Strong's G2722
κατέχω(katéchō)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
from G2596 (κατά) and G2192 (ἔχω);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, κατέχω is translated as: have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, X make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold.
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.