ἔχω

echō

Greek G2192 Verb 708 occurrences in 626 verses
ἔχω to have/be

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: Rev.5:8 14:6, al.; ἐν τ. χειρί, Rev.1:16 10:2, al.;

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

(c) of a woman, ἐν γαστρὶ ἔ, to be with child: Mrk.13:17, Rom.9:10;

(d) to hold fast, keep: Luk.19:20; metaphorically, of the mind and conduct, Mrk.16:8 (cf. Job.21:6, Isa.13:8; Deiss., BS, 293; Field, Notes, 44f.), Jhn.14:21, Rom.1:28, 1Ti.3:9, 2Ti.1:13, Rev.6:9, al.;

(e) to involve: Heb.10:35 (LXX), Jas.1:4, 1Jn.4:18; (f) = Lat. habere (Bl., §34, 5; 73, 5), to hold, consider: with accusative and predic. ptcp., Luk.14:18; with accusative, before ὡς, Mat.14:5; εἰς (Hebraism), Mat.21:46; on (Bl., §70, 2), Mrk.11:32.

2. to have, possess;

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

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

(c) of parts or members: ὦτα, Mat.19:15; μέλη, Rom.12:4; θεμελίους,

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

(e) of duty, necessity, etc.: ἀνάγκην, 1Co.7:37; νόμον, Jhn.19:7; ἐπιταγήν, 1Co.7:25; ἀγῶνα, Php.1:30; κρίμα, 1Ti.5:12;

(f) of complaints and disputes; κατά, with genitive of person(s), Mat.5:23, Mrk.11:25; id. before ὅτι, Rev.2:4, 20; with accusative before πρός, Act.24:19, al.;

(g) with inf.,

(α) (cl.) to be able (Field, Notes, 14): Mat.18:25, Mrk.14:8 (sc. ποιῆσαι), Luk.12:4, Act.4:14, al;

(β) of necessity (BL, §69, 4): Luk.12:50, Act.23:17-19 28:19.

II. Intrans. (BL, §53, 1), to be in a certain condition: ἑτοίμως ἔ., with inf., Act.21:13, 2Co.12:14; ἐσχάτως (which see), Mrk.5:23; κακῶς, to be ill, Mat.4:24, al.; καλῶς, Mk 16:[18]; κομψότερον, Jhn.4:52; πῶς, Act.15:36; impers., ἄλλως εἴχει, it is otherwise, 1Ti.5:25; οὕτως, Act.7:1, al.; τὸ νῦν ἔχον, as things now are (Tob.7:11), Act.24:25.

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

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  1. Matthew 1:18 ἔχουσα

    This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

  2. Matthew 1:23 ἕξει

    “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

  3. Matthew 3:4 εἶχεν

    John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

  4. Matthew 3:9 ἔχομεν

    And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

  5. Matthew 3:14 ἔχω

    But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”

  6. Matthew 4:24 ἔχοντας

    News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.

  7. Matthew 5:23 ἔχει

    So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

  8. Matthew 5:46 ἔχετε

    If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?

  9. Matthew 6:1 ἔχετε

    “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

  10. Matthew 6:8 ἔχετε

    Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

  11. Matthew 7:29 ἔχων

    because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

  12. Matthew 8:9 ἔχων

    For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

  13. Matthew 8:16 ἔχοντας

    When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

  14. Matthew 8:20 ἔχουσινἔχει

    Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

  15. Matthew 9:6 ἔχει

    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

  16. Matthew 9:12 ἔχουσινἔχοντες

    On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

  17. Matthew 9:36 ἔχοντα

    When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

  18. Matthew 11:15 ἔχων

    He who has ears, let him hear.

  19. Matthew 11:18 ἔχει

    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

  20. Matthew 12:10 ἔχων

    and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

  21. Matthew 12:11 ἕξει

    He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

  22. Matthew 13:5 εἶχενἔχειν

    Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

  23. Matthew 13:6 ἔχειν

    But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

  24. Matthew 13:9 ἔχων

    He who has ears, let him hear.”

  25. Matthew 13:12 ἔχειἔχειἔχει

    Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

  26. Matthew 13:21 ἔχει

    But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

  27. Matthew 13:27 ἔχει

    The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

  28. Matthew 13:43 ἔχων

    Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

  29. Matthew 13:44 ἔχει

    The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

  30. Matthew 13:46 εἶχεν

    When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

  31. Matthew 14:4 ἔχειν

    because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

  32. Matthew 14:5 εἶχον

    Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

  33. Matthew 14:16 ἔχουσιν

    “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”

  34. Matthew 14:17 ἔχομεν

    “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

  35. Matthew 14:35 ἔχοντας

    And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him

  36. Matthew 15:30 ἔχοντες

    Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

  37. Matthew 15:32 ἔχουσιν

    Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

  38. Matthew 15:34 ἔχετε

    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

  39. Matthew 16:8 ἔχετε

    Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?

  40. Matthew 17:20 ἔχητε

    “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

  41. Matthew 18:8 ἔχοντα

    If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

  42. Matthew 18:9 ἔχοντα

    And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

  43. Matthew 18:25 ἔχοντοςἔχει

    Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

  44. Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”

  45. Matthew 19:21 ἕξεις

    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.”

  46. Matthew 19:22 ἔχων

    When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.

  47. Matthew 21:3 ἔχει

    If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

  48. Matthew 21:21 ἔχητε

    “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.

  49. Matthew 21:26 ἔχουσιν

    But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

  50. Matthew 21:28 εἶχεν

    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.’

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