ἀντέχομαι
antechomai · hold to, help
Greek word · Strong’s number G472 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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antechomai (ἀντέχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “hold to, help”.
Hold to, be devoted to someone; hold firmly to; take care of, help.
How to say it
an·te·cho·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Cling to someone or something, be true to.
- Support the weak.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- he will hold on to ×2
- help ×1
- holding fast ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 6:24
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold on to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
- Luke 16:13
No household servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold on to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we exhort you, brothers: admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all.
- Titus 1:9
holding fast to the trustworthy word that accords with the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.