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 21:38 σχῶμεν

    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.’

  2. Matthew 21:46 εἶχον

    Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

  3. Matthew 22:12 ἔχων

    ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

  4. Matthew 22:24 ἔχων

    “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.

  5. Matthew 22:25 ἔχων

    Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

  6. Matthew 22:28 ἔσχον

    In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

  7. Matthew 24:19 ἐχούσαις

    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

  8. Matthew 25:25 ἔχεις

    So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’

  9. Matthew 25:28 ἔχοντι

    Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.

  10. Matthew 25:29 ἔχοντιἔχοντοςἔχει

    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.

  11. Matthew 26:7 ἔχουσα

    a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.

  12. Matthew 26:11 ἔχετεἔχετε

    The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.

  13. Matthew 26:65 ἔχομεν

    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.

  14. Matthew 27:16 εἶχον

    At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

  15. Matthew 27:65 Ἔχετε

    “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

  16. Mark 1:22 ἔχων

    The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

  17. Mark 1:32 ἔχοντας

    That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick and demon-possessed,

  18. Mark 1:34 ἔχοντας

    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.

  19. Mark 1:38 ἐχομένας

    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.”

  20. Mark 2:10 ἔχει

    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,

  21. Mark 2:17 ἔχουσινἔχοντες

    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.”

  22. Mark 2:19 ἔχουσιν

    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.

  23. Mark 2:25 ἔσχεν

    Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

  24. Mark 3:1 ἔχων

    Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.

  25. Mark 3:3 ἔχοντι

    Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”

  26. Mark 3:10 εἶχον

    For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.

  27. Mark 3:15 ἔχειν

    and to have authority to drive out demons.

  28. Mark 3:22 ἔχει

    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.”

  29. Mark 3:26 ἔχει

    And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.

  30. Mark 3:29 ἔχει

    But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”

  31. Mark 3:30 ἔχει

    Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

  32. Mark 4:5 εἶχενἔχειν

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

  33. Mark 4:6 ἔχειν

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

  34. Mark 4:9 ἔχει

    Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

  35. Mark 4:17 ἔχουσιν

    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.

  36. Mark 4:23 ἔχει

    If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

  37. Mark 4:25 ἔχειἔχειἔχει

    For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

  38. Mark 4:40 ἔχετε

    “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

  39. Mark 5:3 εἶχεν

    This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.

  40. Mark 5:15 ἐσχηκότα

    When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

  41. Mark 5:23 ἔχει

    and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

  42. Mark 6:18 ἔχειν

    For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”

  43. Mark 6:34 ἔχοντα

    When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

  44. Mark 6:38 ἔχετε

    “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”

  45. Mark 6:55 ἔχοντας

    and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

  46. Mark 7:25 εἶχεν

    Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.

  47. Mark 8:1 ἐχόντων

    In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

  48. Mark 8:2 ἔχουσιν

    “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

  49. Mark 8:5 ἔχετε

    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

  50. Mark 8:7 εἶχον

    They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.

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