ἀντέχω

antechō

to cling to

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Strong’s G472Verb4 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

he will be devoted2

do help1

holding1

In the text

Matthew 6:24ἀνθέξεται
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.
Luke 16:13ἀνθέξεται
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.”
1 Thessalonians 5:14ἀντέχεσθε
And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
Titus 1:9ἀντεχόμενον
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.

Abbott-Smith

ἀντ-ὲχω
(ἀντί, ἔχω), [in LXX for חָזַק hi., etc. ;]

1. trans., to hold against.

2. Intrans., to withstand. Mid. 1. in cl., to hold out against.

3. (cf. MM, VGT, see word), to hold firmly to, cleave to: with genitive (see Bl., § 36, 2), Mat.6:24, Luk.16:13, 1Th.5:14 (see M, Th., in l), Tit.1:9.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.