κατάσχεσις
kataschesispossessionHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences1 book2 verses
Definition
κατά-σχεσις, -εως, ἡ
(κατέχω), [in LXX nearly always for אֲחֻזָּה ]
1. a holding back.
2. LXX and NT, a holding fast, possession: Acts 7:5, 45.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κατάσχεσις:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Acts 7:5κατάσχεσιν · possessionHe 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 7:45κατασχέσει · they dispossessedAnd 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,