Midvash

ἔχωéchō

to have, as in classical Greek, in various senses and constructions.

Greek (New Testament) · G2192

Meanings

I. Trans.

1. to have, hold, hold fast, etc.

(a) to hold, as, in the hand: Revelation 5:8, Revelation 14:6, and elsewhere; ἐν τ. χειρί, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 10:2, and elsewhere

(b) of arms and clothing, = φέρω, φορέω, to bear, wear: Matthew 3:4, Matthew 22:12, and elsewhere; so frequently present participle, Mark 11:13, John 18:10, Revelation 9:17, and elsewhere

(c) of a woman, ἐν γαστρὶ ἔ (κοίτην ἔ.), to be with child: Mark 13:17, Romans 9:10

(d) to hold fast, keep: Luke 19:20; metaphorically, of the mind and conduct, Mark 16:8 (cf. Job 21:6, Isaiah 13:8; Deiss., BS, 293; Field, Notes, 44 f.), John 14:21, Romans 1:28, 1 Timothy 3:9, 2 Timothy 1:13, Revelation 6:9, and elsewhere

(e) to involve: Hebrews 10:35(LXX), James 1:4, John 4:18

(f) = Lat. habere (Bl., § 34, 5; 73, 5), to hold, consider: with accusative et predic. participle, Luke 14:18; with accusative, followed by ὡς, Matthew 14:5; εἰς (Hebraism), Matthew 21:46; on (Bl., § 70, 2), Mark 11:32.

2. to have, possess

(a) in general, with accusative of thing: Matthew 19:22, Mark 10:22, Luke 12:19, John 10:16, 1 Corinthians 11:22, and elsewhere; of wealth or poverty, absolutely, ἔχειν (neg. οὐκ, μή), Matthew 13:12, Matthew 25:29, 2 Corinthians 8:12; ἐκ τ. ἔχειν, according to your means, 2 Corinthians 8:11

(b) of relationship, association, etc.: πατέρα, John 8:41; γυναῖκα, 1 Corinthians 7:2; φίλον, Luke 11:5; βασιλέα, John 19:15; ποιμένα, Matthew 9:36; with dupl. accusative, Matthew 3:9, and elsewhere

(c) of parts or members: ὦτα, Matthew 19:15; μέλη, Romans 12:4; θεμελίους

(d) with accusative, as periphrasis of verb: μνεῖαν ἔ. (= μεμνῆσθαι), 1 Thessalonians 3:6; ἀγάπην, John 13:35; γνῶσιν, 1 Corinthians 8:1; πεποίθησιν, 2 Corinthians 3:4; θλίψιν, John 16:33, etc.

(e) of duty, necessity, etc.: ἀνάγκην, 1 Corinthians 7:37; νόμον, John 19:7; ἐπιταγήν, 1 Corinthians 7:25; ἀγῶνα, Philippians 1:30; κρίμα, 1 Timothy 5:12

(f) of complaints and disputes; κατά, with genitive of person, Matthew 5:23, Mark 11:25; id. followed by ὅτι, Revelation 2:4, Revelation 2:20; with accusative followed by πρός, Acts 24:19, and elsewhere

(g) with infinitive

(α) (classical Greek) to be able: Matthew 18:25, Mark 14:8 (namely ποιῆσαι), Luke 12:4, Acts 4:14, al

(β) of necessity (Bl., § 69, 4): Luke 12:50, Acts 23:17-19, Acts 28:19.

II. Intrans. (Bl., § 53, 1), to be in a certain condition: ἑτοίμως ἔ., with infinitive, Acts 21:13, 2 Corinthians 12:14; ἐσχάτως (see that word), Mark 5:23; κακῶς, to be ill, Matthew 4:24, and elsewhere; καλῶς, Mark 16:18; κομψότερον, John 4:52; πῶς, Acts 15:36; impers., ἄλλως ἔχει, it is otherwise, 1 Timothy 5:25; οὕτως, Acts 7:1, and elsewhere; τὸ νῦν ἔχον, as things now are (Tobit 7:11), Acts 24:25.

III. Mid., -ομαι, to hold oneself fast, hold on or cling to, be next to: with genitive, τ. ἐχόμενα σωτηρίας, Hebrews 6:9 (Rendall, in l.); participle, ὁ ἐχόμενος, near, next: of place, Mark 1:38; of time, τ. ἐχομένῃ (ἡμέρα, expressed or understood), Luke 13:33, Acts 20:15, Acts 21:26; (σαββάτῳ), Acts 13:44. (Cf. ἀν-, προσ-αν-, ἀντ-, ἀπ-, ἐν-, ἐπ-, κατ-, μετ-, παρ-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, ὑπερ-, ὑπ-έχω.)

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Where it appears

Appears 706 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Matthew 1:23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”
  • Matthew 3:4 John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
  • Matthew 3:9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.
  • Matthew 3:14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”
  • Matthew 4:24 News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.