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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

1 Peter 4:8 Above all, maintain (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) a fervent love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
2 Peter 1:15 And I will also do my best to see that you will (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) always be able (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) to recall these things after my decease.
2 Peter 1:19 Moreover, we hold (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) the prophetic word to be reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it as you would to a lamp shining in a gloomy place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.
2 Peter 2:14 They (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) have (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) eyes full of adultery that do not stop sinning. They seduce unstable souls and have (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) hearts well trained in greed. Accursed brood!
2 Peter 2:16 But he (eschen | ἔσχεν | aor act ind 3 sg) was (eschen | ἔσχεν | aor act ind 3 sg) rebuked for his own transgression — a dumb donkey, speaking with the voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.
1 John 1:3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) have (echēte | ἔχητε | pres act subj 2 pl) fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:6 If we say that we (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) fellowship with him but continue to walk in darkness, we lie and are not putting the truth into practice.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:8 If we say that we (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) are (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) without sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.
1 John 2:7 Dear friends, it is not a new commandment that I write to you, but an old commandment — one that you have had (eichete | εἴχετε | imperf act ind 2 pl) from the beginning. The old commandment is the message you have already heard.
1 John 2:20 But you have (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know the truth.
1 John 2:23 No one who denies the Son has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) the Father. The one who confesses the Son has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) the Father also.
1 John 2:27 But the anointing you received from him abides in you, and you (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) have (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) no need that anyone teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and not a lie, just as it has taught you, abide in him.
1 John 2:28 And now, dear children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have (schōmen | σχῶμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) confidence and not be put to shame in his presence when he comes.
1 John 3:3 And everyone who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
1 John 3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) eternal life abiding in him.
1 John 3:17 But whoever has (echē | ἔχῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) this world’s resources and sees his fellow Christian in (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) need yet closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
1 John 3:21 Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) confidence in the presence of God,
1 John 4:16 And we have come to know and to trust the love that God has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
1 John 4:17 By this, love is fully realized among us, so that we (echōmen | ἔχωμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) may (echōmen | ἔχωμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) have (echōmen | ἔχωμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) confidence in the day of judgment; because just as he is, so also are we in this world.
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) to (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) do (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) with (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) punishment. So the one who fears has not been perfected in love.
1 John 4:21 And the commandment we have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) from him is this: the one who loves God must also love his brother.
1 John 5:10 The one who believes in the Son of God has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.
1 John 5:12 The one who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the Son has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) life; the one (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) who (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) does (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) not have (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the Son of God does (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) not have (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) life.
1 John 5:13 I am writing these things to you so that you may know that you (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) have (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) eternal life — you who believe in the name of the Son of God.
1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence we have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) as we approach him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
1 John 5:15 And if we know that he hears us regarding whatever we ask, we know that we have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) the requests that we have asked of him.
2 John 1:5 And now I ask you, dear lady — not as though I were writing a new commandment to you, but the one we have had (eichomen | εἴχομεν | imperf act ind 1 pl) from the beginning — that we love one another.
2 John 1:9 Everyone who goes on ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ, does (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) not have (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) God. Whoever continues in the teaching has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) both the Father and the Son.
2 John 1:12 Although (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) I (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) have (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) many other things to write to you, I do not want to use paper and ink; instead, I hope to be with you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
3 John 1:4 I (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
3 John 1:13 I (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 1 sg) have (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 1 sg) many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write with pen and ink.
Jude 1:3 Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about our common salvation, nevertheless I (eschon | ἔσχον | aor act ind 1 sg) find (eschon | ἔσχον | aor act ind 1 sg) it necessary to write and encourage you to carry on the struggle for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
Jude 1:19 These are the ones causing division, worldly-minded, and devoid of the Spirit.
Revelation 1:16 In his right hand he (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) held (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.
Revelation 1:18 the Living One. I was dead, but behold, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) the keys of death and of Hades.
Revelation 2:3 I also know that you (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) have (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) demonstrated your patience and borne hardship for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.
Revelation 2:4 But I do have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) this against you, that you have left your first love!
Revelation 2:6 But you (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) do (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) have (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) this: you hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Revelation 2:7 He who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. The devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will have (hexete | ἕξετε | fut act ind 2 pl) affliction for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 2:11 He who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. The one who conquers will not be harmed by the second death.
Revelation 2:12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The one who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the sharp two-edged sword has this to say:
Revelation 2:14 But I have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) several things against you, because you have (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) among you those who follow the teaching of Balaam, the one who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Revelation 2:15 So also do you have (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) those who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
Revelation 2:17 He who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name which no one can understand except the one who receives it.
Revelation 2:18 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The Son of God, who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) eyes like a flame of fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze, has this to say:
Revelation 2:20 But I have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 2:24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) not follow (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) this teaching (who have not learned ‘the deep things of Satan,’ as they call them), to you I say, I lay on you no other burden,

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