διακρατέω
From LSJ
ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς → ye shall know them by their fruits, by their fruits ye shall know them, by their fruits you shall know them, you will know them by their fruit
English (LSJ)
A hold fast, control, τὰ ὅπλα Phylarch.24; τὸν ὅλον κόσμον Herm. ap. Stob.1.15.16, cf. Iamb.Myst.4.12; ὀργάδα D.H.1.79; hold, ἐν τῷ στόματι Dsc.2.152 (Pass.), cf. Gp.12.30.3 (Pass.), etc. 2 hold in possession, BGU1047 ii 6 (ii A.D., Pass.). 3 maintain, establish, λόγον Stob.1.1.9; retain, preserve, in argument, Dam.Pr.439. 4 hold up, support, ἱστόν Erot. s.v. ὅπλα; δέπας Ath.11.492b (Pass.): metaph., support, keep alive, αὑτόν D.L.9.43. 5 hold back, detain, in Pass., πρὸς τῶν χρηστῶν App.BC2.8.
