Echō ἔχω

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Echō
ἔχω
Transliterationechō
Strong's numberG2192
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto have/be
Occurrences715 in 632 verses
Most frequent inRevelation (92)

Echō (Greek ἔχω, Strong's G2192) is a Greek verb meaning “to have/be”. It occurs 715 times in 632 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἔχω,
[in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ;]
(on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions.
I. Trans.;
1. 1. to have, hold, hold fast, etc.;
(a) to hold, as, in the hand: Rev.5:8 14:6, al.; ἐν τ. χειρί, Rev.1:16 10:2, al.;
(b) of arms and clothing, = φέρω, φορέω, to bear, wear: Mat.3:4 22:12, al.; so frequently present ptcp. (LS, see word, A, I, 6; Bl., 74, 2), Mrk.11:13, Jhn.18:10, Rev.9:17, al.;
(with) of a woman, ἐν γαστρὶ ἔ, to be with child: Mrk.13:17, Rom.9:10;
(d) to hold fast, keep: Luk.19:20; metaphorically, of the mind and conduct, Mrk.16:8 (cf. Job.21:6, Isa.13:8; Deiss., BS, 293; Field, Notes, 44f.), Jhn.14:21, Rom.1:28, 1Ti.3:9, 2Ti.1:13, Rev.6:9, al.;
(e) to involve: Heb.10:35 (LXX), Jas.1:4, 1Jn.4:18; (f) = Lat. habere (Bl., §34, 5; 73, 5), to hold, consider: with accusative and predic. ptcp., Luk.14:18; with accusative, before ὡς, Mat.14:5; εἰς (Hebraism), Mat.21:46; on (Bl., §70, 2), Mrk.11:32.
2. to have, possess;
(a) in general, with accusative of thing(s): Mat.19:22, Mrk.10:22, Luk.12:19, Jhn.10:16, 1Co.11:22, al.; of wealth or poverty, absol., ἔχειν (neg. οὐκ, μή), Mat.13:12 25:29, 2Co.8:12; ἐκ τ. ἔχειν, according to your means, 2Co.8:11;
(b) of relationship, association, and: πατέρα, Jhn.8:41; γυναῖκα (MM, xiv), 1Co.7:2; φίλον, Luk.11:5; βασιλέα, Jhn.19:15; ποιμένα, Mat.9:36; with dupl. accusative, Mat.3:9, al.;
(with) of parts or members: ὦτα, Mat.19:15; μέλη, Rom.12:4; θεμελίους,
(d) with accusative, as periphrasis of verb: μνεῖαν ἔ. (= μεμνῆσθαι), 1Th.3:6; ἀγάπην, Jhn.13:35; γνῶσιν, 1Co.8:1; πεποίθησιν, 2Co.3:4; θλίψιν, Jhn.16:33, etc. (Thayer, see word, I, 2, f., g.);
(e) of duty, necessity, etc.: ἀνάγκην, 1Co.7:37; νόμον, Jhn.19:7; ἐπιταγήν, 1Co.7:25; ἀγῶνα, Php.1:30; κρίμα, 1Ti.5:12;
(f) of complaints and disputes; κατά, with genitive of person(s), Mat.5:23, Mrk.11:25; id. before ὅτι, Rev.2:4, 20; with accusative before πρός, Act.24:19, al.;
(g) with inf.,
(α) (cl.) to be able (Field, Notes, 14): Mat.18:25, Mrk.14:8 (sc. ποιῆσαι), Luk.12:4, Act.4:14, al;
(β) of necessity (BL, §69, 4): Luk.12:50, Act.23:17-19 28:19.
II. Intrans. (BL, §53, 1), to be in a certain condition: ἑτοίμως ἔ., with inf., Act.21:13, 2Co.12:14; ἐσχάτως (which see), Mrk.5:23; κακῶς, to be ill, Mat.4:24, al.; καλῶς, Mk 16:[18]; κομψότερον, Jhn.4:52; πῶς, Act.15:36; impers., ἄλλως εἴχει, it is otherwise, 1Ti.5:25; οὕτως, Act.7:1, al.; τὸ νῦν ἔχον, as things now are (Tob.7:11), Act.24:25.
III. Mid., -ομαι, to hold oneself fast, hold on or cling to, be next to: with genitive, τ. ἐχόμενα σωτηρίας, Heb.6:9 (Rendall, in l.); ptcp., ὁ ἐχόμενος, near, next: of place, Mrk.1:38; of time, τ. ἐχομένη (ἡμέρα, expressed or understood), Luk.13:33, Act.20:15 21:26; (σαββάτῳ), Act.13:44. (Cf. ἀν-, προσ-αν-, ἀντ-, ἀπ-, ἐν-, ἐπ-, κατ-, μετ-, παρ-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, ὑπερ-, ὑπ-έχω.)
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From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVhave (189), hath (101), had (94), having (82), ye have (21), i have (15), hast (14), he that hath (12), thou hast (11), we (10), he hath (8), have ye (7), and 81 other renderings
BSBhave (65), has (63), you have (29), i have (26), had (25), we have (22), he has (18), having (15), they had (10), he had (7), you will have (6), who had (6), and 201 other renderings

Verses

Echō occurs in 632 verses, listed here by reference.

