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Greek G2697 katáschesis

Original: κατάσχεσις

Meaning:
from κατέχω; a holding down, i.e. occupancy:--possession.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: a holding down, i.e. occupancy:--possession.

Greek G4123 pleonéktēs

Original: πλεονέκτης

Meaning:
from πλείων and ἔχω; holding (desiring) more, i.e. eager for gain (avaricious, hence a defrauder):--covetous.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: holding (desiring) more, i.e. eager for gain (avaricious, hence a defrauder):--covetous.

Verses containing this word showing 9 of 9
Isaiah 33:15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; Open
Jeremiah 6:11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days. Open
Mark 7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. Open
Philippians 2:16 Holding 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. Open
Colossians 2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. Open
1 Timothy 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: Open
1 Timothy 3:9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. Open
Titus 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. Open
Revelation 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. Open

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