Strong's Greek · G472

G472 antéchomai

ἀντέχομαι

an-tekh'-om-ahee

to cling to

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antéchomai appears 4 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Luke, 1 Thessalonians and Titus. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to hold oneself opposite to, i.e. (by implication) adhere to; by extension to care for

In the King James Version

hold fast, hold to, support

Derivation

from G473 (ἀντί) and the middle voice of G2192 (ἔχω);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Titus 1:9

“He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.”

1 Thessalonians 5:14

“And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.”

Luke 16:13

“No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.””

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).