Retain
Retain
re-tan: Several Hebrew words are thus translated: , hazak, to hold fast (Jdg 7:8; Jdg 19:4; Job 2:9 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) hold fast); Mic 7:18); , acar, to shut up (only in Dan 10:8, Dan 10:16; Dan 11:6); , tamakh, to hold (Pro 3:18; Pro 4:4; Pro 11:16 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) obtain)); in one case kala’ (Ecc 8:8). In the New Testament , krateo, is used in Joh 20:23 of the retaining of sins by the apostles (see RETENTION OF SINS); in Rom 1:28, the Revised Version (British and American) has refused to have, margin Greek, ‘did not approve,’ for the King James Version did not like to retain (echo); and in Phm 1:13, substitutes fain have kept for retained (katecho). Sirach 41:16 has retain for diaphulasso, keep.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Retain
“to be strong, obtain, hold, hold fast,” is translated “to retain,” of sins, Joh 20:23 (twice); see on REMIT. See HOLD, KEEP, OBTAIN, TAKE.
Notes: (1) In Phm 1:13, AV, katecho, “to hold fast, hold back, detain,” is translated “to retain” (RV, to keep). (2) In Rom 1:28, AV, echo, “to have” (RV), is translated “to retain.”