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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. Luke 19:17ἔχων · shall have
    His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
  2. Luke 19:20εἶχον · I have laid away
    Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
  3. Luke 19:24ἔχοντι · has
    Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
  4. Luke 19:25ἔχει · he [already] has
    ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
  5. Luke 19:26ἔχοντι · has; ἔχοντος · have; ἔχει · he has
    He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  6. Luke 19:31ἔχει
    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
  7. Luke 19:34ἔχει
    “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
  8. Luke 20:24ἔχει · are on it
    “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
  9. Luke 20:28ἔχων · [and] leaves
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  10. Luke 20:33ἔσχον
    So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
  11. Luke 21:4εἶχεν · she had
    For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
  12. Luke 21:23ἐχούσαις · [for] pregnant
    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
  13. Luke 22:36ἔχων · with; ἔχων · without
    “Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.
  14. Luke 22:37ἔχει · is reaching
    For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”
  15. Luke 22:71ἔχομεν · do we need
    “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”
  16. Luke 24:39ἔχει · have; ἔχοντα · have
    Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
  17. Luke 24:41Ἔχετέ · Do you have
    While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
  18. John 2:3ἔχουσιν · They have
    When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
  19. John 2:25εἶχεν · He {did}
    He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
  20. John 3:15ἔχῃ · may have
    …that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
  21. John 3:16ἔχῃ · have
    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  22. John 3:29ἔχων
    The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
  23. John 3:36ἔχει · has
    Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
  24. John 4:11ἔχεις · You have; ἔχεις · will You get
    “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
  25. John 4:17ἔχω · I have; ἔχω · you have
    “I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
  26. John 4:18ἔσχες · you have had; ἔχεις · you now have
    In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
  27. John 4:32ἔχω · have
    But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
  28. John 4:44ἔχει · has
    Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
  29. John 4:52ἔσχεν · [his son] had recovered
    So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”
  30. John 5:2ἔχουσα · with
    Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
  31. John 5:5ἔχων · had been
    One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
  32. John 5:6ἔχει · he had spent
    When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
  33. John 5:7ἔχω · I have
    “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
  34. John 5:24ἔχει · has
    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
  35. John 5:26ἔχει · has; ἔχειν · to have
    For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
  36. John 5:36ἔχω · have
    But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
  37. John 5:38ἔχετε · [does]
    …nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
  38. John 5:39ἔχειν · you possess
    You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
  39. John 5:40ἔχητε · have
    …yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
  40. John 5:42ἔχετε · you do not have
    …but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
  41. John 6:9ἔχει · [with]
    “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
  42. John 6:40ἔχῃ · shall have
    For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”