holdeth
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hold + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.
Verb
[edit]holdeth
- (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of hold
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 2:1:
- Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;