ἔχω
échō · G2192 · Greek · 709 occurrences
Meanings
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to have, to own, to possess, to belong to
To have or possess objects or property (in the technical sense of having control over the use of such objects)
ExamplesMatthew 5:46 “For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same?
Matthew 6:1 “Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
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to hold on to, to retain in the hand, to seize
To hold on to an object
Examples2 Timothy 1:13 Hold on to the example of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 6:9 But, beloved, we are convinced of better things regarding you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we are speaking in this way.
Revelation 6:5 When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” I looked, and behold, a black horse, and the one who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
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to hold a view, to have an opinion, to consider, to regard
To hold a view or have an opinion with regard to something
ExamplesMatthew 14:5 Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.
Matthew 21:26 “But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet.”
Matthew 21:46 And although they sought to arrest Him, they feared the crowds, since they considered Him to be a prophet.
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to wear
To wear clothes
ExamplesMatthew 3:4 Now John himself had a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Matthew 22:12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.
1 Corinthians 11:10 Therefore the woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
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to be able to, to have the capacity to
To possess the capacity to do something
ExamplesLuke 12:4 “Now I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
Luke 14:14 and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
John 8:6 Now they were saying this to test Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.
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to experience, to have
To experience a state or condition, generally involving duration
ExamplesMatthew 5:23 “Therefore, if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,
Matthew 19:16 And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do so that I may obtain eternal life?”
Mark 2:19 And Jesus said to them, “While the groom is with them, the attendants of the groom cannot fast, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.
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to be, to bear
To be in a particular state or condition
ExamplesMark 5:3 He lived among the tombs; and no one was able to bind him anymore, not even with a chain,
Luke 20:24 “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.”
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to cause, to bring about, to produce
A marker of a causative relation, with otherwise almost empty semantic content
ExamplesMatthew 13:27 “And the slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’
Acts 18:18 Now Paul, when he had remained many days longer, took leave of the brothers and sisters and sailed away to Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. Paul first had his hair cut at Cenchrea, for he was keeping a vow.
Romans 6:21 Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.
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to have, to contain
A marker of designations of content
ExamplesActs 27:39 Now when day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did notice a bay with a beach, and they resolved to run the ship onto it if they could.
1 Corinthians 12:12 For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.
Hebrews 9:4 having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, Aaron’s staff which budded, and the tablets of the covenant;
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to acknowledge
(An idiom, literally: to have in recognition) To recognize something as being what it truly is
ExamplesRomans 1:28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper,
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to share, to share with one another
(An idiom, literally: to have in common) To share with one another equitably
ExamplesActs 2:44 And all the believers were together and had all things in common;
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to experience together with, to share in experiencing
(An idiom, literally: to have a part in) To experience along with others
ExamplesRevelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
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to be able to hear, can hear
(An idiom, literally: to have ear) To be able to hear, with the implication of being expected to hear or having the obligation to hear (with a further implication of related mental activity)
ExamplesMatthew 11:15 “The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 13:9 “The one who has ears, let him hear.”
Matthew 13:43 “Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH LIKE THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear.
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to be a fortuneteller
(An idiom, literally: to have a spirit of python, an appositional construction in Greek) To tell people for pay what would happen to them in the future
ExamplesActs 16:16 It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave woman who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing great profit to her masters by fortune-telling.
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to be very sick, to be about to die
(An idiom, literally: to be at an extreme) To be very sick, with the implication of imminent death
ExamplesMark 5:23 and pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will get well and live.”
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(An idiom, literally: to have badly, or: to fare badly) To be in a bad state, to be ill (to be ill, to be sick (to some extent equivalent to the English idiom to be bad off in speaking of ill health))
ExamplesMatthew 4:24 And the news about Him spread throughout Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and severe pain, demon-possessed, people with epilepsy, and people who were paralyzed; and He healed them.
Matthew 8:16 Now when evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill.
