Original: ἀντέχομαι

Transliteration: antéchomai

Phonetic: an-tekh'-om-ahee

Short Definition: Hold fast

- Original: ἀντέχομαι

- Transliteration: Antechomai

- Phonetic: an-tekh'-om-ahee

- Definition:

1. to hold before or against, hold back, withstand, endure

2. to keep one's self directly opposite to any one, hold to him firmly, cleave to, paying heed to him

- Origin: from G473 and the middle voice of G2192

- TDNT entry: 15:47,3

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G473 and the middle of G2192; to hold oneself opposite to that is (by implication) adhere to; by extension to care for: - hold fast hold to support.

Cognate: G1777, G2192, G2722, G3348, G3353, G568