ἔχω

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. to have, hold, hold fast, etc.;

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

(b) of arms and clothing, = φέρω, φορέω, to bear, wear: Matt 3,4; 22,12, al.; so frequently present ptcp. (LS, see word, A, I, 6; Bl., 74, 2), Mark 11,13, Joh 18,10, Åb 9,17, al.;

(with) of a woman, ἐν γαστρὶ ἔ, to be with child: Mark 13,17, Rom 9,10;

(d) to hold fast, keep: Luk 19,20 metaphorically, of the mind and conduct, Mark 16,8 (cf. Job 21,6, Es 13,8; Deiss., BS, 293; Field, Notes, 44f.), Joh 14,21, Rom 1,28, 1 Tim 3,9, 2 Tim 1,13, Åb 6,9, al.;

(e) to involve: Hebr 10,35 (LXX), Jak 1,4, 1 Joh 4,18 (f) = Lat. habere (Bl., §34, 5; 73, 5), to hold, consider: with accusative and predic. ptcp., Luk 14,18 with accusative, before ὡς, Matt 14,5 εἰς (Hebraism), Matt 21,46 on (Bl., §70, 2), Mark 11,32,

2. to have, possess;

(a) in general, with accusative of thing(s): Matt 19,22, Mark 10,22, Luk 12,19, Joh 10,16, 1 Kor 11,22, al.; of wealth or poverty, absol., ἔχειν (neg. οὐκ, μή), Matt 13,12; 25,29, 2 Kor 8,12; ἐκ τ. ἔχειν, according to your means, 2 Kor 8,11

(b) of relationship, association, and: πατέρα, Joh 8,41 γυναῖκα (MM, xiv), 1 Kor 7,2 φίλον, Luk 11,5 βασιλέα, Joh 19,15 ποιμένα, Matt 9,36 with dupl. accusative, Matt 3,9, al.;

(with) of parts or members: ὦτα, Matt 19,15 μέλη, Rom 12,4 θεμελίους,

(d) with accusative, as periphrasis of verb: μνεῖαν ἔ. (= μεμνῆσθαι), 1 Thess 3,6 ἀγάπην, Joh 13,35 γνῶσιν, 1 Kor 8,1 πεποίθησιν, 2 Kor 3,4 θλίψιν, Joh 16,33, etc. (Thayer, see word, I, 2, f., g.);

(e) of duty, necessity, etc.: ἀνάγκην, 1 Kor 7,37 νόμον, Joh 19,7 ἐπιταγήν, 1 Kor 7,25 ἀγῶνα, Fil 1,30 κρίμα, 1 Tim 5,12

(f) of complaints and disputes; κατά, with genitive of person(s), Matt 5,23, Mark 11,25; id. before ὅτι, Åb 2,4, 20; with accusative before πρός, ApG 24,19, al.;

(g) with inf.,

(α) (cl.) to be able (Field, Notes, 14): Matt 18,25, Mark 14,8 (sc. ποιῆσαι), Luk 12,4, ApG 4,14, al;

(β) of necessity (BL, §69, 4): Luk 12,50, ApG 23,17-19; 28,19.

II. Intrans. (BL, §53, 1), to be in a certain condition: ἑτοίμως ἔ., with inf., ApG 21,13, 2 Kor 12,14; ἐσχάτως (which see), Mark 5,23 κακῶς, to be ill, Matt 4,24, al.; καλῶς, Mk 16:[18]; κομψότερον, Joh 4,52 πῶς, ApG 15,36 impers., ἄλλως εἴχει, it is otherwise, 1 Tim 5,25 οὕτως, ApG 7,1, al.; τὸ νῦν ἔχον, as things now are (Tob 7,11), ApG 24,25.

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