Hold

v. trans.

Have: P. and V. ἔχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.).

Occupy: P. and V. ἔχειν, κατέχειν.

Contain, keep in: P. and V. στέγειν.

Have room for: P. and V. χωρεῖν (acc.) (Eur., Hipp. 941).

The city can't hold him (isn't big enough for him): P. ἡ πόλις αὐτὸν οὐ χωρεῖ (Dem. 579).

Maintain, preserve: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, σώζειν.

Stop, check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν.

Grasp: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see grasp.

Hold fast: see cling to.

Be held fast: V. προσέχεσθαι (pass.) (Eur., Med. 1213).

Consider, deem: P. and V. νομίζειν, ἡγεῖσθαι, ἄγειν, V. νέμειν.

Be held: P. and V. δοκεῖν.

Hold (a feast, sacrifice, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν, ποιεῖν, τιθέναι.

Hold a meeting: P. and V. σύλλογον ποιεῖν (or mid.).

Hold an office: Ar. and P. ἄρχειν ἀρχήν, or ἄρχειν alone.

Hold one's peace: P. and V. σιγᾶν, σιωπᾶν; see keep silence, under {{U}}Silence.

V. intrans. Remain firm: P. and V. μένειν.

All that they put upon their shoulders held there without fastenings: V. ὅποσα δʼ ἐπʼ ὤμοις ἔθεσαν οὐ δεσμῶν ὕπο προσείχετο (Eur., Bacch. 755).

Maintain an opinion: P. and V. νομίζειν, ἡγεῖσθαι, οἴεσθαι, P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι, διισχυρίζεσθαι.

Hold good: P. and V. μένειν, ἐμμένειν.

Hold back: see {{U}}Restrain.

Hold by, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).

Hold down. — They held me down by the hair: V. κόμης κατεῖχον (Eur., Hec. 1166).

Hold forth: see {{U}}Offer.

Make a speech: Ar. and P. δημηγορεῖν.

Hold out, stretch forth: P. and V. προτείνειν (acc.), ἐκτείνειν (acc.), ὀρέγειν (Plat.).

Hold out (hopes, etc.): P. and V. ὑποτείνειν (acc.), P. παριστάναι (acc.).

Hold out (as a threat): P. ἀνατείνεσθαι.

Hold out (as an excuse): P. and V. σκήπτειν (mid. in P.), προβάλλειν (mid. also P.), προὔχεσθαι, προΐστασθαι (Eur., Cycl. 319.), V. προτείνειν, P. προφασίζεσθαι.

Hold out, not to yield: P. and V. ἀντέχειν, καρτερεῖν, ὑφίστασθαι.

Last: P. and V. ἀντέχειν, Ar. and P. ἀνταρκεῖν, P. διαρκεῖν.

Hold out against: P. and V. ἀντέχειν (dat.), ὑφίστασθαι (acc.), V. καρτερεῖν (acc.).

Hold over: Ar. ὑπερέχειν (τί τινος).

As threat: P. ἀνατείνεσθαί (τί τινι).

Hold together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν; v. intrans.: P. συμμένειν.

For a little while the alliance held together: P. ὀλίγον μὲν χρόνον συνέμεινεν ἡ ὁμαιχμία (Thuc. 1, 18)

Hold up: P. and V. ἀνέχειν, Ar. and P. ἀνατείνειν (Xen.); see {{U}}Lift.

Hold up (as example): P. παράδειγμα ποιεῖσθαι (acc.).

——————

interj.

Stop: P. and V. ἐπίσχες, παῦε, Ar. and P. ἔχε, V. ἴσχε, σχές, παῦσαι (all 2nd {{ pers. }} sing. of the imperative).

——————

subs.

Thing to hold by: P. ἀντιλαβή, ἡ.

Get a hold or grip: P. ἀντιλαβὴν ἔχειν.

Support: P. and V. ἔρεισμα, τό (Plat.).

met., handle: ἀντιλαβή, ἡ, P. and V. λαβή, ἡ; see Handle, Influence.

Custody: P. and V. φυλακή, ἡ.

Lay hold of: P. and V. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see {{U}}Grasp.

Hold (of a ship): Ar. and V. ἀντλία, ἡ, P. ναῦς κοίλη (Dem. 883).