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κατέχω

Transliteration: katecho · verb

17x in NTFirst: Luke 4:42
MeaningI hold fast, bind, restrain
Part of speechverb
Frequency17x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsκατεῖχον, κατέχουσιν, κατέχειν, κατεχόντων, κατειχόμεθα, κατέχοντες, κατέχετε, κατέχον, κατέχων, κατάσχωμεν
Example versesLuke 4:42 · Luke 8:15 · Luke 14:9 · Acts 27:40 · Rom 1:18
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What kind of word is κατέχω?

κατέχω (katecho) is a verb that occurs 17 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I hold fast, bind, restrain” and first appears in Luke 4:42.

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