◄ 2192. echó ►
Lexicon echó: To have, to hold, to possess Original Word: ἔχω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: echó Pronunciation: eh'-kho Phonetic Spelling: (ekh'-o) Definition: To have, to hold, to possess Meaning: I have, hold, possess. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to have, hold Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; (used in certain tenses only); a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) -- be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to have, hold NASB Translation ability (1), able (1), accompany (1), acknowledge* (1), am (2), become (1), been (3), being (1), being under (1), bringing (1), conceived* (1), consider (2), considered (2), could (2), derive (1), deriving (1), devoid* (1), enjoyed (1), experiencing (1), felt (1), following (1), get (2), gripped (1), had (80), has (134), have (283), have had (2), having (50), held (1), hold (5), holding (7), holds (2), ill* (5), incurring (1), involves (1), keep (3), keeping (3), kept (1), maintain (1), maintained (1), maintaining (1), meets (1), nearby (1), next (2), obliged* (1), obtain (2), obtained (1), owned (3), possess (2), possessed (4), possesses (1), receive (1), received (1), recover* (1), regard (2), regarded (1), reigns* (1), remember* (1), retain (1), seize (1), show (1), think* (1), unable* (1), under (1), under* (1), use (1), without* (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2192: ἔχω ἔχω; future ἕξω; imperfect εἶχον (1 person plural ἐιχαμεν, 2 John 1:5 T Tr WH), 3 person plural ἐιχαν (Mark 8:7 L T Tr WH; Revelation 9:8 L T Tr WH; but cf. (Sophocles Lexicon, Introduction, p. 38; Tdf. Proleg., p. 123; WHs Appendix, p. 165); Buttmann, 40 (35)) and εἴχοσαν (L T Tr WH in John 15:22, 24; but cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) in Theol. Studien und Kritiken 1858, pp. 485ff 491; see his N. T. Gr., p. 43 (37); (Sophocles Lexicon, Introduction, p. 39; Tdf. Proleg., p. 124; WHs Appendix, p. 165; cf. δολιόω)); present middle participle ἐχόμενος; to have — with 2 aorist active ἔσχον; perfect ἔσχηκα; I. Transitively. 1. to have equivalent to to hold; a. to have (hold) in the hand: τί ἐν τῇ χειρί, Revelation 1:16; Revelation 6:5; Revelation 10:2; Revelation 17:4; and simply, Revelation 5:8; Revelation 8:3, 6; Revelation 14:6, etc.; Hebrews 8:3. b. in the sense of wearing (Latingestare); of garments, arms and the like: τό ἔνδυμα, Matthew 3:4; Matthew 22:12; κατά κεφαλῆς ἔχων, namely, τί, having a covering hanging down from the head, i. e. having the head covered (Buttmann, § 130, 5; Winer's Grammar, § 47, k. cf. 594 (552)), 1 Corinthians 11:4; θώρακας, Revelation 9:17; μάχαιραν, John 18:10; add Matthew 26:7; Mark 14:3; of a tree having (bearing) leaves, Mark 11:13; ἐν γαστρί ἔχειν, namely, ἔμβρυον, to be pregnant (cf. Winers Grammar, 594 (552); Buttmann, 144 (126)) (see γαστήρ, 2). Metaphorically, ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἔχειν τό ἀπόκριμα, 2 Corinthians 1:9; τήν μαρτυρίαν, 1 John 5:10; ἐν καρδία ἔχειν τινα, to have (carry) one in one's heart, to love one constantly, Philippians 1:7. c. tropically, to have (hold) possession of the mind; said of alarm, agitating emotions, etc.: ἐίχειν αὐτάς τρόμος καί ἔκστασις, Mark 16:8 (Job 21:6; Isaiah 13:8, and often in secular authors; cf. Passow, under the word, p. 1294f; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. I. 