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hoÌ„l´ding: Occurs with various shades of meaning: (1) as the translation of taÌ„makh, “to acquire,†it has the sense of taking, obtaining (, the Revised Version (British and American) “that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe,†the English Revised Version, as the King James Version, “holdingâ€); (2) of kuÌ„l, “to hold,†“contain,†having the sense of containing or restraining (, “I am weary with holding inâ€); (3) of krateÌoÌ„, “to receive,†“observe,†“maintain†(, “holding the tradition of the eldersâ€; , eÌchoÌ„, “holding faith and a good conscienceâ€; , “holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscienceâ€); (4) holding fast, cleaving to, krateoÌ„ (, “not holding the head,†the Revised Version (British and American) “holding fastâ€; compare ; , “holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blowâ€); anteÌchomai, “to hold over against one's self,†“to hold fast†(Tit 19, the Revised Version (British and American) “holding to the faithful wordâ€); (5) holding forth, epeÌchoÌ„, “to hold upon, to hold out toward†(, “holding forth the word of life,†so the Revised Version (British and American)); Lightfoot has “holding out†(as offering); others, however, render “holding fast,†persevering in the Christian faith and life - connecting with being “blameless and harmless†in .