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katechon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kat-e-chon
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something (of disputed identity) whose removal is necessary before the Antichrist can be fully manifested, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 in the Bible.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατέχον (katékhon, “that which withholds”) or Ancient Greek κατέχων (katékhōn, “the one who withholds”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κατέχον, κατέχων

Derived Forms

katechonic katechontic

Questions

What does katechon mean?
Someone or something (of disputed identity) whose removal is necessary before the Antichrist can be fully manifested, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 in the Bible.
Where does katechon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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