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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐπέχω

Lemmaἐπέχω
Citation formἐπέχω
Part of speechverb
GlossI hold forth, pay attention, note, delay
Strong’sG1907
Transliterationepéchō
Definitionto hold upon, i.e. (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication, of ) to pay attention to
KJV glosses:--give (take) heed unto, hold forth, mark, stay.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences5

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐπεῖχεν
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--)Acts 3:5
ἐπέσχεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--)Acts 19:22
ἔπεχε
verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--)1 Timothy 4:16
ἐπέχοντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-)Philippians 2:16
ἐπέχων
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-)Luke 14:7

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: επεχω.