To hold back/fast
κατέχωStrong’s G2722katechō
Appears in 18 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katechō is the Greek word usually translated “possessing”, “were detaining” and “keep”. It appears in 18 verses of the New Testament.
“And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.”
Meaning
Usually translated “possessing”, “were detaining” and “keep”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- possessing 2
- were detaining 1
- keep 1
- to take 1
- he was posessed 1
- they were making 1
- suppressing 1
- we were bound 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- 1 Corinthians 3
- Hebrews 3
- Romans 2
- 2 Thessalonians 2
- John 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7In contextFor the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
- Philemon 1:13In contextWhom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
- Luke 4:42And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.
- Luke 8:15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- Luke 14:9And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
- John 5:4For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Greek dictionary
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “possessing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
POSSESS'ING, participle present
tense Having or holding by absolute right or title; occupying; enjoying.
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.