Matthew 9:12 But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
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to be well, to be healthy
(An idiom, literally: to have well) The state of being healthy, well (in contrast with sickness)
ExamplesMark 16:18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
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pregnant, to be pregnant
(An idiom, literally: to have bed, though in combination with ἔχω, κοίτη early acquired the metonymic meaning of sexual relations) To be in a state of pregnancy
ExamplesRomans 9:10 And not only that, but there was also Rebekah, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac;
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neighboring
(A participial form of ἔχω ‘to have,’) A position contiguous to another position
ExamplesMark 1:38 He said to them, “Let’s go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may also preach there; for this is why I came.”
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pregnant, to be pregnant
(An idiom, literally: to have in the womb) To be in a state of pregnancy
ExamplesMark 13:17 “But woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
Luke 21:23 “Woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people;
1 Thessalonians 5:3 While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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the next day, on the next day
A day immediately following a previous day
ExamplesActs 20:15 Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
How it’s used In 15 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
698 occurrences in 97 groups
- Not stated (participle) 221
- Not stated: you (more than one) 63
- Not stated: he, she or it 58
- Not stated: I 53
- Not stated: we 46
- Not stated: they 36
- Other words · 73 groups that occur once or twice (80) 80
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
641 occurrences in 294 groups
- χρείαneed 38
- ἐξουσίαauthority, power, right 29
- ὅςwho, which, that 26
- ζωήlife 19
- οὖςear 16
- πνεῦμαspirit 13
- Other words · 233 groups that occur once or twice (288) 288
To or for whomIndirect object
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- δοῦλοςslave, bondservant 1
- ἐνδυναμόωto make someone able 1
- θεόςGod 1
Second objectAs in “call him Lord”
23 occurrences in 19 groups
- ξηρόςwithered, dry 3
- Other words · 18 groups that occur once or twice (20) 20
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
171 occurrences in 150 groups
- ἐνin+ ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 8
- ἐνin+ γαστήρwomb, belly 7
- μετάwith, after+ ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 6
- ἐνin+ οὐρανόςheaven, sky 5
- ἐνin+ χείρhand 4
- κατάaccording to, against, down+ σύyou 4
- Other words · 139 groups that occur once or twice (153) 153
With adverbsAdverbs
177 occurrences in 27 groups
- οὐnot 81
- μήnot 45
- κακῶςbadly, ill 10
- ἔτιstill 7
- πάντοτεalways 7
- καίand 4
- Other words · 16 groups that occur once or twice (23) 23
Named alongside itApposition
57 occurrences in 37 groups
- ἄγγελοςangel, messenger 6
- ἄνθρωποςman, person, people 5
- ἀγάπηlove 4
- λοιποίthe rest, other 3
- Other words · 33 groups that occur once or twice (40) 40
What it doesIt is the subject
39 occurrences in 20 groups
- ἀκούωto hear 13
- αἴρωto take up, to take away, to carry 5
- Other words · 18 groups that occur once or twice (22) 22
What is done to itIt is the object
148 occurrences in 56 groups
- ἔπωto say 30
- λέγωto say 27
- εἴδωto know 16
- ἀποκρίνομαιto answer 9
- γινώσκωto know 4
- ἀκούωto hear 4
- Other words · 44 groups that occur once or twice (52) 52
It is given or told toIndirect object
8 occurrences in 4 groups
- δίδωμιto give, to grant 4
- μεταδίδωμιto share 2
- φωνέωto call, to cry out 1
- ἀποδίδωμιto give back, to pay, to repay 1
Second object ofSecond object
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἐρωτάωto ask, to ask for 1
- φημίto say 1
- ἀποκρίνομαιto answer 1
What it is said to bePredicate
8 occurrences in 9 groups
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔχωto have 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
12 occurrences in 5 groups
- διάthrough 15
- ἀπόfrom 4
- εἰςto 2
- ἐκfrom 2
- ἐπίon 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πολύςmany 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 20 entries
- To be, to bear13.2
- In Romans 5:1, Paul writes, “having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” the basic sense of being in a state or condition.
- To hold on to, to retain in the hand, to seize18.6
- In Revelation 1:16, of the risen Christ it is written, “In His right hand He held seven stars,” using this verb for grasping something firmly in the hand.
- To be well, to be healthy23.129
- In 1 Thessalonians 3:6, Timothy brought back “good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us,” a report of the church being well.
