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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Concordance 626 verses

  1. Philemon 1:7 ἔσχον

    I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.

  2. Philemon 1:8 ἔχων

    So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,

  3. Philemon 1:17 ἔχεις

    So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

  4. Hebrews 2:14 ἔχοντα

    Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

  5. Hebrews 3:3 ἔχει

    For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

  6. Hebrews 4:14 Ἔχοντες

    Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

  7. Hebrews 4:15 ἔχομεν

    For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

  8. Hebrews 5:12 ἔχετεἔχοντες

    Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

  9. Hebrews 5:14 ἐχόντων

    But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

  10. Hebrews 6:9 ἐχόμενα

    Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.

  11. Hebrews 6:13 εἶχεν

    When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

  12. Hebrews 6:18 ἔχωμεν

    Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

  13. Hebrews 6:19 ἔχομεν

    We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

  14. Hebrews 7:3 ἔχων

    Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.

  15. Hebrews 7:5 ἔχουσιν

    Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

  16. Hebrews 7:6 ἔχοντα

    But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

  17. Hebrews 7:24 ἔχει

    But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.

  18. Hebrews 7:27 ἔχει

    Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

  19. Hebrews 7:28 ἔχοντας

    For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

  20. Hebrews 8:1 ἔχομεν

    The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

  21. Hebrews 8:3 ἔχειν

    And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.

  22. Hebrews 9:1 Εἶχε

    Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.

  23. Hebrews 9:4 ἔχουσαἔχουσα

    containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

  24. Hebrews 9:8 ἐχούσης

    By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.

  25. Hebrews 10:1 ἔχων

    For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.

  26. Hebrews 10:2 ἔχειν

    If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.

  27. Hebrews 10:19 Ἔχοντες

    Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

  28. Hebrews 10:34 ἔχειν

    You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

  29. Hebrews 10:35 ἔχει

    So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

  30. Hebrews 10:36 ἔχετε

    You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

  31. Hebrews 11:10 ἔχουσαν

    For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

  32. Hebrews 11:15 εἶχον

    If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

  33. Hebrews 11:25 ἔχειν

    He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.

  34. Hebrews 12:1 ἔχοντες

    Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

  35. Hebrews 12:9 εἴχομεν

    Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

  36. Hebrews 12:28 ἔχωμεν

    Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

  37. Hebrews 13:10 Ἔχομενἔχουσιν

    We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

  38. Hebrews 13:14 ἔχομεν

    For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

  39. Hebrews 13:18 ἔχομεν

    Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

  40. James 1:4 ἐχέτω

    Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

  41. James 2:1 ἔχετε

    My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

  42. James 2:14 ἔχεινἔχῃ

    What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

  43. James 2:17 ἔχῃ

    So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.

  44. James 2:18 ἔχειςἔχω

    But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

  45. James 3:14 ἔχετε

    But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

  46. James 4:2 ἔχετεἔχετε

    You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

  47. 1 Peter 2:12 ἔχοντες

    Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

  48. 1 Peter 2:16 ἔχοντες

    Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

  49. 1 Peter 3:16 ἔχοντες

    keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

  50. 1 Peter 4:5 ἔχοντι

    But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

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