Dictionary entry

ἐνέχω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐν-έχω

[in LXX: Ge 49:23 (סָתַם), Ez 14:4, 7, III Mac 6:10 *;]

1. to hold in; pass., to be held, entangled: c. dat. rei; fig., ζυγῷ δουλείας, Ga 5:1 (cf. MM, Exp., xii); θλίψρεσιν, II Th 1:4 (cf. ἀσεβείσιν, III Mac 6:10).

2. to set oneself against, be urgent against (as Ge 49:23; for con­struction, v. Swete, Mk., l.c.): Mk 6:19, Lk 11:53.†