- To be ill, to be sick23.148
- In Matthew 4:24, it is written that “they brought to Him all who were ill,” using this verb for being sick or afflicted.
- To be very sick, to be about to die23.151
- In Mark 5:23, Jairus pleads for Jesus, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and lay Your hands on her,” using this verb for being on the verge of dying.
- Pregnant, to be pregnant23.50
- In Matthew 1:18, it is written that Mary, before she and Joseph came together, “was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit,” using this verb for the condition of pregnancy.
- To be able to hear, can hear24.59
- In Matthew 11:15, Jesus concludes His teaching, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear,” using this verb for the capacity to hear.
- To hold a view, to have an opinion, to consider, to regard31.1
- In Matthew 21:26, the chief priests and elders fear the crowd, “for they all regard John as a prophet,” using this verb for holding an opinion about someone.
- To acknowledge31.28
- In Philippians 2:2, Paul urges believers to “make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose,” using this verb for holding and acknowledging a shared conviction.
- To be a fortuneteller33.285
- In Acts 16:16, Paul and his companions meet “a slave woman who had a spirit of divination,” using this verb for possessing the power of fortune-telling.
- To wear49.13
- In Matthew 3:4, it is written that “John himself had a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist,” using this verb for wearing clothing.
- To have, to own, to possess, to belong to57.1
- In Matthew 19:21, Jesus tells the rich young man, “go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven,” the ordinary sense of owning or possessing.
- To share, to share with one another57.99
- In Acts 2:44, of the early believers it is written, “all the believers were together and had all things in common,” using this verb for sharing possessions with one another.
- The next day, on the next day67.208
- In Acts 20:15, of Paul's voyage it is written, “we arrived the following day opposite Chios,” using this word for the day that comes next.
- To be able to, to have the capacity to74.12
- In John 15:22, Jesus says, “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin,” using this verb for the capacity to be held guilty.
- Neighboring83.29
- In Mark 1:38, Jesus tells His disciples, “Let's go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may also preach there,” using this word for towns lying close by.
- To have, to contain90.27
- In Hebrews 13:14, it is written, “here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come,” using this verb for containing or comprising something.
- To cause, to bring about, to produce90.51
- In James 1:4, believers are told, “let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete,” using this verb for bringing about an outcome.
- To experience, to have90.65
- In John 16:21, Jesus teaches, “Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come,” using this verb for undergoing an experience.
- To experience together with, to share in experiencing90.83
- In Philippians 1:30, Paul writes of the Philippians “experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me,” using this verb for sharing in an experience together with someone else.
Word family 55 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Also from the root ἔχω
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon future ἕξω; imperfect εἶχον (1 person plural ἐιχαμεν, 2 Jn 1:5 T Tr WH), 3 person plural…
I. Transitively.
1. to have equivalent to to hold;
a. to have (hold) in the hand: τί ἐν τῇ χειρί, Rev 1:16; Rev 6:5; Rev 10:2; Rev 17:4; and simply, Rev 5:8; Rev 8:3, Rev 8:6; Rev 14:6, etc.; Heb 8:3.
b. in the sense of wearing (Latingestare); of garments, arms and the like: τό ἔνδυμα, Mt 3:4; Mt 22:12; κατά κεφαλῆς ἔχων, namely, τί, having a covering hanging down from the head, i. e. having the head covered (Buttmann, § 130, 5; Winer's Grammar, § 47, k. cf. 594 (552)), 1 Cor 11:4; θώρακας, Rev 9:17; μάχαιραν, Jn 18:10; add Mt 26:7; Mk 14:3; of a tree having (bearing) leaves, Mk 11:13; ἐν γαστρί ἔχειν, namely, ἔμβρυον, to be pregnant (cf. Winers Grammar, 594 (552); Buttmann, 144 (126)) (see γαστήρ, 2). Metaphorically, ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἔχειν τό ἀπόκριμα, 2 Cor 1:9; τήν μαρτυρίαν, 1 Jn 5:10; ἐν καρδία ἔχειν τινα, to have (carry) one in one's heart, to love one constantly, Phm 1:7.
