ΔΙΑΚΑΘΕΞΟΥΣΙ, διακαθεξουσι
DIAKATHEXOUSI, diakathexousi
Sounds Like: dee-ah-kah-thek-SOO-see
Translations: they will hold fast, they will possess, they will occupy, they will inherit
From the root: ΔΙΑΚΑΤΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb, formed from the preposition διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'thoroughly', and the verb κατέχω (katechō), meaning 'to hold fast' or 'to possess'. The combined meaning implies holding something thoroughly or continuously, often in the sense of possessing or occupying property or territory. It describes an action of firm and lasting possession.
Inflection: Future Indicative, Active, Third Person Plural
Strong’s numbers: G1227 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2722 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 139:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΚΑΤΕΧΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΚΑΘΕΞΕΙΝ — to hold fast, to hold on to, to possess, to restrain, to occupy, to keep possession of
- ΔΙΑΚΑΘΕΞΟΥΣΙΝ — they will possess, they will hold fast, they will hold down, they will occupy
- ΔΙΑΚΑΤΕΙΧΟΝ — they were holding fast, they were holding firmly, they were holding on, they were retaining
- ΔΙΑΚΑΤΕΣΧΕΤΕ — you held fast, you possessed, you occupied, you took possession of, you held completely
- ΔΙΑΚΑΤΕΣΧΟΝ — they held fast, they possessed, they occupied, they retained
- ΔΙΑΚΑΤΕΧΩ — to hold fast, to hold firmly, to retain, to possess, to keep
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