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
| Luke 12:4 | “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who can kill the body, and after that have (echontōn | ἐχόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) nothing more that they can do. |
| Luke 12:5 | I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the one who (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc), after he kills, has (echonta | ἔχοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear this one! |
| Luke 12:17 | And he thought to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, for I (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) no place to store my crops?’ |
| Luke 12:19 | Then I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) many good things laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’ |
| Luke 12:50 | I (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is completed! |
| Luke 13:6 | Then he told this parable: “A man had (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. |
| Luke 13:11 | and there was a woman there who (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) had (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) had (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) a spirit of weakness for eighteen years. She was bent over and not able to straighten up at all. |
| Luke 13:33 | Nevertheless I must continue on my way today and tomorrow and the next (echomenē | ἐχομένῃ | pres mid ptcp dat sg fem) day; because it is not possible for a prophet to die outside of Jerusalem.” |
| Luke 14:14 | Then you will be blessed, because they (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) do (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) not have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) a way to pay you back, for there will be a repayment for you at the resurrection of the righteous.“ |
| Luke 14:18 | But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I bought a field, and I must (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) go out to see it. I ask you, have (eche | ἔχε | pres act imperative 2 sg) me excused.’ |
| Luke 14:19 | And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you, have (eche | ἔχε | pres act imperative 2 sg) me excused.’ |
| Luke 14:28 | “For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, whether he has (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) enough to bring it to completion; |
| Luke 14:35 | Neither for soil or for the dung-heap is it of any use; they throw it away. The one who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) ears to hear, let him hear.” |
| Luke 15:4 | “Which man among you, who has (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) a hundred sheep, should he lose one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? |
| Luke 15:7 | I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have (echousin | ἔχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) no need of repentance. |
| Luke 15:8 | “Or what woman, who (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) has (echousa | ἔχουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) ten silver coins, should she lose one coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search diligently until she finds it? |
| Luke 15:11 | Then he said, “A certain man had (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) two sons. |
| Luke 16:1 | Then Jesus also said to his disciples, “There was a rich man who had (eichen | εἶχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his assets. |
| Luke 16:28 | (for I have (echō | ἔχω | pres act ind 1 sg) five brothers), that he might warn them so that they might not come as well into this place of torment.’ |
| Luke 16:29 | But Abraham said, ‘They have (echousi | ἔχουσι | pres act ind 3 pl) Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’ |
| Luke 17:6 | And the Lord said, “If you had (echete | ἔχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. |
| Luke 17:7 | Which one of you, having (echōn | ἔχων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) a servant plowing or tending sheep, who, when he comes in from the field, will say to him, ‘Come here at once and recline at dinner’? |
| Luke 17:9 | Does he express (echei | ἔχει | pres act ind 3 sg) thanks to the servant because he did the things that were commanded? |
| Luke 18:22 | Upon hearing this, Jesus said to him, “One thing you still lack: sell all that you have (echeis | ἔχεις | pres act ind 2 sg) and distribute the proceeds to the poor, and you will have (hexeis | ἕξεις | fut act ind 2 sg) treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” |
| Luke 18:24 | Jesus looked at him, becoming very sad, and said, “How difficult it is for those who (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) have (echontes | ἔχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) wealth to enter the kingdom of God! |