c. tropically, to have (hold) possession of the mind; said of alarm, agitating emotions, etc.: ἐίχειν αὐτάς τρόμος καί ἔκστασις, Mk 16:8 (Job 21:6; Isa 13:8, and often in secular authors; cf. Passow, under the word, p. 1294f; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. I. 8)).
d. to hold fast, keep: ἡ μνᾶ σου, ἥν εἶχον ἀποκειμένην ἐν σουδαρίῳ, Lk 19:20; tropically, τόν Θεόν ἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει, Rom 1:28; to keep in mind, τάς ἐντολάς, Jn 14:21 (see ἐντολή, under the end); τήν μαρτυρίαν, Rev 6:9; Rev 12:17; Rev 19:10; τό μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρά συνειδήσει, 1 Tim 3:9; ὑποτύπωσιν ὑγιαινόντων λόγων, 2 Tim 1:13.
e. to have (in itself or as a consequence), comprise, involve: ἔργον, Jas 1:4; Jas 2:17; κόλασιν, 1 Jn 4:18; μισθαποδοσίαν, Heb 10:35 (Wis. 8:16). See examples from Greek authors in Passow, under the word, p. 1296f; (Liddell and Scott, see A. I. 8 and 10).
f. by a Latinism equivalent toaestimo, to regard, consider, hold as (but this sense is still denied by Meyer, on Luke as below; Mt 14:5): τινα with the accusative of the predicate, ἔχε με παρῃτημένον, have me excused, Lk 14:18; τινα ὡς προφήτην, Mt 14:5; Mt 21:26 (ἔχειν Ἰαννην καί Ἰαμβρην ὡς Θεούς, Ev. Nicod. 5); τινα ἔντιμον (see ἔντιμος), Phm 2:29; τήν ψυχήν μου (G omits μου) τιμίαν ἐμαυτῷ, Acts 20:24 R G; τινα εἰς προφήτην (a Hebraism (see εἰς, B. II. 3 c. Ψ. at the end)), for a prophet, Mt 21:46 L T Tr WH, cf. Buttmann, § 131, 7; τινα, ὅτι ὄντως (T Tr WH ὄντως, ὅτι etc.) προφήτης ἦν, Mk 11:32, cf. Buttmann, § 151, 1 a.; (Winer's Grammar, § 66, 5 a.).
2. to have equivalent to to own, possess;
a. external things such as pertain to property, riches, furniture, utensils, goods, food, etc.: as τόν βίον, Lk 21:4; 1 Jn 3:17; κτήματα, Mt 19:22; Mk 10:22; θησαυρόν, Mt 19:21; Mk 10:21; ἀγαθά, Lk 12:19; πρόβατα Lk 15:4; Jn 10:16; δραχμάς, Lk 15:8; πλοῖα, Rev 18:19; κληρονομίαν, Eph 5:5; (cf. Mt 21:38 LT Tr WH, where R G κατάσχωμεν); μέρος followed by ἐν with the dative of the thing, Rev 20:6; θυσιαστήριον, Heb 13:10; ὅσα ἔχεις, Mk 10:21; Mk 12:44; Mt 13:44, Mt 13:46; Mt 18:25; μηδέν, 2 Cor 6:10; τί δέ ἔχεις, ὁ etc. 1 Cor 4:7; with a predicate accusative added, εἶχον ἅπαντα κοινά, Acts 2:44; absolutely ἔχειν, to have property, to be rich: οὐκ and μή ἔχειν (A. V. to have not), to be destitute, be poor, Mt 13:12; Mt 25:29; Mk 4:25; Lk 8:18; Lk 19:26; 1 Cor 11:22; 2 Cor 8:12 (Neh 8:10; Neh 8:1 Esdr. 9:51, 54; Sir. 13:5; examples from Greek authors in Passow, under the word, p. 1295b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. I. l; cf. Winer's Grammar, 594 (552))); ἐκ τοῦ ἔχειν, in proportion to your means (see ἐκ, II. 13 at the end), 2 Cor 8:11.
