ἐπέχω
epéchō · G1907 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for, to be on one’s guard against
To be in a continuous state of readiness to learn of any future danger, need, or error, and to respond appropriately
Examples1 Timothy 4:16 Pay close attention to yourself and to the teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
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to hold firmly to, to continue to believe
To hold firmly to a particular belief
ExamplesPhilippians 2:16 holding firmly the word of life, so that on the day of Christ I can take pride because I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
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to notice, to watch
To direct one’s attention to a particular object or event
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to stay on, to remain
To stay or remain in a place beyond some point of time
ExamplesActs 19:22 And after he sent into Macedonia two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- Not stated (participle) 2
- ὁthe (definite article) 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
- Not stated: you (one person) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἐκλέγομαιto choose 1
- λόγοςword, saying, message 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- εἰςto+ ἡμέραday 1
- εἰςto+ καύχημαboast, reason for boasting 1
- εἰςto+ ἈσίαAsia 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 4 entries
- To notice, to watch24.33
- This verb describes observing something closely, used of Jesus noticing how the invited guests had been picking out the places of honor at the table — "He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table" (Luke 14:7).
- To pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for, to be on one’s guard against27.59
- It also describes giving one's full attention in expectation, used of the lame beggar giving his full attention to Peter and John, expecting to receive something from them — "he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them" (Acts 3:5).
- To hold firmly to, to continue to believe31.47
- It also describes maintaining a firm hold on a conviction, used of Paul's exhortation to the Philippians to hold firmly to the word of life — "holding firmly the word of life, so that on the day of Christ I can take pride" (Philippians 2:16).
- To stay on, to remain85.59
- It also describes remaining in a particular location for a period, used of Paul remaining in Asia for a while after sending Timothy and Erastus ahead into Macedonia — "he himself stayed in Asia for a while" (Acts 19:22).
Word family 51 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect ἐπειχον; 2 aorist ἐπέσχον; 1. to have or hold upon, apply: namely, τόν νοῦν, to…
1. to have or hold upon, apply: namely, τόν νοῦν, to observe, attend to, followed by an indirect question, Lk 14:7; τίνι, dative of person, to give attention to one, Acts 3:5; 1 Tim 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, Phm 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-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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