ἘΠΕΧΩ, ἐπεχω
EPECHŌ, epechō
Sounds Like: ep-EH-kho
Translations: hold fast, hold forth, pay attention, give heed, apply oneself, stop, delay, restrain, occupy, continue
From the root: ἘΠΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to hold something, either literally or figuratively. It can imply holding fast to something, holding it forth for others, or holding one's mind on something, thus paying attention or giving heed. In some contexts, it can mean to stop or delay, or to restrain oneself. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'to', and the verb ἔχω (echō), meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2192 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Kings — 22:6
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.
- ἘΠΕΧΕ — hold, hold back, pay attention, apply oneself, continue, occupy, restrain, stop, delay, hold out, offer, direct, give heed
- ἘΠΕΧΟΝΤΩΝ — of those holding forth, of those paying attention, of those attending to, of those applying themselves, of those continuing
- ἘΠΕΧΩΝ — holding, holding forth, paying attention, attending, applying, continuing, stopping, restraining, holding back, observing
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