b. Under the head of possession belongs the phrase ἔχειν τινα as commonly used of those joined to anyone by the bonds of nature, blood, marriage, friendship, duty, law, compact, and the like: πατέρα, Jn 8:41; ἀδελφούς, Lk 16:28; ἄνδρα (a husband), Jn 4:17; Gal 4:27; γυναῖκα, 1 Cor 7:2, 1 Cor 7:12f, 29; τέκνα, Mt 21:28; Mt 22:24; 1 Tim 3:4; Tit 1:6; υἱούς, Gal 4:22; σπέρμα, offspring, Mt 22:25; χήρας, 1 Tim 5:16; ἀσθενοῦντας, Lk 4:40; φίλον, Lk 11:5; παιδαγωγούς, 1 Cor 4:15; ἔχειν κύριον, to have (be subject to) a master, Col 4:1; δεσπότην, 1 Tim 6:2; βασιλέα, Jn 19:15; with ἐφ' ἑαυτῶν added, Rev 9:11; ἔχει τόν κρίνοντα αὐτόν, Jn 12:48; ἔχειν οἰκονόμον, Lk 16:1; δοῦλον, Lk 17:7; ἀρχιερέα, Heb 4:14; Heb 8:1; ποιμένα, Mt 9:36; ἔχων ὑπ' ἐμαυτόν στρατιώτας, Lk 12:8; ἔχειν τόν υἱόν καί τόν πατέρα, to be in living union with the Son (Christ) and the Father by faith, knowledge, profession, 1 Jn 2:23; (1 Jn 5:12); 2 Jn 1:9. With two accusatives, one of which serves as a predicate: πατέρα τόν Ἀβραάμ, Abraham for our father, Mt 3:9; add, Acts 13:5; Phm 3:17; Heb 12:9; ἔχειν τινα γυναῖκα, to have (use) a woman (unlawfully) as a wife, Mt 14:4; Mk 6:18; 1 Cor 5:1 (where see Meyer) (of lawful marriage, Xenophon, Cyril 1, 5, 4).
c. of attendance or companionship: ἔχειν τινα μεθ' ἑαυτοῦ, Mt 15:30; Mt 26:11; Mk 2:19; Mk 14:7; Jn 12:8.
d. ἔχειν τί to have a thing in readiness, have at hand, have in store: οὐκ ἔχομεν εἰ μή πέντε ἄρτους, Mt 14:17; add, Mt 15:34; Jn 2:3 (not Tdf.); Jn 4:11; ; 1 Cor 11:22; 1 Cor 14:26; οὐκ ἔχω, ὁ παραθήσω αὐτῷ, Lk 11:6; ποῦ συνάξω τούς καρπούς μου, Lk 12:17; τί (cf. Buttmann, § 139, 58) φάγωσι, Mk 8:1f; ἔχειν τινα, to have one at hand, be able to make use of: Μωϋσέα καί τάς προφήτας, Lk 16:29; παράκλητον, 1 Jn 2:1; μάρτυρας, Heb 12:1; οὐδένα ἔχω etc. Phm 2:20; ἄνθρωπον, ἵνα etc. Jn 5:7.
e. a person or thing is said ἔχειν those things which are its parts or are members of his body: as χεῖρας, πόδας, ὀφθαλμούς, Mt 18:8; Mk 9:43, Mk 9:45, Mk 9:47; οὖς, Rev 2:7, Rev 2:11, etc.; ὦτα, Mt 11:15; Mk 7:16 (T WH omit; Tr brackets the verse); Mk 8:18; μέλη, Rom 12:4; 1 Cor 12:12; σάρκα καί ὀστέα, Lk 24:39; ἀκροβυστίαν, Acts 11:3; an animal is said ἔχειν head, horns, wings, etc.: Rev 4:7; Rev 5:6; Rev 8:9; Rev 9:8ff; 12:3, etc.; a house, city, or wall, ἔχειν θεμελίους, Heb 11:10; Rev 21:14; στάσιν, Heb 9:8; (add ἐπιστολήν ἔχουσαν (R G περιέχουσαν) τόν τύπον τοῦτον, Acts 23:25).
