ἘΠΕΧΕ, ἐπεχε
EPECHE, epeche
Sounds Like: eh-PEH-kheh
Translations: hold, hold back, pay attention, apply oneself, continue, occupy, restrain, stop, delay, hold out, offer, direct, give heed
From the root: ἘΠΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'to', and the verb ἔχω (echo), meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'. It can mean to hold something, to hold back or restrain, to pay attention or give heed to something, to apply oneself to a task, or to continue in a state or action. In some contexts, it can also mean to occupy a place or to delay.
Inflection: Imperative, Present, Active, Second Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2192 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Timothy — 4:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΕΧΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΧΟΝΤΩΝ — of those holding forth, of those paying attention, of those attending to, of those applying themselves, of those continuing
- ἘΠΕΧΩ — hold fast, hold forth, pay attention, give heed, apply oneself, stop, delay, restrain, occupy, continue
- ἘΠΕΧΩΝ — holding, holding forth, paying attention, attending, applying, continuing, stopping, restraining, holding back, observing
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