To cling to
ἀντέχωStrong’s G0472antechō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Antechō is the Greek word usually translated “devoted”, “do help” and “holding”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”
Meaning
Usually translated “devoted”, “do help” and “holding”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he will be devoted 2
- do help 1
- holding 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- Titus 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
Greek dictionary
ἀντέχω antechō · to cling to
ἀντ-ὲχω (ἀντί, ἔχω), [in LXX for חָזַק hi., etc. ;] 1. trans., to hold against. 2. Intrans., to withstand. Mid. 1. in cl., to hold out against. 3. (cf. MM, VGT, see word), to hold firmly to, cleave to: with genitive (see Bl., § 36, 2), Mat.6:24, Luk.16:13, 1Th.5:14 (see M, Th., in l), Tit.1:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “devoted” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEVOTED, participle passive
Appropriated by vow; solemnly set apart or dedicated; consecrated; addicted; given up; doomed; consigned.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.