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.;

(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.;

(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 Peter 4:8 ἔχοντες

Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
2 Peter 1:15 ἔχειν

And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
2 Peter 1:19 ἔχομεν

We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
2 Peter 2:14 ἔχοντεςἔχοντες

Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
2 Peter 2:16 ἔσχεν

But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
1 John 1:3 ἔχητε

We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:6 ἔχομεν

If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
1 John 1:7 ἔχομεν

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:8 ἔχομεν

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 2:1 ἔχομεν

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
1 John 2:7 εἴχετε

Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
1 John 2:20 ἔχετε

You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
1 John 2:23 ἔχειἔχει

Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
1 John 2:27 ἔχετε

And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
1 John 2:28 σχῶμεν

And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
1 John 3:3 ἔχων

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
1 John 3:15 ἔχει

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
1 John 3:17 ἔχῃἔχοντα

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
1 John 3:21 ἔχομεν

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
1 John 4:16 ἔχει

And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:17 ἔχωμεν

In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
1 John 4:18 ἔχει

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
1 John 4:21 ἔχομεν

And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
1 John 5:10 ἔχει

Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
1 John 5:12 ἔχωνἔχειἔχωνἔχει

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
1 John 5:13 ἔχετε

I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
1 John 5:14 ἔχομεν

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
1 John 5:15 ἔχομεν

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
2 John 1:5 εἴχομεν

And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
2 John 1:9 ἔχειἔχει

Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
2 John 1:12 ἔχων

I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
3 John 1:4 ἔχω

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
3 John 1:13 εἶχον

I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
Jude 1:3 ἔσχον

Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
Jude 1:19 ἔχοντες

These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
Revelation 1:16 ἔχων

He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Revelation 1:18 ἔχω

the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
Revelation 2:3 ἔχεις

Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
Revelation 2:4 ἔχω

But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.
Revelation 2:6 ἔχεις

But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Revelation 2:7 ἔχων

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
Revelation 2:10 ἕξετε

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 2:11 ἔχων

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
Revelation 2:12 ἔχων

To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
Revelation 2:14 ἔχωἔχεις

But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Revelation 2:15 ἔχεις

In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
Revelation 2:17 ἔχων

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
Revelation 2:18 ἔχων

To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
Revelation 2:20 ἔχω

But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 2:24 ἔχουσιν

But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you.