ἔχω
échō
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primary verb;
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
- to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote
- such as possession
- ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use
Usage
716 occurrences · 0 OT · 716 NT · 119 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- having82 · 16%
- have77 · 15%
- hath69 · 13%
- had42 · 8%
- i have35 · 7%
- ye have32 · 6%
- we have31 · 6%
- he that hath20 · 4%
- he hath19 · 4%
- thou hast16 · 3%
- they had15 · 3%
- he had11 · 2%
- they have9 · 2%
- which had8 · 2%
- have ye8 · 2%
- to have8 · 2%
- hast7 · 1%
- have we6 · 1%
- and had5 · 1%
- ye might have4 · 1%
- we4 · 1%
- thou shalt have4 · 1%
- shall have4 · 1%
- they that are4 · 1%
- that were4 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.