# κατέχω
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

κατα- (kata-) +‎ ἔχω (ékhō)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.té.kʰɔː/ → /kaˈte.xo/ → /kaˈte.xo/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /ka.té.kʰɔː/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /kaˈte.kʰo/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /kaˈte.xo/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /kaˈte.xo/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /kaˈte.xo/

### Verb

κᾰτέχω • (kătékhō)
* to hold down
* to restrain
* (in middle) to pause, make a stop
* to detain
* to seize, confiscate

#### Descendants

* Greek: κατάσχω (katáscho)

### Further reading

* “κατέχω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
* κατέχω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
* κατέχω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
* “κατέχω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “κατέχω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
* G2722 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited. apprehend idem, page 36.arrest idem, page 41.bound idem, page 90.check idem, page 128.confine idem, page 158.contain idem, page 166.control idem, page 170.cramp idem, page 182.crush idem, page 187.curb idem, page 189.detain idem, page 218.enchain idem, page 270.engage idem, page 274.engross idem, page 274.extinguish idem, page 297.govern idem, page 367.hinder idem, page 400.hold idem, page 402.impede idem, page 419.inspire idem, page 446.inthral idem, page 454.keep idem, page 467.limit idem, page 492.moderate idem, page 537.occupy idem, page 568.overcome idem, page 585.overpower idem, page 586.overspread idem, page 586.overwhelm idem, page 587.penetrate idem, page 603.permeate idem, page 607.pervade idem, page 609.possess idem, page 628.possession idem, page 628.prevail idem, page 638.prevalent idem, page 639.prevent idem, page 639.quell idem, page 664.quench idem, page 664.quiet idem, page 667.refrain idem, page 685.rein in idem, page 688.repress idem, page 698.restrain idem, page 705.retain idem, page 706.rife idem, page 714.rivet idem, page 718.rule idem, page 725.school idem, page 739.secure idem, page 747.smother idem, page 788.stay idem, page 813.steady idem, page 814.stem idem, page 815.stifle idem, page 817.still idem, page 817.stop idem, page 820.subdue idem, page 830.suppress idem, page 842.withhold idem, page 984.

## Greek
### Etymology

Inherited and learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κατέχω (katékhō). By surface analysis, κατ- (kat-) +‎ έχω (écho).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈte.xo/
* Hyphenation: κα‧τέ‧χω

### Verb

κατέχω • (katécho) (imperfect κατείχα, passive κατέχομαι) (transitive)
* to possess, to hold (:property)
* (military) to occupy (:territory)
* to hold, to occupy (:position, rank, role, status, title, etc.)
* to occupy (to fill space)
* to have mastery of, to have mastered, to possess (to have proficiency in or knowledge of: language, skill, etc.)
* to possess (of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence)

#### Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Related terms

* κατοχή f (katochí)
* κάτοχος (kátochos)

### References

* ↑ κατέχω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
* ↑ κατέχω - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)