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katechō G2722

κατέχω (katechō) means “to hold back/fast” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

κατέχω Greek · G2722 17 tagged occurrences in 17 verses

Pronunciation guide: kat-ekh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2722

κατέχω · katechō · 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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I hold fast, bind, arrest, (b) I take possession of, lay hold of, (c) I hold back, detain, restrain, (d) I hold a ship, keep its head.

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How translators render G2722

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and made 1
bound us 1
cling to it 1
for maintaining 1
hold fast 1
is now restraining him 1
let us hold 1
possessing 1
restrains it 1
suppress 1
they had nothing 1
to keep 1
to take 1
tried to keep 1
we hold 1
we hold firmly 1
you hold firmly 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
hold fast 2
keep 2
and made 1
have retained 1
he had 1
he who 1
hold 1
let us hold fast 1
let us seize 1
letteth 1
possessing 1
stayed 1
they possessed 1
to take 1
we hold 1
we were held 1
what withholdeth 1
ye keep in memory 1

Verses containing G2722

Page 1 of 1. 17 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 4:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.

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  2. Luke 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

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  3. Luke 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

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  4. Acts 27:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

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  5. Romans 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

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  6. Romans 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

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  7. 1 Corinthians 7:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

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  8. 1 Corinthians 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.

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  9. 1 Corinthians 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

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  10. 2 Corinthians 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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  11. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

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  12. 2 Thessalonians 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

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  13. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.

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  14. Philemon 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

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  15. Hebrews 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

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  16. Hebrews 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.

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  17. Hebrews 10:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

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