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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)
Gloss: 
(tr.) to have, hold, keep; (intr.) to be
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.
Matthew 13:21 yet he (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) no root in himself but lasts only a short time, and when suffering or persecution arises on account of the message, immediately he falls away.
Matthew 13:27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Why then does it have (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) weeds?’
Matthew 13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) ears, let him hear!
Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) and buys that field.
Matthew 13:46 and when he found one pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) and bought it.
Matthew 14:4 because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) her.”
Matthew 14:5 And though Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the people because they (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 3 pl) considered (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 3 pl) him to be a prophet.
Matthew 14:16 But Jesus said to them, “They (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) no need to go away; you give them something to eat.”
Matthew 14:17 And they said to him, “We (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) nothing here but five loaves and two fish.”
Matthew 14:35 When the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area and brought to him all who were (echontas | ἔχοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) sick.
Matthew 15:30 And great crowds came to him, bringing (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) with them those who were lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others; and they put them down at his feet and he healed them.
Matthew 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.”
Matthew 15:34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
Matthew 16:8 But when Jesus became aware of this, he said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) have (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) no bread?
Matthew 17:20 He said to them, “Because of the poverty of your faith. I tell you the truth, if you have (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 18:8 “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 with (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire.
Matthew 18:9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life with (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) one eye than with (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
Matthew 18:25 And since (echontos | ἔχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) he did (echontos | ἔχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) not have (echontos | ἔχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) the means to repay the debt, his master commanded that he be sold along with his wife and children and everything he had (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg), and that payment be made.
Matthew 19:16 A young man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I may have (schō | σχῶ | aor act subj 1 sg) eternal life?”
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have (hexeis | ἕξεις | fut act ind 2 sg) treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
Matthew 19:22 But when the young man heard this, he went away greatly distressed, for he had (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) many possessions.
Matthew 21:3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) need of them.’ And he will send them at once.”
Matthew 21:21 And Jesus answered them, “I tell you the truth, if you have (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) 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.
Matthew 21:26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they hold (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) that John was a prophet.”
Matthew 21:28 “What do you think? A man had (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) two sons, and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

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