κατέχω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

κατα- (kata-) +‎ ἔχω (ékhō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰτέχω (katékhō)

  1. to hold down
  2. to restrain
  3. (in middle) to pause, make a stop
  4. to detain
  5. to seize, confiscate

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Greek: κατάσχω (katáscho)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited and learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κατέχω (katékhō).[1][2] By surface analysis, κατ- (kat-) +‎ έχω (écho).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈte.xo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τέ‧χω

Verb

κατέχω (katécho) (imperfect κατείχα, passive κατέχομαι) (transitive)

  1. to possess, to hold (:property)
  2. (military) to occupy (:territory)
  3. to hold, to occupy (:position, rank, role, status, title, etc.)
  4. to occupy (to fill space)
  5. to have mastery of, to have mastered, to possess (to have proficiency in or knowledge of: language, skill, etc.)
  6. to possess (of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

  1. ^ κατέχω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ κατέχωKriaras, 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.)