STRONGS G472:
ἀντέχω: 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:
τινός,
Matthew 6:24;
Luke 16:13;
τῶν ἀσθενῶν, to aid them, care for them,
1 Thessalonians 5:14;
τοῦ λόγου, to hold to, hold it fast,
Titus 1:9. (
Deuteronomy 32:41;
Isaiah 56:4,
6;
Proverbs 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)].
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