κατοχ-ή,ἡ, (κατέχω)
A. holding fast, detention, τινὸς ἐν Σούσοισι
Hdt. 5.35
; ofdetentionby the god in the Sarapeum, UPZ 5.3 , 59.8 , al.(ii B.C.), cf. Man. 1.239 (pl.);arrest,
PAmh. 2.80.9
(iii A.D.), Cod.Just. 1.4.22.1 ; ἡ πρὸς τὸ χρέος κ.
PSI 4.282.28
(ii A.D.).
2. hindrance, delay, ἀνείρξεις καὶ κ.
Plu. 2.584e
, cf. Vett. Val. 43.17 .
3. retention,τοῦ πνεύματος holdingthe breath, Gal. 6.161 , Alex.Aphr. Pr. 1.47 ;retentionof waste products, Gal. 8.440 .
4. retentionin memory, Corn. ND 14 ; μνήμη καὶ κ.
Plot. 4.3.29
: pl., τὰς μνήμας κ. μαθημάτων καὶ αἰσθήσεων εἶναι