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
| John 15:22 | If I had not come and spoken to them, they (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) would (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) not be (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) guilty (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) of (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) sin; but now they (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) no excuse for their sin. |
| John 15:24 | If I had not done among them the works that no one else had done, they (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) would (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) not be (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) guilty (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) of (eichosan | εἴχοσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) sin; but now they have seen the works and have hated both me and my Father. |
| John 16:12 | “I (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. |
| John 16:15 | All that the Father has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) is mine; that is why I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. |
| John 16:21 | When a woman is giving birth, she (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) sorrow because her hour has come; but when the baby is born, she no longer remembers the anguish, because of the joy that a child has been born into the world. |
| John 16:22 | So for now you have (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. |
| John 16:30 | Now we know that you know all things and have (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) no need for anyone to question you. This is why we believe that you have come forth from God.” |
| John 16:33 | I have told you these things so that in me you (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) may (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) have (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) peace. In the world you (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) will (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) have (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) tribulation, but take courage, I have conquered the world.” |
| John 17:5 | and now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory that I had (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 1 sg) with you before the world began. |
| John 17:13 | But now I am on my way to you, and I am saying these things while still in the world that they may have (echōsin | ἔχωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) my joy made complete in themselves. |
| John 18:10 | Then Simon Peter, who had (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. |
| John 19:7 | The Jews answered him, “We have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.” |
| John 19:10 | So Pilate said to him, “Are you not going to talk to me? You know, do you not, that I (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) the authority to release you and I (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) the authority to crucify you?” |
| John 19:11 | Jesus said, “You (eiches | εἶχες | imperf act ind 2 sg) would (eiches | εἶχες | imperf act ind 2 sg) have (eiches | εἶχες | imperf act ind 2 sg) no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. That is why the man who handed me over to you has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) a greater sin.” |
| John 19:15 | But they shouted, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests answered, “We (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) no king but Caesar!” |
| John 20:31 | but these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) may (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) have (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) life in his name. |
| John 21:5 | So Jesus called to them, “Boys, you (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) have (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) not caught any fish, have you?” They called back to “No.” |
| Acts 1:12 | Then they returned to Jerusalem from a hill called “The Mount of Olives,” which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s walk away (echon | ἔχον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut). |
| Acts 2:44 | And all who believed were together, and had (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 3 pl) all things in common; |
| Acts 2:45 | and they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as anyone had (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) need. |
| Acts 2:47 | praising God, and finding (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. |
| Acts 3:6 | But Peter said, “Silver and gold is not possessed by me, but what I do have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk!” |
| Acts 4:14 | But seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 3 pl) had (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 3 pl) nothing to say in opposition. |
| Acts 4:35 | and placed it at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each according as anyone had (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) need. |
| Acts 7:1 | And the high priest said, “Are (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) these things true?” |
