G2722 – katecho – κατέχω – have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, X make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, with

Strong’s ID:
G2722
Greek Word:
κατέχω
Transliteration:
katecho
Pronunciation:
kat-ekh’-o
Part of Speech:
verb
Usage Count:
19
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Find “katecho” in the Bible (New Testament)

Strong’s Greek Lexicon

from and ; to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively):—have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, X make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) to hold back, detain, retain
1a) from going away
1b) to restrain, hinder (the course or progress of)
1b1) that which hinders, Antichrist from making his appearance
1b2) to check a ship’s headway, i.e. to hold or head the ship
1c) to hold fast, keep secure, keep firm possession of
2) to get possession of, take
2b) to possess

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.