Lexical Definition
ἔχω échō (ekh'-o) to have/be G:V
a primary verb
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.
- to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote
- such as possession
- ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
Abbott-Smith
ἔχω, [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), בַּעַל, יֵשׁ, etc., 59 words in all;] (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, v. 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: Re 5:8 14:6, al.; ἐν τ. χειρί, Re 1:16 10:2, al.;
(b) of arms and clothing, = φέρω, φορέω, to bear, wear: Mt 3:4 22:12, al.; so freq. pres. ptcp. (LS, s.v., A, I, 6; Bl., § 74, 2), Mk 11:13, Jo 18:10, Re 9:17, al.;
(c) of a woman, ἐν γαστρὶ ἔ (κοίτην ἔ.), to be with child: Mk 13:17, Ro 9:10;
(d) to hold fast, keep: Lk 19:20; metaph., of the mind and conduct, Mk 16:8 (cf. Jb 21:6, Is 13:8; Deiss., BS, 293; Field, Notes, 44 f.), Jo 14:21, Ro 1:28, I Ti 3:9, II Ti 1:13, Re 6:9, al.;
(e) to involve: He 10:35(LXX), Ja 1:4, I Jo 4:18;
(f) = Lat. habere (Bl., § 34, 5; 73, 5), to hold, consider: c. acc. et predic. ptcp., Lk 14:18; c. acc., seq. ὡς, Mt 14:5; εἰς (Hebraism), Mt 21:46; on (Bl., § 70, 2), Mk 11:32.
2. to have, possess;
(a) in general, c. acc. rei: Mt 19:22, Mk 10:22, Lk 12:19, Jo 10:16, I Co 11:22, al.; of wealth or poverty, absol., ἔχειν (neg. οὐκ, μή), Mt 13:12 25:29, II Co 8:12; ἐκ τ. ἔχειν, according to your means, II Co 8:11;
(b) of relationship, association, etc.: πατέρα, Jo 8:41; γυναῖκα (MM, xiv), I Co 7:2; φίλον, Lk 11:5; βασιλέα, Jo 19:15; ποιμένα, Mt 9:36; c. dupl. acc., Mt 3:9, al.;
(c) of parts or members: ὦτα, Mt 19:15; μέλη, Ro 12:4; θεμελίους,
(d) c. acc., as periphrasis of verb: μνεῖαν ἔ. (= μεμνῆσθαι), I Th 3:6; ἀγάπην, Jo 13:35; γνῶσιν, I Co 8:1; πεποίθησιν, II Co 3:4; θλίψιν, Jo 16:33, etc. (Thayer, s.v., I, 2, f., g.);
(e) of duty, necessity, etc.: ἀνάγκην, I Co 7:37; νόμον, Jo 19:7; ἐπιταγήν, I Co 7:25; ἀγῶνα, Phl 1:30; κρίμα, I Ti 5:12;
(f) of complaints and disputes; κατά, c. gen. pers., Mt 5:23, Mk 11:25; id. seq. ὅτι, Re 2:4, 20; c. acc. seq. πρός, Ac 24:19, al.;
(g) c. inf.,
(α) (cl.) to be able (Field, Notes, 14): Mt 18:25, Mk 14:8 (sc. ποιῆσαι), Lk 12:4, Ac 4:14, al;
(β) of necessity (Bl., § 69, 4): Lk 12:50, Ac 23:17-19 28:19.
II. Intrans. (Bl., § 53, 1), to be in a certain condition: ἑτοίμως ἔ., c. inf., Ac 21:13, II Co 12:14; ἐσχάτως (q.v.), Mk 5:23; κακῶς, to be ill, Mt 4:24, al.; καλῶς, [18](/btb/interlinear/41%20-%20Mark/16/Mark.16.18.html)]; κομψότερον, Jo 4:52; πῶς, Ac 15:36; impers., ἄλλως ἔχει, it is otherwise, I Ti 5:25; οὕτως, Ac 7:1, al.; τὸ νῦν ἔχον, as things now are (To 7:11), Ac 24:25.
III. Mid., -ομαι, to hold oneself fast, hold on or cling to, be next to: c. gen., τ. ἐχόμενα σωτηρίας, He 6:9 (Rendall, in l.); ptcp., ὁ ἐχόμενος, near, next: of place, Mk 1:38; of time, τ. ἐχομένῃ (ἡμέρα, expressed or understood), Lk 13:33, Ac 20:15 21:26; (σαββάτῳ), Ac 13:44. (Cf. ἀν-, προσ-αν-, ἀντ-, ἀπ-, ἐν-, ἐπ-, κατ-, μετ-, παρ-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, ὑπερ-, ὑπ-έχω.)
