Strong’s definition
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
KJV gloss list in the source
have, hold (fast), keep (in memory), let, X make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold
Derivation recorded by Strong
from G2596 (κατά) and G2192 (ἔχω);
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