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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. Matthew 19:21ἕξεις · you will have
    Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  2. Matthew 19:22ἔχων · had
    When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
  3. Matthew 21:3ἔχει
    If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
  4. Matthew 21:21ἔχητε · you have
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
  5. Matthew 21:26ἔχουσιν · regard
    But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
  6. Matthew 21:28εἶχεν · who had
    But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
  7. Matthew 21:38σχῶμεν · take
    But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
  8. Matthew 21:46εἶχον · [the people] regarded
    Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
  9. Matthew 22:12ἔχων · without
    ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
  10. Matthew 22:24ἔχων · having
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
  11. Matthew 22:25ἔχων · having
    Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
  12. Matthew 22:28ἔσχον · were married
    In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
  13. Matthew 24:19ἐχούσαις · pregnant
    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
  14. Matthew 25:25ἔχεις · you have
    So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’
  15. Matthew 25:28ἔχοντι · who has
    Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.
  16. Matthew 25:29ἔχοντι · who has; ἔχοντος · have; ἔχει · he has
    For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  17. Matthew 26:7ἔχουσα · with
    …a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
  18. Matthew 26:11ἔχετε · you will always have; ἔχετε · have
    The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
  19. Matthew 26:65ἔχομεν · do we
    At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
  20. Matthew 27:16εἶχον · they were holding
    At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
  21. Matthew 27:65Ἔχετε · You have
    “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
  22. Mark 1:22ἔχων · one who had
    The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
  23. Mark 1:32ἔχοντας
    That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,
  24. Mark 1:34ἔχοντας · who were
    And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
  25. Mark 1:38ἐχομένας · neighboring
    But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”
  26. Mark 2:10ἔχει · has
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
  27. Mark 2:17ἔχουσιν · [who]; ἔχοντες
    On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
  28. Mark 2:19ἔχουσιν
    Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
  29. Mark 2:25ἔσχεν
    Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
  30. Mark 3:1ἔχων · with
    Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
  31. Mark 3:3ἔχοντι · with
    Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
  32. Mark 3:10εἶχον · who had
    For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
  33. Mark 3:15ἔχειν · to have
    …and to have authority to drive out demons.
  34. Mark 3:22ἔχει · He is possessed
    And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
  35. Mark 3:26ἔχει · has come
    And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
  36. Mark 3:29ἔχει · be
    But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
  37. Mark 3:30ἔχει · He has
    Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
  38. Mark 4:5εἶχεν · it did not have; ἔχειν
    Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
  39. Mark 4:6ἔχειν · they had
    But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
  40. Mark 4:9ἔχει · has
    Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  41. Mark 4:17ἔχουσιν · they themselves have
    But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
  42. Mark 4:23ἔχει · has
    If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  43. Mark 4:25ἔχει · has; ἔχει · does not have; ἔχει · he has
    For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”