8)). d. to hold fast, keep: ἡ μνᾶ σου, ἥν εἶχον ἀποκειμένην ἐν σουδαρίῳ, Luke 19:20; tropically, τόν Θεόν ἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει, Romans 1:28; to keep in mind, τάς ἐντολάς, John 14:21 (see ἐντολή, under the end); τήν μαρτυρίαν, Revelation 6:9; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 19:10; τό μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρά συνειδήσει, 1 Timothy 3:9; ὑποτύπωσιν ὑγιαινόντων λόγων, 2 Timothy 1:13. e. to have (in itself or as a consequence), comprise, involve: ἔργον, James 1:4; James 2:17; κόλασιν, 1 John 4:18; μισθαποδοσίαν, Hebrews 10:35 (Wis. 8:16). See examples from Greek authors in Passow, under the word, p. 1296f; (Liddell and Scott, see A. I. 8 and 10). f. by a Latinism equivalent toaestimo, to regard, consider, hold as (but this sense is still denied by Meyer, on Luke as below; Matthew 14:5): τινα with the accusative of the predicate, ἔχε με παρῃτημένον, have me excused, Luke 14:18; τινα ὡς προφήτην, Matthew 14:5; Matthew 21:26 (ἔχειν Ἰαννην καί Ἰαμβρην ὡς Θεούς, Ev. Nicod. 5); τινα ἔντιμον (see ἔντιμος), Philippians 2:29; τήν ψυχήν μου (G omits μου) τιμίαν ἐμαυτῷ, Acts 20:24 R G; τινα εἰς προφήτην (a Hebraism (see εἰς, B. II. 3 c. Ψ. at the end)), for a prophet, Matthew 21:46 L T Tr WH, cf. Buttmann, § 131, 7; τινα, ὅτι ὄντως (T Tr WH ὄντως, ὅτι etc.) προφήτης ἦν, Mark 11:32, cf. Buttmann, § 151, 1 a.; (Winer's Grammar, § 66, 5 a.). 2. to have equivalent to to own, possess; a. external things such as pertain to property, riches, furniture, utensils, goods, food, etc.: as τόν βίον, Luke 21:4; 1 John 3:17; κτήματα, Matthew 19:22; Mark 10:22; θησαυρόν, Matthew 19:21; Mark 10:21; ἀγαθά, Luke 12:19; πρόβατα Luke 15:4; John 10:16; δραχμάς, Luke 15:8; πλοῖα, Revelation 18:19; κληρονομίαν, Ephesians 5:5; (cf. Matthew 21:38 LT Tr WH, where R G κατάσχωμεν); μέρος followed by ἐν with the dative of the thing, Revelation 20:6; θυσιαστήριον, Hebrews 13:10; ὅσα ἔχεις, Mark 10:21; Mark 12:44; Matthew 13:44, 46; Matthew 18:25; μηδέν, 2 Corinthians 6:10; τί δέ ἔχεις, ὁ etc. 1 Corinthians 4:7; with a predicate accusative added, εἶχον ἅπαντα κοινά, Acts 2:44; absolutely ἔχειν, to have property, to be rich: οὐκ and μή ἔχειν (A. V. to have not), to be destitute, be poor, Matthew 13:12; Matthew 25:29; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18; Luke 19:26; 1 Corinthians 11:22; 2 Corinthians 8:12 (Nehemiah 8:10; 1 Esdr. 9:51, 54; Sir. 13:5; examples from Greek authors in Passow, under the word, p. 1295b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. I. l; cf. Winer's Grammar, 594 (552))); ἐκ τοῦ ἔχειν, in proportion to your means (see ἐκ, II. 13 at the end), 2 Corinthians 8:11. b. Under the head of possession belongs the phrase ἔχειν τινα as commonly used of those joined to anyone by the bonds of nature, blood, marriage, friendship, duty, law, compact, and the like: πατέρα, John 8:41; ἀδελφούς, Luke 16:28; ἄνδρα (a husband), John 4:17; Galatians 4:27; γυναῖκα, 1 Corinthians 7:2, 12f, 29; τέκνα, Matthew 21:28; Matthew 22:24; 1 Timothy 3:4; Titus 1:6; υἱούς, Galatians 4:22; σπέρμα, offspring, Matthew 22:25; χήρας, 1 Timothy 5:16; ἀσθενοῦντας, Luke 4:40; φίλον, Luke 11:5; παιδαγωγούς, 1 Corinthians 4:15; ἔχειν κύριον, to have (be subject to) a master, Colossians 4:1; δεσπότην, 1 Timothy 6:2; βασιλέα, John 19:15; with ἐφ' ἑαυτῶν added, Revelation 