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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 17 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:42 - Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere for him, and when they finally found him, they begged him not to leave them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:15 - And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:9 - The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:40 - So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:18 - But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:6 - But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30 - Those who weep or who rejoice or who buy things should not be absorbed by their weeping or their joy or their possessions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:2 - I am so glad that you always keep me in your thoughts, and that you are following the teachings I passed on to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:2 - It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:10 - Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:21 - but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:6 - And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:7 - For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:13 - I wanted to keep him here with me while I am in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:6 - But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:14 - For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:23 - Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
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