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1: κατέχω

(Strong's #2722 — Verb — katecho — kat-ekh'-o )

"to hold fast, hold back," is used in the sense of detaining in Luke 4:42 , "would have stayed (Him)," RV. See HOLD.

2: ἐπέχω

(Strong's #1907 — Verb — epecho — ep-ekh'-o )

has the meaning "to wait in a place, to stay," in Acts 19:22 . See HEED , HOLD , MARK.

3: κωλύω

(Strong's #2967 — Verb — koluo — ko-loo'-o )

"to hinder," is rendered "stayed" in Acts 27:43 , RV (AV, "kept"); so in 2 Peter 2:16 , RV (AV, "forbad"). See HINDER.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Stay'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/stay.html. 1940.
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