Katechō κατέχω

Katechō (Greek κατέχω, Strong's G2722) is a Greek verb meaning “to hold back/fast”. It occurs 18 times in 18 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Katechō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

• Luke 4:42
  And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
• Luke 8:15
  But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
• Luke 14:9
  And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

John

• John 5:4
  For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.(not included in this translation)

Acts

• Acts 27:40
  And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

Romans

• Romans 1:18
  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
• Romans 7:6
  But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:30
  And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;
• 1 Corinthians 11:2
  Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
• 1 Corinthians 15:2
  By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 6:10
  As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 5:21
  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 2:6
  And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:7
  For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.

Philemon

• Philemon 1:13
  Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 3:6
  But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
• Hebrews 3:14
  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
• Hebrews 10:23
  Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).