9:11; ἔχει τόν κρίνοντα αὐτόν, John 12:48; ἔχειν οἰκονόμον, Luke 16:1; δοῦλον, Luke 17:7; ἀρχιερέα, Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 8:1; ποιμένα, Matthew 9:36; ἔχων ὑπ' ἐμαυτόν στρατιώτας, Luke 12:8; ἔχειν τόν υἱόν καί τόν πατέρα, to be in living union with the Son (Christ) and the Father by faith, knowledge, profession, 1 John 2:23; (1 John 5:12); 2 John 1:9. With two accusatives, one of which serves as a predicate: πατέρα τόν Ἀβραάμ, Abraham for our father, Matthew 3:9; add, Acts 13:5; Philippians 3:17; Hebrews 12:9; ἔχειν τινα γυναῖκα, to have (use) a woman (unlawfully) as a wife, Matthew 14:4; Mark 6:18; 1 Corinthians 5:1 (where see Meyer) (of lawful marriage, Xenophon, Cyril 1, 5, 4). c. of attendance or companionship: ἔχειν τινα μεθ' ἑαυτοῦ, Matthew 15:30; Matthew 26:11; Mark 2:19; Mark 14:7; John 12:8. d. ἔχειν τί to have a thing in readiness, have at hand, have in store: οὐκ ἔχομεν εἰ μή πέντε ἄρτους, Matthew 14:17; add, Matthew 15:34; John 2:3 (not Tdf.); ; 1 Corinthians 11:22; 1 Corinthians 14:26; οὐκ ἔχω, ὁ παραθήσω αὐτῷ, Luke 11:6; ποῦ συνάξω τούς καρπούς μου, Luke 12:17; τί (cf. Buttmann, § 139, 58) φάγωσι, Mark 8:1f; ἔχειν τινα, to have one at hand, be able to make use of: Μωϋσέα καί τάς προφήτας, Luke 16:29; παράκλητον, 1 John 2:1; μάρτυρας, Hebrews 12:1; οὐδένα ἔχω etc. Philippians 2:20; ἄνθρωπον, ἵνα etc. John 5:7. e. a person or thing is said ἔχειν those things which are its parts or are members of his body: as χεῖρας, πόδας, ὀφθαλμούς, Matthew 18:8; Mark 9:43, 45, 47; οὖς, Revelation 2:7, 11, etc.; ὦτα, Matthew 11:15; Mark 7:16 (T WH omit; Tr brackets the verse); Mark 8:18; μέλη, Romans 12:4; 1 Corinthians 12:12; σάρκα καί ὀστέα, Luke 24:39; ἀκροβυστίαν, Acts 11:3; an animal is said ἔχειν head, horns, wings, etc.: Revelation 4:7; Revelation 5:6; Revelation 8:9; Revelation 9:8ff; 12:3, etc.; a house, city, or wall, ἔχειν θεμελίους, Hebrews 11:10; Revelation 21:14; στάσιν, Hebrews 9:8; (add ἐπιστολήν ἔχουσαν (R G περιέχουσαν) τόν τύπον τοῦτον, Acts 23:25). f. one is said to have the diseases or other ills with which he is affected or afflicted: μάστιγας, Mark 3:10; ἀσθενείας, Acts 28:9; wounds, Revelation 13:14; θλῖψιν, John 16:33; 1 Corinthians 7:28; Revelation 2:10. Here belong the expressions δαιμόνιον ἔχειν, to be possessed by a demon, Matthew 11:18; Luke 7:33; Luke 8:27; John 7:20; John 8:48f, 52; John 10:20; Βηλζεβουλ, Mark 3:22; πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον, Mark 3:30; Mark 7:25; Luke 4:33; Acts 8:7; πνεῦμα πονηρόν, Acts 19:13; πνεῦμα ἀσθενείας, i. e. a demon causing infirmity, Luke 13:11; πνεῦμα ἄλαλον, Mark 9:17; λεγεῶνα, Mark 5:15. g. one is said to have intellectual or spiritual faculties, endowments, virtues, sensations, desires, emotions, affections, faults, defects, etc.: σοφίαν, Revelation 17:9; γνῶσιν, 1 Corinthians 8:1, 10; χαρίσματα, Romans 12:6; προφητείαν, 1 Corinthians 13:2; πίστιν, Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21; Mark 11:22; Luke 17:6; Acts 14:9; Romans 14:22; 1 Timothy 1:19; Philemon 1:5; πεποίθησιν, 2 Corinthians 3:4; Philippians 3:4; παρρησίαν, Philemon 1:8; Hebrews 10:19; 1 John 2:28; 1 John 3:21; 1 John 4:17; 1 John 5:14; ἀγάπην, John 5:42; John 13:35; John 15:13; 1 John 4:16; 1 Corinthians 13:1ff; 2 Corinthians 2:4; Philippians 2:2; Philemon 1:5; 1 Peter 4:8; ἐλπίδα (see ἐλπίς, 2, p. 206a middle); ζῆλον, zeal, Romans 