- Transliteration: Epecho

- Phonetic: ep-ekh'-o

- Definition:

1. to have or hold upon, apply, to observe, attend to

a. to give attention to

2. to hold towards, hold forth, present

3. to check

a. delay, stop, stay

- Origin: from G1909" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1909 and G2192" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2192

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1909" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1909 and G2192" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2192; to hold upon that is (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication of G3563" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3563) to pay attention to: - give (take) heed unto hold forth mark stay.