f. one is said to have the diseases or other ills with which he is affected or afflicted: μάστιγας, Mk 3:10; ἀσθενείας, Acts 28:9; wounds, Rev 13:14; θλῖψιν, Jn 16:33; 1 Cor 7:28; Rev 2:10. Here belong the expressions δαιμόνιον ἔχειν, to be possessed by a demon, Mt 11:18; Lk 7:33; Lk 8:27; Jn 7:20; Jn 8:48f, 52; Jn 10:20; Βηλζεβουλ, Mk 3:22; πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον, Mk 3:30; Mk 7:25; Lk 4:33; Acts 8:7; πνεῦμα πονηρόν, Acts 19:13; πνεῦμα ἀσθενείας, i. e. a demon causing infirmity, Lk 13:11; πνεῦμα ἄλαλον, Mk 9:17; λεγεῶνα, Mk 5:15.
g. one is said to have intellectual or spiritual faculties, endowments, virtues, sensations, desires, emotions, affections, faults, defects, etc.: σοφίαν, Rev 17:9; γνῶσιν, 1 Cor 8:1, 1 Cor 8:10; χαρίσματα, Rom 12:6; προφητείαν, 1 Cor 13:2; πίστιν, Mt 17:20; Mt 21:21; Mk 11:22; Lk 17:6; Acts 14:9; Rom 14:22; 1 Tim 1:19; Phm 1:5; πεποίθησιν, 2 Cor 3:4; Phm 3:4; παρρησίαν, Phm 1:8; Heb 10:19; 1 Jn 2:28; 1 Jn 3:21; 1 Jn 4:17; 1 Jn 5:14; ἀγάπην, Jn 5:42; Jn 13:35; Jn 15:13; 1 Jn 4:16; 1 Cor 13:1ff; 2 Cor 2:4; Phm 2:2; Phm 1:5; 1 Pet 4:8; ἐλπίδα (see ἐλπίς, 2, p. 206a middle); ζῆλον, zeal, Rom 10:2; envy, jealousy (ἐν τῇ καρδία), Jas 3:14; χάριν τίνι, to be thankful to one, Lk 17:9; 1 Tim 1:12; 2 Tim 1:3; θυμόν, Rev 12:12; ὑπομονήν, Rev 2:3; φόβον, 1 Tim 5:20; χαράν, Phm 1:7 (Rec.st χάριν); 3 Jn 1:4 (WH text χάριν); λύπην, Jn 16:21; 2 Cor 2:3; Phm 2:27; ἐπιθυμίαν, Phm 1:23; ἐπιποθίαν, Rom 15:23; μνείαν τίνος, 1 Thess 3:6. συνείδησιν καλήν, ἀγαθήν, ἀπρόσκοπον: Acts 24:16; 1 Tim 1:19; 1 Pet 3:16; Heb 13:18; συνείδησιν ἁμαρτιῶν, Heb 10:2; ἀγνωσίαν Θεοῦ, 1 Cor 15:34; ἀσθένειαν, Heb 7:28; ἁμαρτίαν, Jn 9:41; Jn 15:22, etc. h. of age and time: ἡλικίαν, mature years (A. V. to be of age), Jn 9:21, Jn 9:23; ἔτη, to have (completed) years, be years old, Jn 8:57; with ἐν τίνι added: in a state or condition, Jn 5:5 (Winers Grammar, 256 (240) note{3}; Buttmann, § 147, 11); in a place, τέσσαρας ἡμέρας ἐν τῷ μνημείῳ, Jn 11:17; beginning or end, or both, Heb 7:3; Mk 3:26; Lk 22:37 (see τέλος, 1 a.). i. ἔχειν τί is said of opportunities, benefits, advantages, conveniences, which one enjoys or can make use of: βάθος γῆς, Mt 13:5; γῆν πολλήν, Mk 4:5; ἰκμάδα, Lk 8:6; καιρόν, Gal 6:10; Heb 11:15; Rev 12:12; ἐξουσίαν, see ἐξουσία, passim; εἰρήνην διά τίνος, Rom 5:1 (where we must read ἔχομεν, not (with T Tr WH L marginal reading (cf. WH. Introductory § 404)) ἔχωμεν); ἐλευθερίαν, Gal 2:4; πνεῦμα Θεοῦ, 1 Cor 7:40; πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ, Rom 8:9; νοῦν Χριστοῦ, 1 Cor 2:16; ζωήν, Jn 5:40; Jn 10:10; Jn 20:31; τήν ζωήν, 1 Jn 5:12; ζωήν αἰώνιον, Mt 19:16; Jn 3:15f, 