Greek word study

κατέχωkatéchō — I hold fast, bind, restrain

(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.

Translated in the King James as: have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, X make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold

Appears 17 times in Scripture

Origin: from G2596 (κατά) and G2192 (ἔχω);

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.