Kataschesis κατάσχεσις
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| κατάσχεσις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kataschesis |
| Strong's number | G2697 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | possession |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Kataschesis (Greek κατάσχεσις, Strong's G2697) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “possession”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κατά-σχεσις, -εως, ἡ
(κατέχω), [in LXX nearly always for אֲחֻזָּה ]
1. a holding back.
2. LXX and NT, a holding fast, possession: Act.7:5, 45.†
(AS)
(κατέχω), [in LXX nearly always for אֲחֻזָּה ]
1. a holding back.
2. LXX and NT, a holding fast, possession: Act.7:5, 45.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | possession (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | possession (1), they dispossessed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kataschesis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 7:5And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
- Acts 7:45Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).