36 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 266 (249)); Jn 5:24, Jn 5:39, Jn 6:40, Jn 5:47, Jn 5:54; 1 Jn 5:13; ἐπαγγελίας, 2 Cor 7:1; Heb 7:6; μισθόν, Mt 5:46; Mt 6:1; 1 Cor 9:17; τά αἰτήματα, the things which we have asked, 1 Jn 5:15; ἔπαινον, Rom 13:3; τιμήν, Jn 4:44; Heb 3:3; λόγον σοφίας, a reputation for wisdom, Col 2:23 (see λόγος, I. 5 at the end); καρπόν, Rom 1:13; Rom 6:21f; χάριν, benefit, 2 Cor 1:15 (where Tr marginal reading WH text χαράν); χάρισμα, 1 Cor 7:7; προσαγωγήν, Eph 2:18; Eph 3:12; ἀνάπαυσιν, Rev 4:8; Rev 14:11; ἀπόλαυσιν τίνος, Heb 11:25; πρόφασιν, Jn 15:22; καύχημα, that of which one may glory, Rom 4:2; Gal 6:4; καύχησιν, Rom 15:17. k. ἔχειν τί is used of one on whom something has been laid, on whom it is incumbent as something to be borne, observed, performed, discharged: ἀνάγκην, 1 Cor 7:37; ἀνάγκην followed by an infinitive, Lk 14:18; Lk 23:17 (R L brackets Tr marginal reading brackets); Heb 7:27; χρείαν τίνος (see χρεία, 1); εὐχήν ἐφ' ἑαυτῶν, Acts 21:23; νόμον, Jn 19:7; ἐντολήν, 2 Jn 1:5; Heb 7:5; ἐπιταγήν, 1 Cor 7:25; διακονίαν, 2 Cor 4:1; πρᾶξιν, Rom 12:4; ἀγῶνα, Phm 1:30; Col 2:1; ἔγκλημα, Acts 23:29; κρίμα, 1 Tim 5:12. l. ἔχειν τί is used of one to whom something has been intrusted: τάς κλείς, Rev 1:18; Rev 3:7; τό γλωσσόκομον, Jn 12:6; Jn 13:29. m. in reference to complaints and disputes the following phrases are used: ἔχω τί (or without an accusative, cf. Buttmann, 144 (126)) κατά τίνος, to have something to bring forward against one, to have something to complain of in one, Mt 5:23; Mk 11:25; followed by ὅτι, Rev 2:4; ἔχω κατά σου ὀλίγα, ὅτι etc. Rev 2:14 (here L WH marginal reading omit ὅτι), Rev 2:20 (here G L T Tr WH omit ὀλίγα); ἔχω τί πρός τινα, to have some accusation to bring against one, Acts 24:19; συζήτησιν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Acts 28:29 (Rec.); ζητήματα πρός τινα, Acts 25:19; λόγον ἔχειν πρός τινα, Acts 19:38; πρᾶγμα πρός τινα, 1 Cor 6:1; μομφήν πρός τινα, Col 3:13; κρίματα μετά τίνος, 1 Cor 6:7. n. phrases of various kinds: ἔχειν τινα κατά πρόσωπον, to have one before him, in his presence (A. V. face to face; see πρόσωπον, 1 a.), Acts 25:16; κοίτην ἐκ τίνος, to conceive by one, Rom 9:10; τοῦτο ἔχεις, ὅτι etc. thou hast this (which is praiseworthy (cf. Winer's Grammar, 595 (553))) that etc. Rev 2:6; ἐν ἐμοί οὐκ ἔχει οὐδέν, hath nothing in me which is his of right, equivalent to no power over me (German erhatmirnichtsan), Jn 14:30; ὁ ἐστιν... σαββάτου ἔχον ὁδόν, a sabbath-day's journey distant (for the distance is something which the distant place has, as it were), Acts 1:12; cf. Kypke at the passage o. ἔχω, with an infinitive (Winers