Strong's Concordance epechó: to hold fast, to hold toward, to stop Original Word: ἐπέχωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epechó Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ekh'-o) Definition: to hold fast, to hold toward, to stop Usage: (a) trans: I hold forth, (b) intrans: I mark, pay attention (heed), note; I delay, stay, wait. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom epi and echó Definition to hold fast, to hold toward, to stop NASB Translation give...attention (1), holding fast (1), noticed (1), pay close attention (1), stayed (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1907: ἐπέχωἐπέχω; imperfect ἐπειχον; 2 aorist ἐπέσχον; 1. to have or hold upon, apply: namely, τόν νοῦν, to observe, attend to, followed by an indirect question, Luke 14:7; τίνι, 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 τίνι, 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). From epi and echo; to hold upon, i.e. (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication, of nous) to pay attention to -- give (take) heed unto, hold forth, mark, stay. see GREEK epi see GREEK echo see GREEK nous Englishman's Concordance Luke 14:7 V-PPA-NMSGRK: κεκλημένους παραβολήν ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς NAS: to the invited guests when He noticed how KJV: those which were bidden, when he marked how INT: were invited a parable remarking how the Acts 3:5 V-IIA-3S Acts 19:22 V-AIA-3S Philippians 2:16 V-PPA-NMP 1 Timothy 4:16 V-PMA-2S Strong's Greek 1907 |
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