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Lexicon :: Strong's G472 - antechō

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ἀντέχω
Transliteration
antechō (Key)
Pronunciation
an-tekh'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀντί (G473) and the middle voice of ἔχω (G2192)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:827,286

Strong’s Definitions

ἀντέχομαι antéchomai, an-tekh'-om-ahee; from G473 and the middle voice of G2192; to hold oneself opposite to, i.e. (by implication) adhere to; by extension to care for:—hold fast, hold to, support.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G472 in the following manner: hold to (2x), support (1x), holdfast (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G472 in the following manner: hold to (2x), support (1x), holdfast (1x).

  1. to hold before or against, hold back, withstand, endure

  2. to keep one's self directly opposite to any one, hold to him firmly, cleave to, paying heed to him

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀντέχομαι antéchomai, an-tekh'-om-ahee; from G473 and the middle voice of G2192; to hold oneself opposite to, i.e. (by implication) adhere to; by extension to care for:—hold fast, hold to, support.
STRONGS G472:
ἀντέχω: middle [present ἀντέχομαι]; future ἀνθέξομαι; to hold before or against, hold back, withstand, endure; in the N. T. only in the middle to keep oneself directly opposite to anyone, hold to him firmly, cleave to, paying heed to him: τινός, Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; τῶν ἀσθενῶν, to aid them, care for them, 1 Thessalonians 5:14; τοῦ λόγου, to hold to, hold it fast, Titus 1:9. (Deuteronomy 32:41; Isaiah 56:4, 6; Proverbs 3:18, etc., and often in Greek writings.) Cf. Kühner, § 520 b. [2te Aufl. § 416, 2; cf. Jelf, § 536]; Winers Grammar, 202 (190); [Buttmann, 161 (140)].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
32:41
Proverbs
3:18
Isaiah
56:4; 56:6
Matthew
6:24
Luke
16:13
1 Thessalonians
5:14
Titus
1:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G472 matches the Greek ἀντέχω (antechō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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