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To have/be

ἔχωStrong’s G2192

echō

Appears in 631 verses of the New Testament

In short

Echō is the Greek word usually translated “having”, “has” and “have”. It appears in 631 verses of the New Testament.

“Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.”
2 Thessalonians 3:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having”, “has” and “have”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having 193
  • has 63
  • you have 52
  • have 39
  • i have 36
  • we have 35
  • he has 25
  • had 21

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Revelation 92
  • John 75
  • Luke 66
  • Matthew 65
  • Mark 64
  • Acts 45

27 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 631 verses, by book
2 Thessalonians 1
3:9
Titus 2
1:62:8
Philemon 4
1:51:71:81:17
2 John 3
1:51:91:12
3 John 2
1:41:13
Jude 2
1:31:19
Greek dictionary

ἔχω echō · to have/be

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; …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “having” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

HAV'ING, participle present

tense [from have.] Possessing; holding in power or possession; containing; gaining; receiving; taking.

    All definitions and other forms of “having”

      HAV'ING, noun

      Possession; goods; estate. [Not in use.]

      1. The act or state of possessing.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.