Matthew (65): 1:18, 1:23, 3:4, 3:9, 3:14, 4:24, 5:23, 5:46, 6:1, 6:8, 7:29, 8:9, 8:16, 8:20, 9:6, 9:12, 9:36, 11:15, 11:18, 12:10, 12:11, 13:5, 13:6, 13:9, 13:12, 13:21, 13:27, 13:43, 13:44, 13:46, 14:4, 14:5, 14:16, 14:17, 14:35, 15:30, 15:32, 15:34, 16:8, 17:20, 18:8, 18:9, 18:25, 19:16, 19:21, 19:22, 21:3, 21:21, 21:26, 21:28, 21:38, 21:46, 22:12, 22:24, 22:25, 22:28, 24:19, 25:25, 25:28, 25:29, 26:7, 26:11, 26:65, 27:16, 27:65

Mark (64): 1:22, 1:32, 1:34, 1:38, 2:10, 2:17, 2:19, 2:25, 3:1, 3:3, 3:10, 3:15, 3:22, 3:26, 3:29, 3:30, 4:5, 4:6, 4:9, 4:17, 4:23, 4:25, 4:40, 5:3, 5:15, 5:23, 6:18, 6:34, 6:36, 6:38, 6:55, 7:16, 7:25, 8:1, 8:2, 8:5, 8:7, 8:14, 8:16, 8:17, 8:18, 9:17, 9:43, 9:45, 9:47, 9:50, 10:21, 10:22, 10:23, 11:3, 11:13, 11:22, 11:25, 11:32, 12:6, 12:23, 12:44, 13:17, 14:3, 14:7, 14:8, 14:63, 16:8, 16:18

Luke (66): 3:8, 3:11, 4:33, 4:40, 5:24, 5:31, 6:8, 7:2, 7:8, 7:33, 7:40, 7:42, 8:6, 8:8, 8:13, 8:18, 8:27, 9:3, 9:11, 9:58, 11:5, 11:6, 11:36, 12:4, 12:5, 12:17, 12:19, 12:50, 13:6, 13:11, 13:33, 14:14, 14:18, 14:19, 14:28, 14:35, 15:4, 15:7, 15:8, 15:11, 16:1, 16:28, 16:29, 17:6, 17:7, 17:9, 18:22, 18:24, 19:17, 19:20, 19:24, 19:25, 19:26, 19:31, 19:34, 20:24, 20:28, 20:33, 21:4, 21:23, 22:36, 22:37, 22:71, 23:17, 24:39, 24:41

John (75): 2:3, 2:25, 3:15, 3:16, 3:29, 3:36, 4:11, 4:17, 4:18, 4:32, 4:44, 4:52, 5:2, 5:5, 5:6, 5:7, 5:24, 5:26, 5:36, 5:38, 5:39, 5:40, 5:42, 6:9, 6:40, 6:47, 6:53, 6:54, 6:68, 7:20, 8:6, 8:12, 8:26, 8:41, 8:48, 8:49, 8:52, 8:57, 9:21, 9:23, 9:41, 10:10, 10:16, 10:18, 10:20, 11:17, 12:6, 12:8, 12:35, 12:36, 12:48, 13:8, 13:10, 13:29, 13:35, 14:21, 14:30, 15:13, 15:22, 15:24, 16:12, 16:15, 16:21, 16:22, 16:30, 16:33, 17:5, 17:13, 18:10, 19:7, 19:10, 19:11, 19:15, 20:31, 21:5

Acts (45): 1:12, 2:44, 2:45, 2:47, 3:6, 4:14, 4:35, 7:1, 8:7, 9:14, 9:31, 11:3, 12:15, 13:5, 14:9, 15:21, 15:36, 16:16, 17:11, 18:18, 19:13, 19:38, 20:15, 20:24, 21:13, 21:23, 21:26, 23:17, 23:18, 23:19, 23:25, 23:29, 24:9, 24:15, 24:16, 24:19, 24:23, 24:25, 25:16, 25:19, 25:26, 27:39, 28:9, 28:19, 28:29

