ἐπέχω; imperfect
ἐπεῖχον; 2 aorist
ἐπέσχον;
1. to have or
hold upon, apply: namely,
τὸν νοῦν,
to observe, attend to, followed by an indirect question,
Luke 14:7; τινί, dative of person, to give attention to one, Acts 3:5; 1 Timothy 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 τινι, 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, Philippians 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].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Luke
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14:7
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Acts
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3:5; 19:22
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Philippians
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2:16
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1 Timothy
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4:16
