"to hold within; to fix upon; in NT intrans. (i.e. χόλον) to entertain a grudge against, Mk. 6:19; to be exasperated against, Lk. 11:53; pass. to be entangled, held fast in, Gal. 5:1*"
Definition and meaning
to hold within; to fix upon; in NT intrans. (i.e. χόλον) to entertain a grudge against, Mk. 6:19; to be exasperated against, Lk. 11:53; pass. to be entangled, held fast in, Gal. 5:1*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐνέχω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of enecho (G1758) across the King James Bible.
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
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Common questions
Strong's G1758 (enecho) is a Greek word that means: to hold within; to fix upon; in NT intrans. (i.e. χόλον) to entertain a grudge against, Mk. 6:19; to be exasperated against, Lk. 11:53; pass. to be entangled, held fast in, Gal. 5:1* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word enecho (G1758) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1758 is enecho, a Greek word defined as: to hold within; to fix upon; in NT intrans. (i.e. χόλον) to entertain a grudge against, Mk. 6:19; to be exasperated against, Lk. 11:53; pass. to be en. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
enecho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.