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 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.’ |
