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ἀντέχομαι

antéchomai · G472 · Greek · 4 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. to adhere to

    To join with and to maintain loyalty to

    Examples

    Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

    Luke 16:13 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”

  2. to hold fast to, to cling to, to hold firmly to

    To hold fast to a particular belief, with the implication of acting accordingly

    Examples

    Titus 1:9 holding firmly the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it.

  3. to help

    To assist in supplying what may be needed

    Examples

    1 Thessalonians 5:14 We urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

How it’s used In 2 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

4 occurrences in 3 groups

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

4 occurrences in 5 groups

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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In the other Testament 1 word
חָזַק châzaq · H2388 · to be strong, to prevail, to overcome
ἀντέχομαι (antéchomai, G472) ἀντέχομαι emphasizes active adherence or devotion to something (holding oneself opposite to/holding fast to), while חָזַק (châzaq, H2388) חָזַק centers on strengthening, making firm, or taking courage, with adherence emerging as a contextual application of that core firmness/strength rather than opposition-oriented attachment.
Semantic domains 3 entries
To hold fast to, to cling to, to hold firmly to31.49
In Titus 1:9, an elder must be “holding firmly (antechómenon) the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching,” describing a firm, unwavering grip on sound doctrine.
To adhere to34.24
In Matthew 6:24, Jesus says, “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to (anthéxetai) one and despise the other,” describing exclusive attachment to one master over another.
To help35.1
In 1 Thessalonians 5:14, believers are urged to “admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help (antéchesthe) the weak, be patient with everyone,” describing practical support extended to those who are struggling.
Word family 51 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἔχω échō · G2192 · to have, to own, to possess · 709×ὄχλος óchlos · G3793 · crowd, multitude, common people · 174×προσέχω proséchō · G4337 · to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for · 24×ἀπέχω apéchō · G568 · to receive in full, to be paid in full, to be away from · 19×κατέχω katéchō · G2722 · to prevent, to hinder, to restrain · 18×παρέχω paréchō · G3930 · to continue to be, to keep on being, to cause to happen · 16×ἀνέχομαι anéchomai · G430 · to be patient with, to have patience, patience · 15×συνέχω synéchō · G4912 · to control, to restrain, to guard · 12×ἔνοχος énochos · G1777 · guilty, liable, guilty and deserving · 10×εὐνοῦχος eunoûchos · G2135 · eunuch, impotent male · 8×μετέχω metéchō · G3348 · to share in, to have a share of, to eat · 8×μέτοχος métochos · G3353 · companion, partner · 6×ἑξῆς hexēs · G1836 · the next day, on the next day · 5×ἐπέχω epéchō · G1907 · to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for · 5×εὐσχήμων euschḗmōn · G2158 · attractive, presentable, esteemed · 5×καθεξῆς kathexēs · G2517 · in order, in sequence, one after another · 5×μετασχηματίζω metaschēmatízō · G3345 · to change, to change from one form into another, to apply to · 5×ὑπερέχω hyperéchō · G5242 · to be exceptionally valuable, to surpass in value, to be better · 5×ἀντέχομαιantéchomai · G472ἐνέχω enéchō · G1758 · to be resentful against, to have a grudge against, to be against · 3×εὐσχημόνως euschēmónōs · G2156 · in a becoming manner, decently, with propriety · 3×σχεδόν schedón · G4975 · almost, nearly, about · 3×ἀνοχή anochḗ · G463 · to be patient with, to have patience, patience · 2×ἀσχημονέω aschēmonéō · G807 · to act shamefully, indecent behavior, shameful deed · 2×ἀσχημοσύνη aschēmosýnē · G808 · to act shamefully, indecent behavior, shameful deed · 2×ἐνοχλέω enochléō · G1776 · to afflict, to cause suffering, to be afflicted · 2×εὐνουχίζω eunouchízō · G2134 · to make a eunuch, to castrate, to be celibate · 2×κατάσχεσις katáschesis · G2697 · to have, to own, to possess · 2×περιέχω periéchō · G4023 · to have, to contain, to experience · 2×συμμέτοχος symmétochos · G4830 · sharer, partner · 2×συνευωχέω syneuōchéō · G4910 · to feast together · 2×συνοχή synochḗ · G4928 · distress · 2×συσχηματίζω syschēmatízō · G4964 · to shape one’s behavior, to conform one’s life · 2×σχῆμα schēma · G4976 · form, nature, structure · 2×ὑπεροχή hyperochḗ · G5247 · high status, high sounding, pompous · 2×ἀνεξίκακος anexíkakos · G420 · tolerant, patient · 1×ἀσχήμων aschḗmōn · G809 · unattractive, ugly, unpresentable · 1×ἕξις héxis · G1838 · practice, doing again and again, doing repeatedly · 1×ἐξοχή exochḗ · G1851 · high position, high rank, prominence · 1×εὐσχημοσύνη euschēmosýnē · G2157 · beauty, attractiveness, loveliness · 1×μετοχή metochḗ · G3352 · partnership, sharing · 1×ὀχλέω ochléō · G3791 · to afflict, to cause suffering · 1×ὀχλοποιέω ochlopoiéō · G3792 · to gather a crowd or to cause a crowd to form · 1×ὀχύρωμα ochýrōma · G3794 · stronghold, fortress · 1×παρενοχλέω parenochléō · G3926 · to cause extra difficulty · 1×περιοχή periochḗ · G4042 · passage, part of a document, part of Scripture · 1×προέχομαι proéchomai · G4284 · to have a greater benefit, to experience a superior advantage · 1×ὑπέχω hypéchō · G5254 · to be subjected to, to experience, to undergo · 1×ἀκατάσχετος akatáschetos · G183 · unrestrainable · 0×ἀπέχει apéchei · G566 · it is sufficient · 0×ἀπέχομαι apéchomai · G567 · to hold oneself off, i.e. refrain · 0×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : middle (present ἀντέχομαι); future ἀνθέξομαι; to hold before or against, hold back,…
: middle (present ἀντέχομαι); future ἀνθέξομαι; to hold before or against, hold back, withstand, endure; in the N. T. only in the middle to keep oneself directly opposite to anyone, hold to him firmly, cleave to, paying heed to him: τίνος, Mt 6:24; Lk 16:13; τῶν ἀσθενῶν, to aid them, care for them, 1 Thess 5:14; τοῦ λόγου, to hold to, hold it fast, Tit 1:9. (Deut 32:41; Isa 56:4, Isa 56:6; Prov 3:18, etc., and often in Greek writings.) Cf. Kühner, § 520 b. (2te Aufl. § 416, 2; cf. Jelf, § 536); Winers Grammar, 202 (190); (Buttmann, 161 (140)).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Believe To Be True1 occurrenceJoin, Begin To Associate2 occurrencesHelp1 occurrence

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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