ΚΑΘΕΞΕΤΕ, καθεξετε
KATHEXETE, kathexete
Sounds Like: ka-thex-EH-teh
Translations: you will hold fast, you will possess, you will restrain, you will occupy, you will keep back
From the root: ΚΑΘΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from κατά (kata, 'down' or 'against') and ἔχω (echō, 'to have' or 'to hold'). It means to hold down, hold fast, possess, or restrain. It can be used in contexts of holding onto something physically, possessing territory, or restraining someone or something. It can also mean to occupy a place or to keep back information.
Inflection: Future Active Indicative, 2nd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2722 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 6:115
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΕΧΩ.
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- ΚΑΘΕΞΟΝΤΟΣ — (of) holding fast, (of) holding back, (of) restraining, (of) possessing, (of) occupying
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