Greek · Strong's G2192 · Verb

ἔχω

echō

to have/be

716times used
632verses
27books

How it's translated

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.…

The forms it takes

Tense

  • Present 87% ongoing or repeated action
  • Imperfect 7% ongoing action in the past
  • Aorist 3% a whole action, seen as complete
  • Future 2% something still to come
  • Perfect 1% done, and still standing

Mood and form

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Its meaning group

Possess, Transfer, Exchange › Have, Possess, Property, Owner 60% of uses

Case › Experiencer 30% of uses

Be, Become, Exist, Happen › State 5% of uses

Attachment › Grasp, Hold 5% of uses

Words with a similar meaning

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation

…and 17 more books.

Every verse

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