10:2; envy, jealousy (ἐν τῇ καρδία), James 3:14; χάριν τίνι, to be thankful to one, Luke 17:9; 1 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 1:3; θυμόν, Revelation 12:12; ὑπομονήν, Revelation 2:3; φόβον, 1 Timothy 5:20; χαράν, Philemon 1:7 (Rec.st χάριν); 3 John 1:4 (WH text χάριν); λύπην, John 16:21; 2 Corinthians 2:3; Philippians 2:27; ἐπιθυμίαν, Philippians 1:23; ἐπιποθίαν, Romans 15:23; μνείαν τίνος, 1 Thessalonians 3:6. συνείδησιν καλήν, ἀγαθήν, ἀπρόσκοπον: Acts 24:16; 1 Timothy 1:19; 1 Peter 3:16; Hebrews 13:18; συνείδησιν ἁμαρτιῶν, Hebrews 10:2; ἀγνωσίαν Θεοῦ, 1 Corinthians 15:34; ἀσθένειαν, Hebrews 7:28; ἁμαρτίαν, John 9:41; John 15:22, etc. h. of age and time: ἡλικίαν, mature years (A. V. to be of age), John 9:21, 23; ἔτη, to have (completed) years, be years old, John 8:57; with ἐν τίνι added: in a state or condition, John 5:5 (Winers Grammar, 256 (240) note{3}; Buttmann, § 147, 11); in a place, τέσσαρας ἡμέρας ἐν τῷ μνημείῳ, John 11:17; beginning or end, or both, Hebrews 7:3; Mark 3:26; Luke 22:37 (see τέλος, 1 a.). i. ἔχειν τί is said of opportunities, benefits, advantages, conveniences, which one enjoys or can make use of: βάθος γῆς, Matthew 13:5; γῆν πολλήν, Mark 4:5; ἰκμάδα, Luke 8:6; καιρόν, Galatians 6:10; Hebrews 11:15; Revelation 12:12; ἐξουσίαν, see ἐξουσία, passim; εἰρήνην διά τίνος, Romans 5:1 (where we must read ἔχομεν, not (with T Tr WH L marginal reading (cf. WH. Introductory § 404)) ἔχωμεν); ἐλευθερίαν, Galatians 2:4; πνεῦμα Θεοῦ, 1 Corinthians 7:40; πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ, Romans 8:9; νοῦν Χριστοῦ, 1 Corinthians 2:16; ζωήν, John 5:40; John 10:10; John 20:31; τήν ζωήν, 1 John 5:12; ζωήν αἰώνιον, Matthew 19:16; John 3:15f, 36 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 266 (249)); ; 1 John 5:13; ἐπαγγελίας, 2 Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 7:6; μισθόν, Matthew 5:46; Matthew 6:1; 1 Corinthians 9:17; τά αἰτήματα, the things which we have asked, 1 John 5:15; ἔπαινον, Romans 13:3; τιμήν, John 4:44; Hebrews 3:3; λόγον σοφίας, a reputation for wisdom, Colossians 2:23 (see λόγος, I. 5 at the end); καρπόν, Romans 1:13; Romans 6:21f; χάριν, benefit, 2 Corinthians 1:15 (where Tr marginal reading WH text χαράν); χάρισμα, 1 Corinthians 7:7; προσαγωγήν, Ephesians 2:18; Ephesians 3:12; ἀνάπαυσιν, Revelation 4:8; Revelation 14:11; ἀπόλαυσιν τίνος, Hebrews 11:25; πρόφασιν, John 15:22; καύχημα, that of which one may glory, Romans 4:2; Galatians 6:4; καύχησιν, Romans 15:17. k. ἔχειν τί is used of one on whom something has been laid, on whom it is incumbent as something to be borne, observed, performed, discharged: ἀνάγκην, 1 Corinthians 7:37; ἀνάγκην followed by an infinitive, Luke 14:18; Luke 23:17 (R L brackets Tr marginal reading brackets); Hebrews 7:27; χρείαν τίνος (see χρεία, 1); εὐχήν ἐφ' ἑαυτῶν, Acts 21:23; νόμον, John 19:7; ἐντολήν, 2 John 1:5; Hebrews 7:5; ἐπιταγήν, 1 Corinthians 7:25; διακονίαν, 2 Corinthians 4:1; πρᾶξιν, Romans 12:4; ἀγῶνα, Philippians 1:30; Colossians 2:1; ἔγκλημα, Acts 23:29; κρίμα, 1 Timothy 5:12. l. ἔχειν τί is used of one to whom something has been intrusted: τάς κλείς, Revelation 1:18; Revelation 3:7; τό γλωσσόκομον, John 12:6; John 13:29. m. in reference to complaints and disputes the following phrases are used: ἔχω τί (or without an accusative, cf. Buttmann, 144 (126)) κατά τίνος, to have something to bring forward