κατέχω (Katechō): Holding Down the Truth in Unrighteousness
Deep Dive into κατέχωThe provided text explores the extensive semantic range of the Greek verb katecho, along with related terms like echo and metecho, highlighting their secular and theological significance.Katecho primarily functions as a more emphatic form of echo, meaning to hold fast, restrain, possess, or occupy. In both classical literature and the New Testament, it describes preventing someone from leaving or suppressing something, such as stifling the truth or restraining apocalyptic adversaries. It is frequently used in a positive theological sense to describe believers holding fast…
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