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
| Philemon 1:7 | For I (eschon | ἔσχον | aor act ind 1 sg) have (eschon | ἔσχον | aor act ind 1 sg) derived (eschon | ἔσχον | aor act ind 1 sg) much joy and encouragement from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you. |
| Philemon 1:8 | So, although (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in Christ I (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) have (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) sufficient freedom to order you to do what you ought, |
| Philemon 1:17 | So then if you (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) regard (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) me as a partner, welcome him as you would me. |
| Hebrews 2:14 | Therefore since the children share in blood and flesh, he himself also, in the same way, shared the same things so that by his death he might destroy the one (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) who (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) holds (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) the power of death (that is, the devil), |
| Hebrews 3:3 | For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) greater honor than the house itself. |
| Hebrews 4:14 | Therefore since we have (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us continue to hold fast to our confession. |
| Hebrews 4:15 | For we (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) do (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) not have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) a high priest who is unable to feel our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are — yet without sin. |
| Hebrews 5:12 | For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) need someone to teach you again the basic elements of God’s revelation. You have become people (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) needing milk, not solid food; |
| Hebrews 5:14 | But solid food is for the mature, for those who by virtue of their maturity have (echontōn | ἐχόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) senses that are trained to distinguish good from evil. |
| Hebrews 6:9 | But we are convinced of better things in your case, beloved — things that accompany (echomena | ἐχόμενα | pres mid ptcp acc pl neut) salvation — even though we speak as we do. |
| Hebrews 6:13 | When God made a promise to Abraham, since he (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) had (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, |
| Hebrews 6:18 | so that through two unchangeable facts, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we (echōmen | ἔχωμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) who have taken refuge might (echōmen | ἔχωμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) have (echōmen | ἔχωμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) strong incentive to hold fast to the hope set before us. |
| Hebrews 6:19 | We (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) this hope as an anchor for life, both sure and steadfast — a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the veil, |
| Hebrews 7:3 | He is without father, without mother, without genealogy, having (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) neither beginning of days nor end of life; but like the Son of God he continues a priest for all time. |
| Hebrews 7:5 | And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) a mandate according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too come from the loins of Abraham. |
| Hebrews 7:6 | But this man who does not trace his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed the one who had (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) the promises. |
| Hebrews 7:24 | but on the other hand, Jesus, because he remains forever, has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) a priesthood that is permanent. |
| Hebrews 7:27 | He has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) no need to offer up daily sacrifices, like those other high priests, first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, for this he did once for all when he offered up himself. |
| Hebrews 7:28 | For the law appoints men as high priests (echontas | ἔχοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) who have weaknesses, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints the Son who has been made perfect forever. |
| Hebrews 8:1 | Now the crowning affirmation to what we are saying is this: we (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) do (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, |
| Hebrews 8:3 | For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it was necessary for this high priest also to have (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) something to offer. |
| Hebrews 9:1 | Now the first covenant, in fact, had (eiche | εἶχε | imperf act ind 3 sg) regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. |
| Hebrews 9:4 | It (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) contained (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were the golden urn containing (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) the manna, Aaron’s rod that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. |
| Hebrews 9:8 | By this the Holy Spirit is showing that the way into the real sanctuary had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tent was (echousēs | ἐχούσης | pres act ptcp gen sg fem) standing. |
| Hebrews 10:1 | For since (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the law is (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) but a shadow of the good things to come and not the actual form of those realities, it can never perfect those who draw near by the same sacrifices which they offer continuously year after year. |