against one, to have something to complain of in one, Matthew 5:23; Mark 11:25; followed by ὅτι, Revelation 2:4; ἔχω κατά σου ὀλίγα, ὅτι etc. Revelation 2:14 (here L WH marginal reading omit ὅτι), Revelation 2:20 (here G L T Tr WH omit ὀλίγα); ἔχω τί πρός τινα, to have some accusation to bring against one, Acts 24:19; συζήτησιν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Acts 28:29 (Rec.); ζητήματα πρός τινα, Acts 25:19; λόγον ἔχειν πρός τινα, Acts 19:38; πρᾶγμα πρός τινα, 1 Corinthians 6:1; μομφήν πρός τινα, Colossians 3:13; κρίματα μετά τίνος, 1 Corinthians 6:7. n. phrases of various kinds: ἔχειν τινα κατά πρόσωπον, to have one before him, in his presence (A. V. face to face; see πρόσωπον, 1 a.), Acts 25:16; κοίτην ἐκ τίνος, to conceive by one, Romans 9:10; τοῦτο ἔχεις, ὅτι etc. thou hast this (which is praiseworthy (cf. Winer's Grammar, 595 (553))) that etc. Revelation 2:6; ἐν ἐμοί οὐκ ἔχει οὐδέν, hath nothing in me which is his of right, equivalent to no power over me (German er hat mir nichts an), John 14:30; ὁ ἐστιν ... σαββάτου ἔχον ὁδόν, a sabbath-day's journey distant (for the distance is something which the distant place has, as it were), Acts 1:12; cf. Kypke at the passage o. ἔχω, with an infinitive (Winers Grammar, 333 (313); Buttmann, 251 (216)), α. like the Latinhabeo quod with the subjunctive, equivalent to to be able: ἔχω ἀποδοῦναι, Matthew 18:25; Luke 7:42; Luke 14:14; τί ποιῆσαι, Luke 12:4; οὐδέν εἶχον ἀντειπεῖν, they had nothing to oppose (could say nothing against it), Acts 4:14; κατ' οὐδενός εἶχε μείζονος ὀμόσαι, Hebrews 6:13; add, John 8:6 (Rec.); Acts 25:26 (cf. Buttmann, as above); Ephesians 4:28; Titus 2:8; 2 Peter 1:15; the infinitive is omitted and to be supplied from the context: ὁ ἔσχεν, namely, ποιῆσαι, Mark 14:8; see examples from Greek authors in Passow, under the word, p. 1297a; (Liddell and Scott, see A. III. 1). β. is used of what there is a certain necessity for doing: βάπτισμα ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι, Luke 12:50; ἔχω σοι τί εἰπεῖν, ; ἀπαγγεῖλαι, Acts 23:17, 19; λαλῆσαι, ; κατηγορῆσαι, Acts 28:19; πολλά γράφειν, 2 John 1:12; 3 John 1:13. II. Intransitively. a. (Latinme habeo) to hold oneself or find oneself so and so, to be in such or such a condition: ἑτοίμως ἔχω, to be ready, followed by an infinitive, Acts 21:13; 2 Corinthians 12:14; 1 Peter 4:5 (not WH); ἐσχάτως (see ἐσχάτως), Mark 5:23; κακῶς, to be sick, Matthew 4:24; Matthew 8:16; Matthew 9:12; ( L Tr text WH text), etc.; καλῶς, to be well, Mark 16:18; κομψότερον, to be better, John 4:52; πῶς, Acts 15:36; ἐν ἑτοίμῳ, followed by an infinitive, 2 Corinthians 10:6. b. impersonally: ἄλλως ἔχει, it is otherwise, 1 Timothy 5:25; οὕτως, Acts 7:1; Acts 12:15; Acts 17:11; Acts 24:9; τό νῦν, ἔχον, as things now are, for the present, Acts 24:25 (Tobit 7:11, and examples from later secular authors in Kypke, Observations, 2, p. 124; cf. Vig. ed. Herm., p. 9; (cf. Winer's Grammar, 463 (432))). III. Middle έ᾿χομαι τίνος (in Greek writings from Homer down), properly, to hold oneself to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to; to be closely joined to a person or thing (cf. Winers Grammar, 202 (190); Buttmann, 192 (166f), 161 (140)): τά ἐχόμενα τῆς σωτηρίας, Vulg.viciniora saluti, connected with salvation, or which lead to it, Hebrews 6:9, where cf. Bleek; ὁ ἐχόμενος, near, adjoining, neighboring, bordering, next: