Strong’s G1907 · Greek
ἐπέχω
epéchō · ep-ekh'-o
Origin from ἐπί (G1909) and ἔχω (G2192);
Meaning to hold upon, i.e. (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication, of νοῦς (G3563)) to pay attention to
In the King James Version give (take) heed unto, hold forth, mark, stay.
In 5 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 14:7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
- Acts 3:5And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
- Acts 19:22So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
- Philippians 2:16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
- 1 Timothy 4:16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.