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G2722κατέχωkatechō
to hold back/fastPart of speech: Greek Verb
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And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.
κατεῖχον kateichon “were detaining”
And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.
κατέχουσιν katechousin “keep [it]”
And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.
κατέχειν. katechein “to take.”
John 5:4 (not in Bible in Basic English)
κατειχετο kateicheto “he was posessed”
So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.
κατεῖχον kateichon “they were making”
For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;
κατεχόντων, katechontōn “suppressing,”
But now we are free from the law, having been made dead to that which had power over us; so that we are servants in the new way of the spirit, not in the old way of the letter.
κατειχόμεθα, kateichometha “we were bound,”
And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing;
κατέχοντες, katechontes “possessing,”
Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.
κατέχετε. katechete “you are keeping.”
By which you have salvation; that is to say, the form in which it was given to you, if it is fixed in your minds, and if your faith in it is not without effect.
κατέχετε, katechete “you hold fast,”
As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.
κατέχοντες. katechontes “possessing.”
Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;
κατέχετε· katechete “do hold fast;”
And now it is clear to you what is keeping back his revelation till the time comes for him to be seen.
κατέχον katechon “is restraining”
For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.
κατέχων katechōn “restraining [it]”
Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:
κατέχειν, katechein “to keep,”
But Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we keep our hearts fixed in the glad and certain hope till the end.
κατάσχωμεν. kataschōmen “we may hold.”
For if we keep the substance of the faith which we had at the start, even till the end, we have a part with Christ;
κατάσχωμεν· kataschōmen “we shall hold;”
Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:
κατέχωμεν katechōmen “We may hold fast”