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κατέχω G2722
V-PPA-NMP  |  18× in 5 senses
hold fast, retain; restrain, suppress; possess, occupy; be held, be bound; head toward, make for
2. restrain, suppress To hold back, prevent, or suppress something or someone from acting or being known.
AUTHORITY_RULE Control, Rule Restraint and Control
AR["الحابِسينَ","المانِعَ","المانِعُ","كانوا-يُمسِكونَ"]·ben["দমন-করছে,","ধরে-রাখতেন","যে-বাধা-দেয়"]·DE["festhalten","hält-fest"]·EN["restraining","suppressing","were-holding"]·FR["retenir"]·heb["מְעַכֵּב","מַחֲזִיקִים","עָצְרוּ"]·HI["दबाए-रखते-हैं","रोकती-थी","रोकने-वअल","रोकने-वअलि"]·ID["menahan","menahan,","yang-menahan","yang-menahan,"]·IT["kateichon","trattenere"]·jav["nahan","nahan,","sami-nyengkerem"]·KO["막는-것을","막는-자가","막는-자들의","붙잡았다"]·PT["que-detém","que-detêm"]·RU["удерживали","удерживающее","удерживающий","удерживающих"]·ES["que-detiene","que-retienen","retenían"]·SW["anayezuia","kinachozuia","wakamzuia","wanazuia,"]·TR["bastıranların","tutan","tutanı","tutuyorlardı"]·urd["روکتے-تھے","روکتے-ہیں","روکنے-والا"]
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Senses
1. hold fast, retain To hold firmly onto something (such as faith, tradition, or teaching), to keep possession of and not let go.
AUTHORITY_RULE Control, Rule Restraint and Control
AR["أَن-أَحتَفِظَ","تَحفَظونَ","تَمسِكونَ","تَمَسَّكوا","تَمَسَّكْنَا","لِنَتَمَسَّكْ","يَحفَظونَ"]·ben["আমরা-ধরে-রাখি","তোমরা-ধরে-রাখ।","ধরে-রাখ","ধরে-রাখ,","ধরে-রাখি","ধরে-রাখে","রাখতে"]·DE["festhalten","hält-fest"]·EN["hold-fast","let-us-hold-fast","to-keep","we-hold-fast","you-hold-fast"]·FR["retenir"]·heb["אוֹחֲזִים","הַחֲזִיקוּ","לִ-שְׁמֹר","מַחֲזִיקִים","מַחֲזִיקִים-אַתֶּם","נַחֲזִיק"]·HI["तुम-थामे-रहो","थाम-रखें","थामे-रखते-हैं","थामे-रहें","थामे-हो","पकदे-रखो","रखन"]·ID["Marilah-kita-berpegang","kamu-memegang-teguh,","kamu-pegang","kita-pertahankan","memegang-teguh","menahan,","peganglah"]·IT["katechousin","trattenere"]·jav["kita-cepeng","nahan,","nyimpen","padha-cekel.","panjenengan-cepeng.","panjenengan-nyepeng","sumangga-kita-nggegem"]·KO["간직하네","간직한다","간직한다면","붙잡아-두기를","붙잡으라.","붙잡으면","붙잡자"]·PT["Retenhamos","retende","retendes,","reter,","retivermos","retéis.","retêm"]·RU["будем-держать","держите","держите.","удержать,","удерживают","удержим"]·ES["la-retienen","retened","retener","retengamos","retenéis"]·SW["kushikilia","mnashika.","mnashikilia","shikeni","tukishikilia","tunashikilia","tushikilie","wanalishika"]·TR["alıkoymak,","tutarlar,","tutarsak","tutun","tutunalım","tutuyorsunuz"]·urd["تھامو","تھامے-رکھتے-ہو","تھامے-رکھتے-ہیں","تھامے-رہیں","رکھنا"]
3. possess, occupy To have possession of something, to hold as one's own property or to take up a position.
AUTHORITY_RULE Control, Rule Restraint and Control
AR["تَحْتَلُّ","حائِزينَ","مُمْسِكينَ"]·ben["ধরতে","ধারণকারী;","যারা-ধরে।"]·DE["festhalten","hält-fest"]·EN["possessing","to-take"]·FR["retenir"]·heb["לְ-אָחֹז","מַחְזִיקִים"]·HI["रखते-हुए","रखनेवाले","रखने।"]·ID["memiliki","memiliki;","menempati"]·IT["katechein","trattenere"]·jav["gadhah;","ngregem.","nyepeng"]·KO["소유하는","소유하는-자들로","차지하기를"]·PT["a-ocupar","possuindo","possuindo;"]·RU["занимать","содержащие","удерживающие;"]·ES["a-ocupar","poseyendo"]·SW["kukaa","tukimiliki.","wasiomiliki;"]·TR["ellerinde tutanlar","tutmaya"]·urd["رکھنے-والے","لینے"]
4. be held, be bound To be held captive or under constraint, in a passive or involuntary state of being detained or afflicted.
AUTHORITY_RULE Control, Rule Restraint and Control
AR["كَانَ-مُمْسَكًا","كُنَّا-مَحْبُوسِينَ-فِيهِ"]·ben["আমরা-ধৃত-ছিলাম","ধরা-ছিল"]·DE["festhalten"]·EN["was-held","we-were-held"]·FR["retenir"]·heb["אָחַז","הֻחְזַקְנוּ"]·HI["ग्रस्त-था","बंधे-जाते-थे"]·ID["menahan-kita,","menderita"]·IT["kateicheto","trattenere"]·jav["dipun-cekel","kita-dipuncekel,"]·KO["걸려-있었다","매여-있던-것에서"]·PT["éramos-retidos,"]·RU["держался","так-чтобы"]·ES["era-poseido","éramos-retenidos"]·SW["alishikwa","tuliyoshikwa"]·TR["tutuluyordu","tutuluyorduk"]·urd["میں-گرفتار-تھا","ہم-بندھے-تھے"]
5. head toward, make for To steer or direct one's course toward a destination, especially in a nautical context.
AUTHORITY_RULE Control, Rule Restraint and Control
AR["اتَّجَهُوا"]·ben["ধরিয়া-রাখিতেছিল"]·DE["hält-fest"]·EN["they-were-heading"]·FR["retenir"]·heb["כִּוְּנוּ"]·HI["जातेथे"]·ID["menuju"]·IT["trattenere"]·jav["madosi"]·KO["향하였다"]·PT["faziam-rumo"]·RU["держали"]·ES["se-dirigían"]·SW["walielekea"]·TR["tutuyorlardı"]·urd["لے-جاتے-تھے"]

BDB / Lexicon Reference
κατέχω, future καθέξω (of duration) Refs 8th c.BC+aorist κατέσχον, poetry __A κατέσχεθον Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular κάσχεθε Refs 8th c.BC+, Aeolic dialect κατέσκ [εθε] Refs 7th c.BC+; late aorist κατέσχα Refs 4th c.AD+ __A.I transitive, hold fast, καλύπτρην χείρεσσι Refs 8th c.BC+ __A.I.b hold back, withhold, εἴ με βίῃ ἀέκοντα καθέξει Refs 8th c.BC+: check, restrain, bridle,