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Howbeit (plēn). Common after ouk allo as a preposition with the ablative (Mar 12:32), but here a conjunction as in Phi 1:18.
Hold fast (kratēsate). First aorist active imperative of krateō, either ingressive (get a grip on) or constative (hold on as a single decisive effort). See present imperative kratei in Rev 3:11 (keep on holding).
Till I come (achri hou an hēxō). Indefinite temporal clause with achri hou (until which time) with modal an and either the future active indicative or the first aorist active subjunctive of hēkō (usual idiom with achri in Revelation as in Rev 7:3; Rev 15:8; Rev 20:3, Rev 20:5).