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 21:6 |
| Isaiah | 13:8 |
| Matthew | 3:4 · 3:9 · 4:24 · 5:23 · 9:36 · 13:12 · 14:5 · 18:25 · 19:15 · 19:22 · 21:46 · 22:12 · 25:29 |
| Mark | 1:38 · 5:23 · 10:22 · 11:13 · 11:25 · 11:32 · 13:17 · 14:8 · 16:8 · 16:18 |
| Luke | 11:5 · 12:4 · 12:19 · 12:50 · 13:33 · 14:18 · 19:20 |
| John | 4:18 · 4:52 · 8:41 · 10:16 · 13:35 · 14:21 · 16:33 · 18:10 · 19:7 · 19:15 |
| Acts | 4:14 · 7:1 · 13:44 · 15:36 · 20:15 · 21:13 · 21:26 · 23:17 · 24:19 · 24:25 · 28:19 |
| Romans | 1:28 · 9:10 · 12:4 |
| 1 Corinthians | 7:2 · 7:25 · 7:37 · 8:1 · 11:22 |
| 2 Corinthians | 3:4 · 8:11 · 8:12 · 12:14 |
| Philippians | 1:30 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 3:6 |
| 1 Timothy | 3:9 · 5:12 · 5:25 |
| 2 Timothy | 1:13 |
| Hebrews | 6:9 · 10:35 |
| James | 1:4 |
| Revelation | 1:16 · 2:4 · 2:20 · 5:8 · 6:9 · 9:17 · 10:2 · 14:6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἔχω,
__A2nd pers. singular ἔχεισθα conjecture in [Refs 7th c.BC+]; 2nd pers. singular subjunctive ἔχῃσθα [Refs 8th c.BC+]imperfect εἶχον, Epic dialect ἔχον [Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect and poetry ἔχεσκον [Refs 8th c.BC+]future ἕξω, Epic dialect infinitive ἑξέμεναι [Refs 3rd c.BC+] (of momentary action, especially in sense check, see below [Refs 4th c.BC+], not found in Attic dialect Inscrr. or [Refs]; 2nd pers. singular σχήσησθα [Refs]aorist 1 ἔσχης α falsa lectio in [Refs 3rd c.AD+]aorist 2 ἔσχον, imperative σχές [Refs 5th c.BC+] only in Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; subjunctive σχῶ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural σχοίησαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive σχεῖν [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect σχέμεν [Refs] (in Alexandr. Gr. 3rd.pers. plural imperfect and aorist 2 εἴχοσαν [NT+3rd c.BC+], see at {Σχέθω}: perfect ἔσχηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ὄχωκα is uncertain, see at {συνόχωκα}:—middle, imperfect εἰχόμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἕξομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σχήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect passive παρ-έσχημαι in middle sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 ἐσχόμην [Refs 8th c.BC+], rare in Attic dialect except in compounds; imperative σχέο [Refs 8th c.BC+]lon947, etc.; infinitive σχέσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, future middle ἐν-έξομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+], frequently in compounds (συ-) [Refs 1st c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἐσχέθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]future middle σχήσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 2 middle in passive sense, ἐσχόμην [Refs 8th c.BC+], participle σχόμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἔσχημαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also in compounds, frequently written -ίσχημαι, -ήσχημαι in codices of late authors. (I.-[Refs 5th c.BC+] seĝh- (cf. Sanskrit sáhate 'overpower', Gothic sigis 'victory', Gr. ἔχ- dissimilated from ἔχ-), reduced form sĝh-(σχ-), whence reduplicate ἴσχω (= si-sĝh-o) (which see): compare ἕκ-τωρ, ἕξω, ἕξι; but hέχ- [Refs]
__A Trans., have, hold:
__A.I possess, of property, the most common usage, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἵ τι ἔχοντες the propertied class, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἔχων a wealthy man, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ οὐκ ἔχοντες the poor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχειν χρέα to have debts due to one, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to have received, θεῶν ἄπο κάλλος ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλέον, ἔλασσον ἔ.. (see. Hymns of vv.): in aorist, acquire, get, ὄνομα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also future σχήσω, δύναμιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be possessed, ἔντεα.. μετὰ Τρώεσσιν ἔχονται [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.I.2 keep, have charge of, ἔχον πατρώϊα ἔργα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; διαιτητῶν ἐχόντων τὰς δίκας having control of, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to be engaged in, φυλακὰς ἔχον kept watch, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σκοπιὴν ἔ. τινός for a thing, [ἔχων 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 564, etc.">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν χερσὶν ἔ. τι (see. χείρ).