of place, κωμοπόλεις, Mark 1:38 (νῆσος, Isocrates paneg. § 96; οἱ ἐχόμενοι, neighbors, Herodotus 1, 134); of time, τῇ ἐχομένῃ namely, ἡμέρα, the following day, Luke 13:33; Acts 20:15 (1 Macc. 4:28; Polybius 3, 112, 1; 5, 13, 9); with ἡμέρα added, Acts 21:26; σαββάτῳ, Acts 13:44 (where R T Tr WH text ἐρχομένῳ); ἐνιαυτῷ, 1 Macc. 4:28 (with variant ἐρχομένῳ ἐνιαυτῷ); τοῦ ἐχομενου ἔτους, Thucydides 6, 3. (Compare: ἀνέχω, προσανέχω, ἀντέχω, ἀπέχω, ἐνέχω, ἐπέχω, κατέχω, μετέχω, παρέχω, περιέχω, προέχω, προσέχω, συνέχω, ὑπέρχω, ὑπέχω.) Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 1961: הָיָה (hayah) • to be, become, come to pass • Strong's Hebrew 3426: יֵשׁ (yesh) • there is, there are • Strong's Hebrew 3709: כַּף (kaph) • hand, palm, sole (used metaphorically for possession or control) These Hebrew entries reflect similar concepts of existence, possession, and condition, paralleling the Greek usage of ἔχω in various contexts. Usage: The verb ἔχω is used extensively in the New Testament, appearing in various contexts to denote possession, relationship, condition, or state of being. It is a versatile verb that can be used both literally and metaphorically. Context: The Greek verb ἔχω (echō) is a fundamental term in the New Testament, appearing over 700 times. Its primary meaning is "to have" or "to hold," but its usage extends beyond mere possession. It can indicate a wide range of relationships and conditions, such as having authority, holding a position, or being in a particular state of mind or body. In the Gospels, ἔχω is often used in the context of physical possession or relationships. For example, in Matthew 19:21, Jesus tells the rich young man, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." Here, ἔχω is used to describe the possession of treasure. The Apostle Paul frequently uses ἔχω in his epistles to describe spiritual states or conditions. In Philippians 4:11, Paul writes, "I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances." In this context, ἔχω conveys a state of contentment. The verb also appears in theological contexts, such as in John 3:36: "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life." Here, ἔχω is used to express the possession of eternal life through faith in Christ. The versatility of ἔχω allows it to convey a wide range of meanings, from the tangible to the abstract, making it a crucial verb for understanding the nuances of New Testament Greek. Forms and Transliterations Ειχε είχε είχέ Εἶχε ειχεν είχεν εἶχεν εἶχέν ειχες είχες εἶχες ειχετε είχετε εἴχετε ειχομεν είχομεν εἴχομεν ειχον είχον εἶχον ειχοσαν εἴχοσαν εξει έξει ἕξει έξειν εξεις έξεις ἕξεις έξετε ἕξετε έξουσι εξουσιν έξουσιν ἕξουσιν έσχε εσχεν έσχεν ἔσχεν εσχες έσχες ἔσχες εσχηκα έσχηκα ἔσχηκα εσχηκαμεν εσχήκαμεν ἐσχήκαμεν εσχηκεν έσχηκεν ἔσχηκεν εσχηκοτα εσχηκότα ἐσχηκότα εσχομεν έσχομεν ἔσχομεν εσχον έσχον ἔσχον εχε έχε ἔχε εχει έχει ἔχει εχειν εχείν έχειν ἔχειν εχεις έχεις ἔχεις έχεσθαι έχεται εχετε έχετε έχετέ ἔχετε Ἔχετέ εχετω εχέτω ἐχέτω εχη έχη ἔχῃ έχης εχητε έχητε ἔχητε εχοι έχοι ἔχοι εχοιεν έχοιεν ἔχοιεν εχομεν έχομεν ἔχομεν εχομενα εχόμενα εχόμενά εχόμένα ἐχόμενα εχόμεναι εχομενας εχομένας ἐχομένας εχομενη εχομένη ἐχομένῃ εχόμενοι εχόμενον εχόμενος εχόμενός εχον έχον ἔχον εχοντα έχοντα έχοντά ἔχοντα ἔχοντά εχοντας έχοντας ἔχοντας εχοντες έχοντες ἔχοντες εχοντι έχοντι ἔχοντι εχοντος έχοντος ἔχοντος εχοντων εχόντων