κατάσχεσιςkatáschesis

a holding down, i.e. occupancy

Greek (New Testament) · G2697

Meanings

1. a holding back.

2. LXX and NT, a holding fast, possession: Acts 7:5, Acts 7:45.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 7:5 “But God gave him no inheritance here, not even one square foot of land. God did promise, however, that eventually the whole land would belong to Abraham and his descendants—even though he had no children yet.
  • Acts 7:45 Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.