__A.I.2.b metaphorically, of a patient, οὐκ ἔχει ἑωυτόν is not himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.I.3 with accusative loci, inhabit, οὐρανόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; haunt, [Νύμφαι] ἔχουσ᾽ ὀρέων αἰπεινὰ κάρηνα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of tutelary gods and heroes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of men, πόλιν καὶ γαῖαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Θήβας ἔσχον (ἔσχεν codices) ruled it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχεις γὰρ χῶρον occupiest it, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in military sense, ἔ. τὸ δεξιόν (with or without κέρας) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of beasts, τὰ ὄρη ἔ. [Refs]
__A.I.4 have to wife or as husband (usually without γυναῖκα, ἄνδρα), οὕνεκ᾽ ἔχεις Ἑλένην καί σφιν γαμβρὸς Διός ἐσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also of a lover, [ἔχω Λαΐδα, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἔχομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristippus Philosophus cited in 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 2.75, compare 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 12.544d ">Refs 5th c.BC+]:—in passive, τοῦ περ θυγάτηρ ἔχεθ᾽ Ἕκτορι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.I.5 have in one's house, entertain, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.I.6 present participle with Verbs, almost, = with, ἤϊε ἔχων ταῦτα [ἔχων στρατόν [prev. author] 7.8.δ᾽,compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.10.">Refs 5th c.BC+] —Prose use.
__A.I.7 of Place, ἐπ᾽ ἀριστερὰ ἔ. τι keep it on one's left, i.e. to keep to the right of it, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν δεξιᾷ, ἐν ἀριστερᾷ ἔ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς οἰκέτας ὑστάτους ἔ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: but in aorist, get, περιπλώοντες τὴν Λιβύην τὸν ἥλιον ἔσχον ἐς τὰ δεξιά [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.I.8 of Habits, States, or Conditions, bodily or mental, γῆρας λυγρὸν ἔ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὕβριν ἔ. indulge in.., [Refs], etc.; [Ἀφροδίτην[Refs 8th c.BC+]; κότον ἔ. τινί, ={κοτεῖσθαι},[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡσυχίην ἔ. keep quiet, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (future ἡσυχίαν ἕξειν [Refs 4th c.BC+] will not keep still for a moment, [Refs]; αἰτίαν ἔ. to be accused, [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist, of entering upon a state, ἔσχεν χόλον conceived anger, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχειν τι κατά τινος have something against somebody, [ἔχω τι πρός τινα NT.Acts.24.19; ἔχειν πρός τινα NT.2Cor.5.12; ἕξει πρὸς τὸν Θεόν “JRS” 14.85 (from Laodicea)">NT]: —these phrases are frequently inverted, οὓς ἔχε γῆρας [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also of external objects, αἴθρη ἔχει κορυφήν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔχῃ βέλος ὀξὺ γυναῖκα, of a woman in travail, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; λόγος ἔχει τινά with infinitive, the story goes, that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and so in later Gr., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς ἂν λόγος ἔχῃ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους, ὅτι.. [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, ἔχεσθαι κακότητι καὶ ἄλγεσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.I.9 possess mentally, understand, ἵππων δμῆσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔχεις τ; do you understand? [Refs 5th c.BC+] attend! listen! [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. οὖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχεις τοῦτο ἰσχυρῶ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; know of a thing, μαντικῆς ὁδόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινὰ σωτηρία; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.I.10 keep up, maintain, καναχὴν ἔχε made a rattling noise, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.I.11 involve, admit of, τά γ᾽ αἰσχρὰ κἀνθάδ᾽ αἰσχύνην ἔχει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀγανάκτησιν, κατάμεμψιν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.I.12 of Measure or Value, τὸ Δαμαρέτειον.. εἶχε Ἀττικὰς δραχμὰς δέκα [ἔχων τὸ ὕψος δύο καὶ ἡμίσους πήχεων 2nd c.BC: Ptolemaeus Euergetes II Historicus 9. ">Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__A.I.12.b Geometry texts, ἡ ἔχουσα τὰ κέντρα the (straight line) containing the centres, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὁ κύκλος ἔχων τὸ πολύγωνον the circle containing (circumscribing) the polygon, [Refs]
__A.I.13 with doubleaccusative, Ὀρφέα ἄνακτ᾽ ἔχειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II hold:
__A.II.1 hold, ἔ. χερσίν, ἐν χερσίν, μετὰ χερσίν, etc., see at {χεί; μετὰ γαμφηλῇσιν ἔ}. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑψοῦ, πασάων ὑπέρ, ὄπιθεν κάρη ἔ.,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔ. τινί τι to hold it for him, as his helper, [Refs]; uphold, οὐρανὸν.. κεφαλῇ τε καὶ ἀκαμάτῃσι χέρεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔχει δέ τε κίονας of Atlas, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.II.2 hold fast, χειρὸς ἔχων Μενέλαον holding him by the hand, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔ. τινὰ μέσον grip one by the middle, of wrestlers, [Refs 5th c.BC+] keep in one's mind, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.II.3 of arms and clothes, bear, wear, εἷμα δ᾽ ἔχ᾽ ἀμφ᾽ ὤμοισι [ἔχω 17.24, compare 573, etc.; στολὴν ἀμφὶ σῶμα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 554, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.26, etc.">Refs 8th c.BC+]; πολιὰς ἔχω I am grey-haired, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, as a category, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.II.4 of a woman, to be pregnant, [Refs 5th c.BC+].ιγ.
