to hold back/fast

Greek Verb

κατ-έχω [in LXX for אָחַז, חָזַק hi, etc;] 1) perfective of ἔχω (M, Pr., 116; M, Th., 155), (a) to possess, hold fast: Luk.8:15, Jhn.5:4, Rom.1:18 (Lft, Notes, 251), 1Co.7:30 11:2, 2Co.6:10, 1Th.5:21, Heb.3:6, 14 10:23; (b) to lay hold of, get possession of: Luk.14:9. 2) to hold back, detain, restrain (M, Th., 156 f.): with accusative before τοῦ μή with inf, Luk.4:42; before πρός, with accusative, Phm 13; absol, τὸ κατέχον (ὁ κ.), 2Th.2:6-7. 3) Intrans, as nautical term, to put in, make for (LS, see word): Act.27:40. (AS)

to hold back/fast

Greek Verb

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, ἑωυτόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [γυναῖκε] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀργήν, θυμόν, ὕβριν, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τὴν ἀγωγήν put it off, [Refs]; κ. τὸ πλῆθος ἐλευθέρως, ἰσχύϊ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὖρον hold in, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑαυτὸν κατέχει μὴ ἐπιπηδᾶν restrains himself from, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be held down, γλῶσσα κατείχετο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be bound, ὁρκίοισι μεγάλοισι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς τινων ὀφειλήμασιν [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; of a nation, to be kept under (by tyrants), [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.I.c) detain, κ. [αὐτοὺς] ἐνιαυτόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be detained, stay, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.I.d) in imprecations, inhibit (compare καταδέω[Refs 4th c.BC+] A.I.e) place under arrest, [Refs 1st c.AD+] A.I.f) keep an oath, ὅρκον [Refs 3rd c.BC+] A.I.2) c.genitive, gain possession of, be master of, τῶν ἐπιστημῶν μὴ πάνυ κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; control, τινων [LXX]; ἑαυτῶν Erot.see entry προπετή; μηκέτι κατέχων ἑαυτοῦ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; cling to, τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου [LXX] A.II) possess, occupy, especiallyof rulers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σῴζειν ἅπερ ἃν ἅπαξ κατάσχωσι whatever they have got, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of property. enjoy possession of, [Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc. (but also, sequestrate, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὡς μηδὲν ἔχοντες καὶ πάντα κατέχοντες [NT] A.II.b) dwell in, occupy, Ὀλύμπου αἴγλαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of tutelary gods, Παρνασίαν ὃς κ. πέτραν, of Dionysus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a place, μέσον ὀμφαλὸν γᾶς Φοίβου κ. δόμος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the dead. θήκας Ἰλιάδος γᾶς. κατέχουσι occupy, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.2) of sound, fill, οἱ δ᾽ ἀλαλητῷ πᾶν πεδίον κατέχουσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. στρατόπεδον δυσφημίαις fill it with his grievous cries, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, οἶκος κλαυθμῷ κατείχετο [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.3) πανδάκρυτον βιοτὰν κ. continue to live a life, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.4) to be spread over, cover, νὺξ. δνοφερὴ κάτεχ᾽ οὐρανόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τίνες αὖ πόντον κατέχουσ᾽ αὖρα; [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, σελήνη. κατείχετο. νεφέεσσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, Epic dialect aorist, κατέσχετο χερσὶ πρόσωπα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κατασχομένη ἑανῷ having covered her face, [Refs 8th c.BC+] A.II.5) of the grave, confine, cover, τοὺς δ᾽ ἤδη κάτεχεν φυσίζοος αἶα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; as a threat, πάρος τινὰ γαῖα καθέξει sooner shall earth cover many a one, [Refs 8th c.BC+] A.II.6) of circumstances, etc, hold fast, have one in their power, μιν κατὰ γῆρας ἔχει χεῖράς τε πόδας τε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὃν θάνατος δακρυόεις καθέχει (sic) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τύχη, πόλεμος κ. τινά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. κίνδυνος Σικελίαν[Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, ὑπὸ μεγάλης ἀνάγκης κατεχόμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely in good sense, ὁ δ᾽ ὄλβιος, ὃν φᾶμαι κατέχοντ᾽ ἀγαθαί [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.6.b) of circumstances, etc, prevail, prevail among, engage, ἄλλα τῶν κατεχόντων πρηγμάτων χαλεπώτερα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεγάλοι θόρυβοι κατέχουσ᾽ ἡμᾶς murmurs are rife among us, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φήμης ἀθρόας -σχούσης τὸ Ἑλληνικόν a sudden rumour having overspread Greece, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] A.II.7) seize, occupy, in right of conquest, τὸ Καδμείων πέδον uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially in historical writers, -σχήσειν [τὴν ἀκρόπολιν] [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.8) achieve, effect an object, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.9) master, understand, οὐ κατέχω τί βούλει φράζειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. νοῦν στίχων grasp the sense of, [Refs] A.II.9.b) keep in mind, remember, χρήσιμον καὶ τοῦτο κατασχεῖν τὸ στοιχεῖον [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. τινὰ ὀψοφάγον Chrysipp.Tyan. cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; κ. ὅτι, διότι, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+] A.II.10) possess, of a god, εἰ θεός ἐστιν ὁ σὰς κατέχων φρένας [Refs]; τοιοῦτος ἔρως κατεῖχε τὴν ἄνθρωπον she was so infatuated, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of an actor, κ. τὸ θέατρον held the audience spellbound, [Refs 1st c.AD+] (but, kept the audience waiting, Phoc.[Refs]; of poets, μύθοις [τοὺς ἀκούοντας] κ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—mostly in passive, of persons, to be possessed, inspired, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ Ὁμήρου[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ θέατρον κατείχετο the audience was spellbound, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of hydrophobia patients, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; of a lover, τῷ αὐτῷ θεῷ (i.e. Ἔρωτι) κατέσχημαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—also in aorist middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.III) follow close upon, press hard, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive [Refs] A.IV) bring a ship to land, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B) intransitive, B.1) (i.e. ἑαυτόν) control oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, κ. τὸ μὴ δακρύειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.1.b) stop, cease, of the wind, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.2) come from the high sea to shore, put in (see. supr. IV), νηΐ Θορικόνδε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίνες ποτ᾽ ἐς γῆν τήνδε. κατέσχετ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a journey by land, rest, προξένων δ᾽ ἔν του κατέσχε; [Refs 2nd c.BC+] shall come safe to land, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.3) prevail, ὁ λόγος κ. the report prevails, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.4) gain the upper hand, παρά τινι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; gain one's purpose, [Refs 5th c.BC+] C) middle, keep back for oneself, embezzle, [τὰ χρήματα] [Refs 5th c.BC+] C.2) cover oneself, see above [Refs 4th c.BC+] C.3) hold, contain, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] C.II) aorist middle, ={κατέχω} [Refs 8th c.BC+] C.II.2) in passive sense, τεαῖς ῥιπαῖσι κατασχόμενος subdued, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καρδίαν κατέσχετο ἔρωτι was seized with, possessed by, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; see above[Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively); have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, X make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold; from g2596 (κατά) and g2192 (ἔχω)