ἐχόντων εχουσα έχουσα ἔχουσα εχουσαι έχουσαι ἔχουσαι εχουσαις εχούσαις ἐχούσαις εχουσαν έχουσαν ἔχουσαν εχούσας εχουση εχούση ἐχούσῃ εχουσης εχούσης ἐχούσης Εχουσι έχουσι Ἔχουσι εχουσιν έχουσιν ἔχουσιν εχω έχω ἔχω εχωμεν έχωμεν ἔχωμεν εχων έχων ἔχων έχωνται έχωσι εχωσιν έχωσιν ἔχωσιν έψε έψεμα εψέματος έψετε εψηθή έψημα εψήματος εψήσατε εψήσεις εψήσουσιν έψητε εωθινή εωθινής ηψήθη ηψημένον ηψήσαμεν ήψησαν ήψησε ήψησεν ήψηται ήψουν πάσχει σχητε σχῆτε σχοίη σχω σχώ σχῶ σχωμεν σχῶμεν eche echē éche echei échei échēi echein échein echeis écheis echete echēte échete Écheté échēte echeto echetō echéto echétō echo echō écho échō echoi échoi echoien échoien echomen echōmen échomen échōmen echomena echómena echomenas echoménas echomene echomenē echoménei echoménēi echon echōn échon échōn echonta échonta échontá echontas échontas echontes échontes echonti échonti echonton echontōn echónton echóntōn echontos échontos echosin echōsin échosin échōsin echousa échousa echousai échousai echousais echoúsais echousan échousan echouse echousē echoúsei echoúsēi echouses echousēs echoúses echoúsēs Echousi Échousi echousin échousin Eiche Eîche eichen eîchen eîchén eiches eîches eichete eíchete eichomen eíchomen eichon eîchon eichosan eíchosan escheka eschēka éscheka éschēka eschekamen eschēkamen eschḗkamen escheken eschēken éscheken éschēken eschekota eschekóta eschēkota eschēkóta eschen éschen esches ésches eschomen éschomen eschon éschon exei exeis exete exousin hexei héxei hexeis héxeis hexete héxete hexousin héxousin paschei páschei schete schête schēte schē̂te scho schô schō schō̂ schomen schômen schōmen schō̂men Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 1:18 V-PPA-NFS GRK: ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος INT: in womb to have [child] through [the] Spirit Matthew 1:23 V-FIA-3S GRK: ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει καὶ τέξεται INT: in womb [child] will have and will bear Matthew 3:4 V-IIA-3S GRK: ὁ Ἰωάννης εἶχεν τὸ ἔνδυμα NAS: John himself had a garment of camel's KJV: the same John had his raiment INT: John had the garment Matthew 3:9 V-PIA-1P GRK: ἑαυτοῖς Πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ NAS: to yourselves, We have Abraham KJV: yourselves, We have Abraham INT: yourselves [For] father we have Abraham Matthew 3:14 V-PIA-1S GRK: Ἐγὼ χρείαν ἔχω ὑπὸ σοῦ NAS: Him, saying, I have need KJV: I have need INT: I need have by you Matthew 4:24 V-PPA-AMP GRK: τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ποικίλαις νόσοις NAS: to Him all who were ill, those suffering KJV: sick people that were taken with INT: sick who were by various diseases Matthew 5:23 V-PIA-3S GRK: ἀδελφός σου ἔχει τι κατὰ NAS: that your brother has something KJV: thy brother hath ought against INT: brother of you has something against Matthew 5:46 V-PIA-2P GRK: τίνα μισθὸν ἔχετε οὐχὶ καὶ NAS: do you have? Do not even KJV: what reward have ye? do not INT: what reward have you do not also Matthew 6:1 V-PIA-2P GRK: μισθὸν οὐκ ἔχετε παρὰ τῷ NAS: by them; otherwise you have no KJV: of them: otherwise ye have no reward INT: reward no you have with the Matthew 6:8 V-PIA-2P GRK: ὧν χρείαν ἔχετε πρὸ τοῦ KJV: what things ye have need of, INT: of what things need you have before Matthew 7:29 V-PPA-NMS GRK: ὡς ἐξουσίαν ἔχων καὶ οὐχ NAS: for He was teaching them as [one] having authority, KJV: them as [one] having