Words the Bible translates as hold
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- echōἔχωto have: to hold something as one's own, on oneself, or within one's situation, whether a possession, a relationship, an inner reality, or a state one is in.
- phulakēφυλακήprison: a place where people are held under guard
+2 more meanings
- a watch of the night: one of the set stretches into which the night was divided
- the act of keeping watch: standing guard over something
- sunechōσυνέχωto hold together or press in from every side: to hold shut, hem in, grip, or drive onward
- chōreōχωρέωto hold or contain; to have room for
+2 more meanings
- to go, pass, or make one's way toward a place or a state
- to make room within oneself; to take in, receive, or accept a person or a demanding truth
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