Gloss
(tr.) to have, hold, keep; (intr.) to be
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἔχω
Greek transliteration
echō
Simplified transliteration
echo
Principal Parts
(εἶ\χον), ἕξω, ἔσχον, ἔσχηκα, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
2192
GK Number
2400
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
708
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1b(2)
Definition
pluperfect., ἐσχήκειν, to hold, Rev. 1:16; to seize, possess a person, Mk. 16:8; to have, possess, Mt. 7:29, et al. freq.; to have, have ready, be furnished with, Mt. 5:23; Jn. 5:36; 6:68; to have as a matter of crimination, Mt. 5:23; Mk. 11:25; to have at command, Mt. 27:65; to have the power, be able, Mt. 18:25; Lk. 14:14; Acts 4:14; to have in marriage, Mt. 14:4; to have, be affected by, subjected to, Mt. 3:14; 12:10; Mk. 3:10; Jn. 12:48; 15:22, 24; 16:21, 22; Acts 23:29; 1 Tim. 5:12; Heb. 7:28; 1 Jn. 1:8; 4:18; χάραν ἔχειν, to feel gratitude, be thankful, 1 Tim. 1:12; 2 Tim. 1:3; Phlm. 7; to hold, esteem, regard, Mt. 14:5; Lk. 14:18, 19; to have or hold as an object of knowledge, faith, or practice, Jn. 5:38, 42; 14:21; 1 Jn. 5:12; 2 Jn. 9; to hold on in entire possession, to retain, Rom. 15:4; 2 Tim. 1:13; Heb. 12:28; intrans. with adverbs or adverbial expression, to be, to fare, Mt. 9:12; Mk. 2:17; 5:23; Lk. 5:31; Jn. 4:52; Acts 7:1; 12:15; 15:36; 21:13; 2 Cor. 10:6; 12:14; 1 Tim. 5:25; 1 Pet. 4:5; τὸ νῦν ἔχον, for the present; in NT ἔχειν ἐν γαστρι, to be pregnant, Mt. 1:18; as also ἔχειν κοιτην, Rom. 9:10; ἔχειν δαιμόνιον, to be possessed, Mt. 11:18; of time, to have continued, to have lived, Jn. 5:5, 6; 8:57; of space, to embrace, be distant, Acts 1:12; mid. pr. to hold by, cling to; hence, to border upon, be next, Mk. 1:38; Lk. 13:33; Acts 20:15; 21:26; to tend immediately to, Heb. 6:9
Greek-English Concordance for ἔχω
| Matthew 1:18 | Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: When his mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found to (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) be (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) with child by the Holy Spirit. |
| Matthew 1:23 | “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and give birth to a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which translated means “God is with us.” |
| Matthew 3:4 | Now John wore (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. |
| Matthew 3:9 | and do not presume you can say to yourselves, ‘We have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) Abraham as our father’; for I say to you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. |
| Matthew 3:14 | But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet do you come to me?” |
| Matthew 4:24 | And the report about him spread throughout Syria, and they brought to him all who were (echontas | ἔχοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them. |
| Matthew 5:23 | Therefore if you are bringing your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) something against you, |
| Matthew 5:46 | For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl)? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? |
| Matthew 6:1 | “Take care not to perform your good deeds before others so as to be seen by them; otherwise you (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) have (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) no reward from your Father who is in heaven. |
| Matthew 6:8 | Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. |
| Matthew 7:29 | for he was teaching them as one (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) who (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) had (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) authority, and not as their scribes. |
| Matthew 8:9 | For I myself am a man under authority, with (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) soldiers under me. I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” |
| Matthew 8:16 | Now when evening came, they brought to him many who were possessed by demons, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were (echontas | ἔχοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) ill. |
| Matthew 8:20 | And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) lairs and birds of the air have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) nests, but the Son of Man has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) nowhere (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) to lay his head.” |
| Matthew 9:6 | But so you may know that the Son of Man has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) authority on the earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home.” |
| Matthew 9:12 | But when Jesus heard it, he said, “Those who are well have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) no need of a doctor, but those who (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) are (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) sick. |
| Matthew 9:36 | And when he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. |
| Matthew 11:15 | He who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) ears, let him hear! |
| Matthew 11:18 | For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) a demon!’ |
| Matthew 12:10 | and there he saw a man with (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) a withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” — so they might have a charge to bring against him. |
| Matthew 12:11 | But he said to them, “What man is there among you who has (hexei | ἕξει | fut act ind 3 sg) only one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? |
| Matthew 13:5 | Other seed fell on rocky places, where it (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) did (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) not have (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) much soil; and immediately it sprouted because it had (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) no depth of soil. |
| Matthew 13:6 | But when the sun came up it was scorched; and because it had (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) no root, it withered away. |
| Matthew 13:9 | He who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) ears, let him hear!” |
| Matthew 13:12 | For to the one who has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg), more will be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) not have (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg), even what he has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) will be taken away. |