Grammar, 333 (313); Buttmann, 251 (216)), α. like the Latinhabeoquod with the subjunctive, equivalent to to be able: ἔχω ἀποδοῦναι, Mt 18:25; Lk 7:42; Lk 14:14; τί ποιῆσαι, Lk 12:4; οὐδέν εἶχον ἀντειπεῖν, they had nothing to oppose (could say nothing against it), Acts 4:14; κατ' οὐδενός εἶχε μείζονος ὀμόσαι, Heb 6:13; add, Jn 8:6 (Rec.); Acts 25:26 (cf. Buttmann, as above); Eph 4:28; Tit 2:8; 2 Pet 1:15; the infinitive is omitted and to be supplied from the context: ὁ ἔσχεν, namely, ποιῆσαι, Mk 14:8; see examples from Greek authors in Passow, under the word, p. 1297a; (Liddell and Scott, see A. III. 1). β. is used of what there is a certain necessity for doing: βάπτισμα ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι, Lk 12:50; ἔχω σοι τί εἰπεῖν, ; ἀπαγγεῖλαι, Acts 23:17, Acts 23:19; λαλῆσαι, ; κατηγορῆσαι, Acts 28:19; πολλά γράφειν, 2 Jn 1:12; 3 Jn 1:13.
II. Intransitively.
a. (Latinmehabeo) to hold oneself or find oneself so and so, to be in such or such a condition: ἑτοίμως ἔχω, to be ready, followed by an infinitive, Acts 21:13; 2 Cor 12:14; 1 Pet 4:5 (not WH); ἐσχάτως (see ἐσχάτως), Mk 5:23; κακῶς, to be sick, Mt 4:24; Mt 8:16; Mt 9:12; ( L Tr text WH text), etc.; καλῶς, to be well, Mk 16:18; κομψότερον, to be better, Jn 4:52; πῶς, Acts 15:36; ἐν ἑτοίμῳ, followed by an infinitive, 2 Cor 10:6.
b. impersonally: ἄλλως ἔχει, it is otherwise, 1 Tim 5:25; οὕτως, Acts 7:1; Acts 12:15; Acts 17:11; Acts 24:9; τό νῦν, ἔχον, as things now are, for the present, Acts 24:25 (Tobit 7:11, and examples from later secular authors in Kypke, Observations, 2, p. 124; cf. Vig. ed. Herm., p. 9; (cf. Winer's Grammar, 463 (432))).
III. Middle έ᾿χομαι τίνος (in Greek writings from Homer down), properly, to hold oneself to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to; to be closely joined to a person or thing (cf. Winers Grammar, 202 (190); Buttmann, 192 (166f), 161 (140)): τά ἐχόμενα τῆς σωτηρίας, Vulg.viciniorasaluti, connected with salvation, or which lead to it, Heb 6:9, where cf. Bleek; ὁ ἐχόμενος, near, adjoining, neighboring, bordering, next: of place, κωμοπόλεις, Mk 1:38 (νῆσος, Isocrates paneg. § 96; οἱ ἐχόμενοι, neighbors, Herodotus 1, 134); of time, τῇ ἐχομένῃ namely, ἡμέρα, the following day, Lk 13:33; Acts 20:15 (1 Macc. 4:28; Polybius 3, 112, 1; 5, 13, 9); with ἡμέρα added, Acts 21:26; σαββάτῳ, Acts 13:44 (where R T Tr WH text ἐρχομένῳ); ἐνιαυτῷ, 1 Macc. 4:28 (with variant ἐρχομένῳ ἐνιαυτῷ); τοῦ ἐχομενου ἔτους, Thucydides 6, 3. (Compare: ἀνέχω, προσανέχω, ἀντέχω, ἀπέχω, ἐνέχω, ἐπέχω, κατέχω, μετέχω, παρέχω, περιέχω, προέχω, προσέχω, συνέχω, ὑπέρχω, ὑπέχω.)
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