Romans (21): 1:13, 1:28, 2:14, 2:20, 4:2, 5:1, 5:2, 6:21, 6:22, 8:9, 8:23, 9:10, 9:21, 10:2, 12:4, 12:6, 13:3, 14:22, 15:4, 15:17, 15:23

1 Corinthians (38): 2:16, 4:7, 4:15, 5:1, 6:1, 6:4, 6:7, 6:19, 7:2, 7:7, 7:12, 7:13, 7:25, 7:28, 7:29, 7:37, 7:40, 8:1, 8:10, 9:4, 9:5, 9:6, 9:17, 11:4, 11:10, 11:16, 11:22, 12:12, 12:21, 12:23, 12:24, 12:30, 13:1, 13:2, 13:3, 14:26, 15:31, 15:34

2 Corinthians (21): 1:9, 1:15, 2:3, 2:4, 2:13, 3:4, 3:12, 4:1, 4:7, 4:13, 5:1, 5:12, 6:10, 7:1, 7:5, 8:11, 8:12, 9:8, 10:6, 10:15, 12:14

Galatians (5): 2:4, 4:22, 4:27, 6:4, 6:10

Ephesians (7): 1:7, 2:12, 2:18, 3:12, 4:28, 5:5, 5:27

Philippians (10): 1:7, 1:23, 1:30, 2:2, 2:20, 2:27, 2:29, 3:4, 3:9, 3:17

Colossians (7): 1:4, 1:14, 2:1, 2:23, 3:13, 4:1, 4:13

1 Thessalonians (8): 1:8, 1:9, 3:6, 4:9, 4:12, 4:13, 5:1, 5:3

2 Thessalonians (1): 3:9

1 Timothy (14): 1:12, 1:19, 3:4, 3:7, 3:9, 4:8, 5:4, 5:12, 5:16, 5:20, 5:25, 6:2, 6:8, 6:16

2 Timothy (5): 1:3, 1:13, 2:17, 2:19, 3:5

Titus (2): 1:6, 2:8

Philemon (4): 1:5, 1:7, 1:8, 1:17

Hebrews (36): 2:14, 3:3, 4:14, 4:15, 5:12, 5:14, 6:9, 6:13, 6:18, 6:19, 7:3, 7:5, 7:6, 7:24, 7:27, 7:28, 8:1, 8:3, 9:1, 9:4, 9:8, 10:1, 10:2, 10:19, 10:34, 10:35, 10:36, 11:10, 11:15, 11:25, 12:1, 12:9, 12:28, 13:10, 13:14, 13:18

James (7): 1:4, 2:1, 2:14, 2:17, 2:18, 3:14, 4:2

1 Peter (5): 2:12, 2:16, 3:16, 4:5, 4:8

2 Peter (4): 1:15, 1:19, 2:14, 2:16

1 John (23): 1:3, 1:6, 1:7, 1:8, 2:1, 2:7, 2:20, 2:23, 2:27, 2:28, 3:3, 3:15, 3:17, 3:21, 4:16, 4:17, 4:18, 4:21, 5:10, 5:12, 5:13, 5:14, 5:15

2 John (3): 1:5, 1:9, 1:12

3 John (2): 1:4, 1:13

Jude (2): 1:3, 1:19

Revelation (92): 1:16, 1:18, 2:3, 2:4, 2:6, 2:7, 2:10, 2:11, 2:12, 2:14, 2:15, 2:17, 2:18, 2:20, 2:24, 2:25, 2:29, 3:1, 3:4, 3:6, 3:7, 3:8, 3:11, 3:13, 3:17, 3:22, 4:4, 4:7, 4:8, 5:6, 5:8, 6:2, 6:5, 6:9, 7:2, 8:3, 8:6, 8:9, 9:3, 9:4, 9:8, 9:9, 9:10, 9:11, 9:14, 9:17, 9:19, 10:2, 11:6, 12:2, 12:3, 12:6, 12:12, 12:17, 13:1, 13:9, 13:11, 13:14, 13:17, 13:18, 14:1, 14:6, 14:11, 14:14, 14:17, 14:18, 15:1, 15:2, 15:6, 16:2, 16:9, 17:1, 17:3, 17:4, 17:7, 17:9, 17:13, 17:18, 18:1, 18:19, 19:10, 19:12, 19:16, 20:1, 20:6, 21:9, 21:11, 21:12, 21:14, 21:15, 21:23, 22:5

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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