- Original: ἀπέχομαι - Transliteration: Apechomai - Phonetic: ap-ekh'-om-ahee - Definition: 1. to hold one's self off, refrain, abstain - Origin: middle voice (reflexively) of G568 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Middle voice (reflexive) of G568 ; to hold oneself off that is refrain: - abstain. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • abstain, 6 Act 15:20; Act 15:29; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; 1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Peter 2:11