2697. kataschesis

Strong's Lexicon

kataschesis: Possession, holding, seizure

Original Word: κατάσχεσις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: kataschesis
Pronunciation: ka-TAS-khay-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-as'-khes-is)
Definition: Possession, holding, seizure
Meaning: a possession, holding fast.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb κατέχω (katechō), meaning "to hold fast" or "to possess."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often relates to terms like יָרַשׁ (yarash), meaning "to possess" or "to inherit," and אָחַז (achaz), meaning "to seize" or "to hold."

Usage: The term "kataschesis" refers to the act of possessing or holding something, often implying control or ownership. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the concept of possession, whether in a physical, legal, or spiritual sense.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, possession was a significant concept, often tied to legal rights and social status. Ownership of land, property, or goods was a marker of wealth and influence. Spiritually, possession could also refer to the control or influence of spiritual forces, whether divine or demonic.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from katechó
Definition
a holding fast
NASB Translation
dispossessing (1), possession (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2697: κατάσχεσις

κατάσχεσις, κατασχέσεως, ἡ (κατέχω), the Sept. often for אֲחֻזָּה, possession;

1. a holding back, hindering: anonymous in Walz, Rhetor. i., p. 616, 20.

2. a holding fast, possession: γῆν δοῦναι εἰς κατάσχεσιν, to give in possession the land, Acts 7:5, as in Genesis 17:8; Deuteronomy 32:49 Alex.; Ezekiel 33:24; Ezekiel 36:2f, 5; Josephus, Antiquities 9, 1, 2; (Test xii. Patr., test. Benj. § 10); with the genitive of the subjunctive τῶν ἐθνῶν, of the territory possessed by (the possession of) the nations, Acts 7:45; (a portion given to keep, Philo, rer. div. haer. § 40 (cf. Psalm 2:8)).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

possession.

From katecho; a holding down, i.e. Occupancy -- possession.

see GREEK katecho

Forms and Transliterations

κατασχεσει κατασχέσει κατασχέσεσιν κατασχέσεως κατασχεσιν κατάσχεσιν κατάσχεσίν κατάσχεσις κατατάσσων κατατεμούσιν κατατενεί κατατενείς κατατέρπου κατατέτακται κατατετμημένοι κατατήξεις κατέταξας κατετέμνοντο kataschesei kataschései kataschesin katáschesin

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 7:5 N-AFS
GRK: αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν αὐτὴν καὶ
NAS: that HE WOULD GIVE IT TO HIM AS A POSSESSION, AND TO HIS DESCENDANTS
KJV: to him for a possession, and to his
INT: to him for a possession it and

Acts 7:45 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ κατασχέσει τῶν ἐθνῶν
NAS: it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nations
KJV: into the possession of the Gentiles,
INT: in the taking possession of the nations

Strong's Greek 2697
2 Occurrences

κατασχέσει — 1 Occ.
κατάσχεσιν — 1 Occ.