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ἔχω

echōto have/beHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb708 occurrences27 books626 verses

Definition

ἔχω,

[in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ;]

(on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions.

I. Trans.;

1. 1. to have, hold, hold fast, etc.;

(a) to hold, as, in the hand: Revelation 5:8; 14:6, al.; ἐν τ. χειρί, Revelation 1:16; 10:2, al.;

(b) of arms and clothing, = φέρω, φορέω, to bear, wear: Matthew 3:4; 22:12, al.; so frequently present ptcp. (LS, see word, A, I, 6; Bl., 74, 2), Mark 11:13, John 18:10, Revelation 9:17, al.;

(with) of a woman, ἐν γαστρὶ ἔ, to be with child: Mark 13:17, Romans 9:10;

(d) to hold fast, keep: Luke 19:20; metaphorically, of the mind and conduct, Mark 16:8 (cf. Job 21:6, Isaiah 13:8; Deiss., BS, 293; Field, Notes, 44f.), John 14:21, Romans 1:28, 1 Timothy 3:9, 2 Timothy 1:13, Revelation 6:9, al.;

(e) to involve: Hebrews 10:35 (LXX), James 1:4, 1 John 4:18; (f) = Lat. habere (Bl., §34, 5; 73, 5), to hold, consider: with accusative and predic. ptcp., Luke 14:18; with accusative, before ὡς, Matthew 14:5; εἰς (Hebraism), Matthew 21:46; on (Bl., §70, 2), Mark 11:32.

2. to have, possess;

(a) in general, with accusative of thing(s): Matthew 19:22, Mark 10:22, Luke 12:19, John 10:16, 1 Corinthians 11:22, al.; of wealth or poverty, absol., ἔχειν (neg. οὐκ, μή), Matthew 13:12; 25:29, 2 Corinthians 8:12; ἐκ τ. ἔχειν, according to your means, 2 Corinthians 8:11;

(b) of relationship, association, and: πατέρα, John 8:41; γυναῖκα (MM, xiv), 1 Corinthians 7:2; φίλον, Luke 11:5; βασιλέα, John 19:15; ποιμένα, Matthew 9:36; with dupl. accusative, Matthew 3:9, al.;

(with) of parts or members: ὦτα, Matthew 19:15; μέλη, Romans 12:4; θεμελίους,

(d) with accusative, as periphrasis of verb: μνεῖαν ἔ. (= μεμνῆσθαι), 1 Thessalonians 3:6; ἀγάπην, John 13:35; γνῶσιν, 1 Corinthians 8:1; πεποίθησιν, 2 Corinthians 3:4; θλίψιν, John 16:33, etc. (Thayer, see word, I, 2, f., g.);

(e) of duty, necessity, etc.: ἀνάγκην, 1 Corinthians 7:37; νόμον, John 19:7; ἐπιταγήν, 1 Corinthians 7:25; ἀγῶνα, Philippians 1:30; κρίμα, 1 Timothy 5:12;

(f) of complaints and disputes; κατά, with genitive of person(s), Matthew 5:23, Mark 11:25; id. before ὅτι, Revelation 2:4, 20; with accusative before πρός, Acts 24:19, al.;

(g) with inf.,

(α) (cl.) to be able (Field, Notes, 14): Matthew 18:25, Mark 14:8 (sc. ποιῆσαι), Luke 12:4, Acts 4:14, al;

(β) of necessity (BL, §69, 4): Luke 12:50, Acts 23:17-19; 28:19.

II. Intrans. (BL, §53, 1), to be in a certain condition: ἑτοίμως ἔ., with inf., Acts 21:13, 2 Corinthians 12:14; ἐσχάτως (which see), Mark 5:23; κακῶς, to be ill, Matthew 4:24, al.; καλῶς, Mk 16:[18]; κομψότερον, John 4:52; πῶς, Acts 15:36; impers., ἄλλως εἴχει, it is otherwise, 1 Timothy 5:25; οὕτως, Acts 7:1, al.; τὸ νῦν ἔχον, as things now are (Tob.7.11), Acts 24:25.

III. Mid., -ομαι, to hold oneself fast, hold on or cling to, be next to: with genitive, τ. ἐχόμενα σωτηρίας, Hebrews 6:9 (Rendall, in l.); ptcp., ὁ ἐχόμενος, near, next: of place, Mark 1:38; of time, τ. ἐχομένη (ἡμέρα, expressed or understood), Luke 13:33, Acts 20:15; 21:26; (σαββάτῳ), Acts 13:44. (Cf. ἀν-, προσ-αν-, ἀντ-, ἀπ-, ἐν-, ἐπ-, κατ-, μετ-, παρ-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, ὑπερ-, ὑπ-έχω.)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἔχω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

708 total
  1. Revelation 9:8εἶχον · They had
    They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
  2. Revelation 9:9εἶχον · They also had
    They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
  3. Revelation 9:10ἔχουσιν · They had
    They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
  4. Revelation 9:11ἔχουσιν · They were ruled by; ἔχει
    They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
  5. Revelation 9:14ἔχων · with
    …saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
  6. Revelation 9:17ἔχοντας · [The riders] had
    Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
  7. Revelation 9:19ἔχουσαι · having
    For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
  8. Revelation 10:2ἔχων · He held
    He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
  9. Revelation 11:6ἔχουσιν · have; ἔχουσιν
    These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
  10. Revelation 12:2ἔχουσα · She was pregnant
    She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.
  11. Revelation 12:3ἔχων · [with]
    Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
  12. Revelation 12:6ἔχει
    And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
  13. Revelation 12:12ἔχων · with; ἔχει · he has
    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
  14. Revelation 12:17ἐχόντων · hold to
    And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
  15. Revelation 13:1ἔχον · with
    Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
  16. Revelation 13:9ἔχει · has
    He who has an ear, let him hear:
  17. Revelation 13:11εἶχεν · [This beast] had
    Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
  18. Revelation 13:14ἔχει
    Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
  19. Revelation 13:17ἔχων · had
    …so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
  20. Revelation 13:18ἔχων · has
    Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
  21. Revelation 14:1ἔχουσαι · who had
    Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
  22. Revelation 14:6ἔχοντα · with
    Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
  23. Revelation 14:11ἔχουσιν · [there is]
    And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
  24. Revelation 14:14ἔχων · with
    And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
  25. Revelation 14:17ἔχων · had
    Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
  26. Revelation 14:18ἔχων · with; ἔχοντι · with
    Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
  27. Revelation 15:1ἔχοντας · with
    Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
  28. Revelation 15:2ἔχοντας · They were holding
    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
  29. Revelation 15:6ἔχοντες · with
    And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.
  30. Revelation 16:2ἔχοντας · had
    So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
  31. Revelation 16:9ἔχοντος · had
    And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
  32. Revelation 17:1ἐχόντων · with
    Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
  33. Revelation 17:3ἔχων · [and] had
    And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
  34. Revelation 17:4ἔχουσα · She held
    The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
  35. Revelation 17:7ἔχοντος · has
    “Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
  36. Revelation 17:9ἔχων · with
    This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
  37. Revelation 17:13ἔχουσιν · have
    These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
  38. Revelation 17:18ἔχουσα
    And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
  39. Revelation 18:1ἔχοντα · with
    After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
  40. Revelation 18:19ἔχοντες · had
    Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
  41. Revelation 19:10ἐχόντων · rely on
    So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
  42. Revelation 19:12ἔχων · He has
    He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
  43. Revelation 19:16ἔχει · He has
    And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
  44. Revelation 20:1ἔχοντα · holding
    Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
  45. Revelation 20:6ἔχων · share; ἔχει · has
    Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.