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2 Thessalonians 2:6

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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)

G2532 And και

G3568 now νυν

G3588 το

G2722 what withholdeth κατεχον

G1492 ye know οιδατε

G1519 εις

G3588 το

G601 might be revealed αποκαλυφθηναι

G846 that he αυτον

G1722 in εν

G3588 τω

G1438 his εαυτου

G2540 time καιρω

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

G2532 And

G3568 now

G1492 know

what

G2722 withholdeth

that

G846 he

might

G601 revealed

G1722 in

G1438 his

G2540 time

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Greek-English Dictionary

Strongs: G2722

Greek: κατέχω

Transliteration: katechō

Pronunciation: kat-ekh'-o

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: have hold (fast) keep (in memory) let X-(idiom) make toward possess retain seize on stay take withhold.

Definition:

to hold down (fast) in various applications (literally or figuratively)

1. to hold back, detain, retain

a. from going away

b. to restrain, hinder (the course or progress of)

1. that which hinders, Antichrist from making his appearance

2. to check a ship's headway i.e. to hold or head the ship

c. to hold fast, keep secure, keep firm possession of

2. to get possession of, take

a. to possess

Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.