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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

κατέχω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaκατέχω
Citation formκατέχω
Part of speechverb
GlossI hold fast, bind, restrain
Strong’sG2722
Transliterationkatéchō
Definitionto hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses:--have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, X make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences17

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
κατάσχωμεν
verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1AAS-P--) — Hebrews 3:14
verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1AAS-P--) — Hebrews 3:6
κατειχόμεθα
verb, first person, imperfect, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1IPI-P--) — Romans 7:6
κατεῖχον
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Luke 4:42
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Acts 27:40
κατέχειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Luke 14:9
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Philemon 1:13
κατέχετε
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — 1 Corinthians 11:2
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — 1 Corinthians 15:2
verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — 1 Thessalonians 5:21
κατέχον
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPASN-) — 2 Thessalonians 2:6
κατέχοντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 1 Corinthians 7:30
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 2 Corinthians 6:10
κατεχόντων
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Romans 1:18
κατέχουσιν
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Luke 8:15
κατέχωμεν
verb, first person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1PAS-P--) — Hebrews 10:23
κατέχων
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 2 Thessalonians 2:7

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: κατεχω.