authority, and INT: as authority having and not Matthew 8:9 V-PPA-NMS GRK: ἐξουσίαν τασσόμενος ἔχων ὑπ' ἐμαυτὸν KJV: under authority, having soldiers under INT: authority I appoint having under myself Matthew 8:16 V-PPA-AMP GRK: τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ἐθεράπευσεν NAS: and healed all who were ill. KJV: healed all that were sick: INT: who sick were he healed Matthew 8:20 V-PIA-3P GRK: ἀλώπεκες φωλεοὺς ἔχουσιν καὶ τὰ NAS: to him, The foxes have holes KJV: unto him, The foxes have holes, and INT: foxes holes have and the Matthew 8:20 V-PIA-3S GRK: ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τὴν NAS: but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay KJV: the Son of man hath not where INT: of man nowhere has [place] where the Matthew 9:6 V-PIA-3S GRK: ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς NAS: of Man has authority KJV: the Son of man hath power on INT: that authority has the Son Matthew 9:12 V-PIA-3P GRK: Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες KJV: unto them, They that be whole INT: Not need have they who are strong Matthew 9:12 V-PPA-NMP GRK: οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες KJV: a physician, but they that are sick. INT: they who sick are Matthew 9:36 V-PPA-NNP GRK: πρόβατα μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα KJV: as sheep having no shepherd. INT: sheep not having a shepherd Matthew 11:15 V-PPA-NMS GRK: Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκουέτω NAS: He who has ears KJV: He that hath ears to hear, INT: He that has ears let him hear Matthew 11:18 V-PIA-3S GRK: λέγουσιν Δαιμόνιον ἔχει NAS: and they say, He has a demon!' KJV: and they say, He hath a devil. INT: they say A demon he has Matthew 12:10 V-PPA-NMS GRK: ἄνθρωπος χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν καὶ KJV: a man which had [his] hand INT: a man hand having withered And Matthew 12:11 V-FIA-3S GRK: ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἕξει πρόβατον ἕν NAS: you who has a sheep, KJV: you, that shall have one sheep, INT: man who will have sheep one Matthew 13:5 V-IIA-3S GRK: ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν γῆν πολλήν NAS: places, where they did not have much KJV: stony places, where they had not much INT: where not they had soil much Matthew 13:5 V-PNA GRK: τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς NAS: up, because they had no KJV: because they had no INT: not having depth of soil Strong's Greek 2192 711 Occurrences ἔχε — 4 Occ. ἔχῃ — 11 Occ. ἔχητε — 11 Occ. ἔχει — 104 Occ. ἔχειν — 30 Occ. ἔχεις — 28 Occ. ἔχετε — 51 Occ. ἐχέτω — 3 Occ. ἔχω — 48 Occ. ἔχωμεν — 4 Occ. ἔχων — 86 Occ. ἔχωσιν — 5 Occ. ἔχοι — 2 Occ. ἔχοιεν — 1 Occ. ἔχομεν — 43 Occ. ἐχόμενα — 1 Occ. ἐχομένας — 1 Occ. ἐχομένῃ — 3 Occ. ἔχον — 4 Occ. ἔχοντα — 28 Occ. ἔχοντας — 16 Occ. ἔχοντες — 47 Occ. ἔχοντι — 10 Occ. ἐχόντων — 9 Occ. ἔχοντος — 5 Occ. ἔχουσα — 15 Occ. ἔχουσαι — 3 Occ. ἐχούσαις — 3 Occ. ἔχουσαν — 6 Occ. ἐχούσῃ — 1 Occ. ἐχούσης — 2 Occ. Ἔχουσι — 3 Occ. ἔχουσιν — 33 Occ. Εἶχε — 1 Occ. εἶχεν — 24 Occ. εἶχες — 1 Occ. εἴχετε — 3 Occ. εἴχομεν — 2 Occ. εἶχον — 19 Occ. εἴχοσαν — 2 Occ. ἔσχηκα — 1 Occ. ἐσχήκαμεν — 2 Occ. ἔσχηκεν — 1 Occ. ἐσχηκότα — 1 Occ. ἔσχεν — 5 Occ. ἔσχες — 1 Occ. ἔσχομεν — 1 Occ. ἔσχον — 5 Occ. ἕξει — 6 Occ. ἕξεις — 4 Occ. ἕξετε — 1 Occ. ἕξουσιν — 2 Occ. σχῆτε — 1 Occ. σχῶ — 5 Occ. σχῶμεν — 2 Occ.