verb
antechemō
Greekἀντέχομαι (antechomai)
Strong’sG472
I hold fast to
stem antech-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀντ-έχω
(ἀντί, ἔχω), [in LXX for חָזַק hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G472 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-tekh'-om-ahee
to hold oneself opposite to, i.e. (by implication) adhere to; by extension to care for
Fromfrom G473 and the middle voice of G2192;
King Jameshold fast, hold to, support.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| antechetiἀνθέξεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | devoted to | 2× |
| antechevōrἀντέχεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural | help | 1× |
| antecherōtonἀντεχόμενον | happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular masculine | holding fast | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antechemō | antecheme | antechemi | antechema | antechemē | antechemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antechesō | antechese | antechesi | antechesa | antechesē | antecheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antechetō | antechete | antecheti2×ἀνθέξεται | antecheta | antechetē | antechetelē |
| we 1st person plural | antechenō | antechene | antecheni | antechena | antechenē | antechenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antechevō | antecheve | antechevi | antecheva | antechevē | antechevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antechelō | antechele | antecheli | antechela | antechelē | antechelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antechemeiō | antechemeia | antechemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antecheseiō | antecheseia | antecheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antecheteiō | antecheteia | antecheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | antecheneiō | antecheneia | antecheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antecheveiō | antecheveia | antecheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antecheleiō | antecheleia | antecheleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antechesōr | antechesar | antechesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antechetōr | antechetar | antechetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antechevōr1×ἀντέχεσθε | antechevar | antechevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antechelōr | antechelar | antechelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antechemoiō | antechemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | antechesoiō | antechesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antechetoiō | antechetoia |
| we 1st person plural | antechenoiō | antechenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antechevoiō | antechevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | antecheloiō | antecheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antecherō | antecheri | antechera | antecherē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antecherōtos1× | antecheritos | antecheratos | antecherētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
antech is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
antecheti“devoted to”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 6:24“devoted to”Oudenos dunetō duo kurioi douleuarō; ē gar ton henon misati kai ton heteron agapati, ē henou antecheti kai tou heterou katafronati. ouk dunevō theo douleuarō kai mamōnao.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 16:13“devoted to”oudenos oiketos dunetō duo kurioi douleuarō; ē gar ton henon misati kai ton heteron agapati, ē henou antecheti kai tou heterou katafronati. ouk dunevō theo douleuarō kai mamōnao.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.”
antechevōr“help”happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Thessalonians 5:14“help”parakalanō de vin, adelfoir, nouthetavōr toin ataktoin, paramuthevōr toin oligopsuchoin, antechevōr toiu asthenoiu, makrothumavōr pros pantoin.And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
antecherōton“holding fast”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular masculine1×
Titus 1:9“holding fast”antecherōton tou kata tan didachan pistou logou, hina dunatos ateiō kai parakalarō en ta didaskalia ta hugiainarōta kai toin antilegarōtoin elencharō.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.