ΔΙΑΚΑΤΕΙΧΟΝ, διακατειχον
DIAKATEICHON, diakateichon
Sounds Like: dee-ah-kah-TAY-khon
Translations: they were holding fast, they were holding firmly, they were holding on, they were retaining
From the root: ΔΙΑΚΑΤΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix διά (dia, meaning 'through' or 'thoroughly') and the verb κατέχω (katechō, meaning 'to hold down' or 'to possess'). In the imperfect tense, it describes an ongoing action in the past. It means to hold fast, hold firmly, or retain something, often implying a strong grip or persistent possession.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G1228 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 9:291
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
- ΔΙΑΚΑΘΕΞΟΥΣΙ — they will hold fast, they will possess, they will occupy, they will inherit
- ΔΙΑΚΑΘΕΞΟΥΣΙΝ — they will possess, they will hold fast, they will hold down, they will occupy
- 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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