detain
From LSJ
ἀναπλασμὸς ἐκ ματαίων ἐλπίδων → building of castles in the air
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. κατέχειν; see also check.
keep in ward: P. ἐν φυλακῇ ἔχειν.
be detained, be long: P. and V. χρονίζειν, V. χρόνιος εἶναι.
