GreekG2697Noun (Feminine)
κατάσχεσις
kataschesis
“possession”
2Occurrences
G2697Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a holding down, i.e. occupancy
from G2722 (κατέχω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a holding back.
2.LXX and NT, a holding fast, possession
LXX: nearly always for אֲחֻזָּה
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
κατάσχεσις appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
2
Key Passages
Acts 7:5BSB
He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
Acts 7:45BSB
And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
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