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
| Acts 24:16 | In view of this I do my best to (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) have (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) a clear conscience toward God and men at all times. |
| Acts 24:19 | But there are some Jews from Asia who ought to be here before you and bring charges, if they (echoien | ἔχοιεν | pres act opt 3 pl) have (echoien | ἔχοιεν | pres act opt 3 pl) anything against me. |
| Acts 24:23 | Then he commanded the centurion to keep him in custody, but to let him have (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) some freedom and not to prevent any of his friends from taking care of his needs. |
| Acts 24:25 | And as he reasoned with him about righteousness and self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “For the present go away (echon | ἔχον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut), but when I find time I will send for you.” |
| Acts 25:16 | I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to turn anyone over before the accused has (echoi | ἔχοι | pres act opt 3 sg) met the accusers face to face and had an opportunity to make his defense against the charge. |
| Acts 25:19 | but had (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 3 pl) certain questions about their own religion to put to him and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive. |
| Acts 25:26 | But I (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) do (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) not have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) anything definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, when the examination has been conducted, I may have (schō | σχῶ | aor act subj 1 sg) something to write. |
| Acts 27:39 | Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay that had (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) a beach, on which they planned, if possible, to run the ship ashore. |
| Acts 28:9 | And when this happened, the rest of the people on the island who had (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) diseases also came and were cured. |
| Acts 28:19 | But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, but not as though (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) I (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) had (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) some charge to bring against my own people. |
| Romans 1:13 | I want you to know, brethren, that I often intended to come to you (but have been prevented until now) so that I (schō | σχῶ | aor act subj 1 sg) might (schō | σχῶ | aor act subj 1 sg) have (schō | σχῶ | aor act subj 1 sg) some fruit among you, just as among the rest of the Gentiles. |
| Romans 1:28 | And as they did not see fit to (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) acknowledge (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) God, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do things that ought not to be done. |
| Romans 2:14 | whenever the Gentiles, who do (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp nom pl neut) not have (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp nom pl neut) the law, do by nature the things required by the law, these, although (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) they (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) do (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) not have (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the law, are a law to themselves. |
| Romans 2:20 | a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of little children, having (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) in the law the embodiment of knowledge and of truth — |
| Romans 4:2 | For if Abraham was justified by works, he has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) something to boast about (but not before God). |
| Romans 5:1 | Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| Romans 5:2 | through whom we (eschēkamen | ἐσχήκαμεν | perf act ind 1 pl) have (eschēkamen | ἐσχήκαμεν | perf act ind 1 pl) also obtained (eschēkamen | ἐσχήκαμεν | perf act ind 1 pl) access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of sharing the glory of God. |
| Romans 6:21 | Therefore what fruit were you getting (eichete | εἴχετε | imperf act ind 2 pl) at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. |
| Romans 6:22 | But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, the fruit you get (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) leads to sanctification, and its outcome, eternal life. |
| Romans 8:9 | You, however, are not controlled by the flesh but by the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. Whoever does (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) not have (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. |
| Romans 8:23 | And not only this, but we ourselves, who (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) have (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies. |
| Romans 9:10 | Not only that, but when (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) Rebecca had (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) conceived twins by one man, our forefather Isaac — |
| Romans 9:21 | Has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay some pottery for a special occasion and other for common use? |
| Romans 10:2 | For I bear them witness that they (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. |
| Romans 12:4 | For as in our one body we (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) many members, and the members do (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) not all have (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) the same function, |
