κατέχωkatéchō

Meanings

Same root

• κατάkatá · G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
• ἔχωéchō · G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
• κατάσχεσιςkatáschesis · G2697a holding down, i.e. occupancy
• ἀκατάσχετοςakatáschetos · G183unrestrainable

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

• Luke 4:42 Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere for him, and when they finally found him, they begged him not to leave them.
• Luke 8:15 And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.
• Luke 14:9 The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!
• Acts 27:40 So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.
• Romans 1:18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
• Romans 7:6 But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.