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κατέχω G2722

G2722 is the Greek word κατέχω, transliterated katéchō. The King James Version most often renders it keep.

Word: κατέχωTransliteration: katéchōLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively).

Where it comes from

from G2596 (κατά) and G2192 (ἔχω).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

keep 3×hold fast 3×hold 2×seize 1×stayed 1×take 1×made 1×held 1×though they possessed 1×yet possessing 1×withholdeth 1×letteth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, X make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold.

Verses using κατέχω

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 21:38 · KJV

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

Luke 4:42 · KJV

And 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 8:15 · KJV

But 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 14:9 · KJV

And 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.

Acts 27:40 · KJV

And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

Romans 1:18 · KJV

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

Romans 7:6 · KJV

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

1 Corinthians 7:30 · KJV

And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

1 Corinthians 11:2 · KJV

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

1 Corinthians 15:2 · KJV

By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

2 Corinthians 6:10 · KJV

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

1 Thessalonians 5:21 · KJV

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

2 Thessalonians 2:6 · KJV

And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

2 Thessalonians 2:7 · KJV

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

Philemon 1:13 · KJV

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

Hebrews 3:6 · KJV

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Hebrews 3:14 · KJV

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

Hebrews 10:23 · KJV

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Common questions

What does Strong's G2722 mean?

G2722 is the Greek word κατέχω (katéchō), meaning to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively).

How is G2722 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it keep (3 times), hold fast (3 times), hold (2 times), seize (1 time), stayed (1 time), among others.

How many times does G2722 appear in the Bible?

κατέχω (katéchō) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G2722 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from G2596 (κατά) and G2192 (ἔχω).

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