Greek verb · G1907
ἐπέχω
epechoep-ekh'-o
to hold upon.; Like παρέχω (as in Hom., al.); to hold or direct towards, Sc.νοῦν;; to stay, wait
5 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: epéchō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1907is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 4meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1907
to hold upon, i.e. (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication, of ) to pay attention to
The King James renders it: give (take) heed unto, hold forth, mark, stay.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epecho is rendered "to hold upon.; Like παρέχω (as in Hom., al.); to hold or direct towards, Sc.νοῦν;; to stay, wait". It stands 5 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Two of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists four meanings for it, beginning with "to hold upon.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 14:7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
Luke 14:7ἐπέχων
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's five uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word four senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to hold upon., and Like παρέχω (as in Hom., al.), and to hold or direct towards, Sc.νοῦν;, and to stay, wait.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to hold upon. | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLuke 14:7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable: |
| Like παρέχω (as in Hom., al.)to hold out, offer | Tagged as
| WherePhilippians 2:16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did… |
| to hold or direct towards, Sc.νοῦν;__(a) absol., to intend, purpose | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 14:7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable: |
| to stay, waitAct.19:22 (in legal phrase, MM, Exp., l.with).† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereActs 19:22He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπεῖχεν1
- ἐπέσχεν1
- ἔπεχε1
- ἐπέχοντες1
- ἐπέχων1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-2AAI-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IAI-3S
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person singular1V-PAM-2S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-PAP-NSM
Luke
one use
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
- ἐπέχωνepechonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: remarking
Acts
two uses
So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
- ἐπεῖχενepeichenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was giving heed
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
- ἐπέσχενepeschenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: remained
Philippians
one use
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- ἐπέχοντεςepechontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: holding forth
1 Timothy
one use
Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
- ἔπεχεepecheverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do give heed
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.