κατέχω
katechō · to hold back/fast
Strong's ID: 2722
Lexical summary
17
NT occurrences
12
Observed forms
About this Greek word
(1) transitive, to hold down; to detain, retain, Lk. 4:42; Rom. 1:18; Phlm. 13; to hinder, restrain, 2 Thess. 2:6, 7; to hold downright, hold in a firm grasp, to have in full and secure possession, 1 Cor. 7:30; 2 Cor. 6:10; to come into full possession of, seize upon; to keep, retain, 1 Thess. 5:21; to occupy, Lk. 14:9; met. to hold fast mentally, retain, Lk. 8:15; 1 Cor. 11:2; 15:2; to maintain, Heb. 3:6, 14; 10:23; (2) intransitive, a nautical term, to land, touch, Acts 27:40; pass. to be in the grasp of, to be bound by, Rom. 7:6*
Principal-part candidates
Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.
Present
Lexicon lemma
NT evidence
Future
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Aorist
Citation form not reconstructed
NT evidence
Perfect active
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Perfect middle/passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Aorist passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Finite verb paradigms
Indicative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Imperfect Active | Imperfect Passive | References |
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| Plural | First | — | — | ||
| Second | — | — | |||
| Third | — |
Subjunctive mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Aorist Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | First |
Imperative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Second |
Infinitive
| Voice | Present |
|---|---|
| Active |
Participle paradigms
Present Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | Neuter | References |
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| Singular | Nominative | — | ||
| Genitive | — | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | |||
| Vocative | — | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | — | ||
| Genitive | — | |||
| Dative | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — |
NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Luke: 3 occurrences; Hebrews: 3 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 3 occurrences; Romans: 2 occurrences; 2 Thessalonians: 2 occurrences; Acts: 1 occurrences; Philemon: 1 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 1 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences
Author
- Paul10
- Luke4
- Hebrews3
Author distribution counts: Paul: 10 occurrences; Luke: 4 occurrences; Hebrews: 3 occurrences