemy,
everyone will run away and rush back to their own lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:24 - “Son of man, the scattered remnants of Judah living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:18 - But in the end, the holy people of the Most High will be given the kingdom, and they will rule forever and ever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:22 - until the Ancient One—the Most High—came and judged in favor of his holy people. Then the time arrived for the holy people to take over the kingdom.
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