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
| 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. |
