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Lexicon :: Strong's G1907 - epechō

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ἐπέχω
Transliteration
epechō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ekh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐπέχω epéchō, ep-ekh'-o; from G1909 and G2192; to hold upon, i.e. (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication, of G3563) to pay attention to:—give (take) heed unto, hold forth, mark, stay.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G1907 in the following manner: mark (1x), give heed unto (1x), stay (1x), hold forth (1x), take heed unto (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G1907 in the following manner: mark (1x), give heed unto (1x), stay (1x), hold forth (1x), take heed unto (1x).

  1. to have or hold upon, apply, to observe, attend to

    1. to give attention to

  2. to hold towards, hold forth, present

  3. to check

    1. delay, stop, stay

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπέχω epéchō, ep-ekh'-o; from G1909 and G2192; to hold upon, i.e. (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication, of G3563) to pay attention to:—give (take) heed unto, hold forth, mark, stay.
STRONGS G1907:
ἐπέχω; imperfect ἐπεῖχον; 2 aorist ἐπέσχον;
1. to have or hold upon, apply: namely, τὸν νοῦν, to observe, attend to, followed by an indirect question, Luke 14:7; τινί, dative of person, to give attention to one, Acts 3:5; 1 Timothy 4:16, (with the dative of a thing, Sir. 31:2 (Sir. 34:2); 2 Macc. 9:25; Polybius 3, 43, 2, etc.; fully ὀφθαλμόν τινι, Lucian, dial. mar. 1, 2).
2. to hold toward, hold forth, present: λόγον ζωῆς, as a light, by which illumined ye are the lights of the world, Philippians 2:16 [others besides, cf. Meyer or Ellicott at the passage].
3. to check ([cf. English hold up], German anhalten): namely, ἐμαυτόν, to delay, stop, stay, Acts 19:22, and in Greek writings from Homer down; [cf. Winers Grammar § 38, 1; Buttmann, 144 (126); Fritzsche on Sir. 5:1].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
14:7
Acts
3:5; 19:22
Philippians
2:16
1 Timothy
4:16

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Strong's Number G1907 matches the Greek ἐπέχω (epechō),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:7 - Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν ἐπέχων G1907 πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:5 - ὁ δὲ ἐπεῖχεν G1907 αὐτοῖς προσδοκῶν τι παρ᾽ αὐτῶν λαβεῖν

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:22 - ἀποστείλας δὲ εἰς τὴν Μακεδονίαν δύο τῶν διακονούντων αὐτῷ Τιμόθεον καὶ Ἔραστον αὐτὸς ἐπέσχεν G1907 χρόνον εἰς τὴν Ἀσίαν

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:16 - λόγον ζωῆς ἐπέχοντες G1907 εἰς καύχημα ἐμοὶ εἰς ἡμέραν Χριστοῦ ὅτι οὐκ εἰς κενὸν ἔδραμον οὐδὲ εἰς κενὸν ἐκοπίασα

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:16 - ἔπεχε G1907 σεαυτῷ καὶ τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ ἐπίμενε αὐτοῖς· τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν καὶ σεαυτὸν σώσεις καὶ τοὺς ἀκούοντάς σου
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