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
| Mark 16:8 | And going outside, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had taken hold (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) of them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |
| Mark 16:18 | with their hands they will pick up snakes; and if they drink any deadly poison it will in no way harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” |
| Luke 3:8 | Bear, then, fruits worthy of repentance. Do not even begin to say to yourselves, ‘We (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) have (echomen | ἔχομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able, out of these stones, to raise up children to Abraham. |
| Luke 3:11 | And he would answer, saying to them, “He who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) two tunics, let him share with the one (echonti | ἔχοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) who (echonti | ἔχοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) has (echonti | ἔχοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) none; and he who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) food, let him do the same.” |
| Luke 4:33 | Now in the synagogue there was a man who had (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice, |
| Luke 4:40 | As the sun was going down, all those who had (eichon | εἶχον | imperf act ind 3 pl) any sick with various diseases brought them to him. Placing his hands on each one of them, he healed them. |
| Luke 5:24 | But that you may know that the Son of Man has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) authority on earth to forgive sins” — he said to the paralyzed man, “I say to you, get up, and when you have picked up your stretcher, go home.” |
| Luke 5:31 | In response Jesus said to them, “Those who are healthy have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) no need of a doctor, but those who are sick do (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc); |
| Luke 6:8 | But he knew their thoughts, so he said to the man with (echonti | ἔχοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) the withered hand, “Get up and stand here in front.” So he got up and came forward. |
| Luke 7:2 | The servant of a certain centurion who was highly valued by him was (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) sick and about to die. |
| Luke 7:8 | For I too am a man set under authority, having (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) soldiers under me: and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” |
| Luke 7:33 | For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) a demon.’ |
| Luke 7:40 | And Jesus, answering, said to him, “Simon, I have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) something to say to you.” And he said, “Teacher, say it.” |
| Luke 7:42 | When (echontōn | ἐχόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) they were unable to pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” |
| Luke 8:6 | Other seed fell on rock, and when it came up, it withered away, because it (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) had (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) no moisture. |
| Luke 8:8 | Other seed fell into good soil, and when it came up, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” As he was saying these things he began to call out, “Let the one who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) ears to hear, hear.” |
| Luke 8:13 | Those that fall on rock are the ones who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but they have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) no root — they believe for a while but in a time of testing they fall away. |
| Luke 8:18 | “Take care, then, how you hear! For whoever has (echē | ἔχῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) — more will be given to him; and whoever does (echē | ἔχῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) not have (echē | ἔχῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) — even what he seems to have (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) will be taken away from him.” |
| Luke 8:27 | When he stepped out on the land, a man from the town met him, who was possessed (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) by demons, and for a long time had not worn clothes or had lived in a house but among the tombs. |
| Luke 9:3 | He said to them, “Take nothing on the journey — no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money. No one is to (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) have (echein | ἔχειν | pres act inf ) two tunics. |
| Luke 9:11 | When the crowds found out about it, they followed him. So he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God and cured those who (echontas | ἔχοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) had (echontas | ἔχοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) need of healing. |
| Luke 9:58 | Jesus said to him, “Foxes have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) no place to lay his head.” |
| Luke 11:5 | He said to them, “Suppose one of you has (hexei | ἕξει | fut act ind 3 sg) a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, |
| Luke 11:6 | since a friend of mine has come to me from a journey and 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 to set before him’; |
| Luke 11:36 | If then your whole body is full of light, having (echon | ἔχον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) no part of it dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp gives you light with its rays.” |
