UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to be resentful against, to have a grudge against

Semantic entry: 88.169

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Resentful, Hold a Grudge Against

Definition: to feel resentful because of what someone has done

Sense 2: to be against, to be hostile toward

Semantic entry: 39.4

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Opposition, Hostility

Definition: to maintain a state of antagonism or hostility

Notes: In a number of languages hostility is expressed largely in psychological terms, for example, ‘to be angry at’ or ‘to have one’s heart curdle against,’ but hostility may also be expressed in terms of overt behavior, for example, ‘to turn against,’ ‘to face away from,’ or ‘to turn one’s back on.’

Sense 3: to be subject to, to be under the control of

Semantic entry: 37.4

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Control, Restrain

Definition: to be under the control of or to be subject to someone or something

Notes: In a number of languages it is difficult or impossible to maintain the figure of ‘yoke’ in RV GAL 5:1 · LV GAL 5:1 · Read together GAL 5:1. An equivalent expression may be ‘do not become slaves again’ or ‘do not let people make you slaves again.’ Such a bold metaphor, however, must sometimes be changed to a simile: ‘do not, as it were, let yourselves be made slaves.’

Forms: ἐνέχομαι