__A.II.4.b παῖδα ἔσχεν she had, i.e. bore, a child, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__A.II.5 support, sustain, especially an attack, with accusative person, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.II.6 hold fast, keep close, ὀχῆες εἶχον [πύλας[Refs]
__A.II.7 enclose, φρένες ἧπαρ ἔχουσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of places, contain, θηρῶν οὓς ὅδ᾽ ἔχει χῶρος [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.II.8 hold or keep in a certain direction, ὀϊστὸν ἔχε aimed it, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of horses or ships, guide, drive, steer, πεδίονδ᾽ ἔχον ὠκέας ἵππους [Refs 8th c.BC+] that way he held his course, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Πύλονδ᾽ ἔχον I held on to Pylos, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also (especially in future σχήσω, aorist 2 ἔσχον), put in, land, νέες ἔσχον ἐς τὴν Ἀργολίδα χώρην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς Φειάν, τῷ Δήλῳ, κατὰ τὸ Ποσειδώνιον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῖ σχήσειν δοκεῖ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχε.. ἀρὰν ἐπ᾽ ἄλλοις point it against others, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄμμ᾽ ἔ. to turn or keep one's eye fixed, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δεῦρο νοῦν ἔχε attend to this, [Refs]; πρός τινα or πρός τι τὸν νοῦν ἔ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.9 hold in, stay, keep back, ἵππους [Refs 8th c.BC+]; check, stop, [τινα] [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χεῖρας ἔχων Ἀχιλῆος holding his hands, [Refs]; but οὐ σχήσει χεῖρας will not stay his hands, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔ. ὀδύνας allay, assuage them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; στόμα σῖγα, ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόδα ἔξω or ἐκτός τινος ἔχειν, see at {πούς}:—passive, οὖρα σχεθέντα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__A.II.10 keep away from, with genitive of things, τινὰ ἀγοράων, νεῶν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, ἦ τινα.. σχήσω ἀμυνέμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; stop, hinder from doing, τοῦ μὴ καταδῦναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥστε μή.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with participle, ἔ. τινὰ βουθυτοῦντα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.11 keep back, withhold a thing, ὅς οἱ χρήματα εἶχε βίῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; αὐτὸς ἔχε pray keep it, a civil form of declining, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.12 hold in guard, keep safe, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of armour, protect, [Refs]
__A.II.13 with predicate, keep in a condition or place, εἶχον ἀτρέμας σφέας αὐτούς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.14 hold, consider, τινὰ θέᾳ ἰκέλαν [NT+7th c.BC+]
__A.III c.infinitive, have means or power to do, to be able, with aorist infinitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with present infinitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive omitted or supplied from context, ἀλλ᾽ οὔ πως ἔτι εἶχε he could not, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἷά κ᾽ ἔχωμεν so far as we be able, [ἔχω 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1379; ὅσον εἶχες 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1452; ὡς ἔχω [prev. author] “Hec.” 614. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.III.b have to face, be obliged, παθεῖν [ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι NT.Luke.12.50. ">NT+2nd c.AD+]
__A.III.2 after [ἔχω">Refs 8th c.BC+], followed by a dependent clause, I know not.., οὐκ εἶχον τίς ἂν γενοίμαν [ἔχω πῶς με χρὴ.. ἀφανίσαι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1710; οὐκ ἔχων ὅ τι χρὴ λέγειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.24; οὐκ ἔχω ποῖ πέσω 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 705; ὅπως μολούμεθ᾽ οὐκ ἔχω [prev. author] “OC” 1743 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; the two constructions combined, οὐ γὰρ εἴχομεν οὔτ᾽ ἀντιφωνεῖν οὔθ᾽ ὅπως.. πράξαιμεν [Refs]
__A.IV impersonal with accusative, there is.. (as in Mod. Gr.), ἔχει δὲ φυλακτήριον πρὸς τὸ μή σε καταπεσεῖν [Refs]
__B intransitive, hold oneself, i.e. keep, so and so, ἔχον [οὕτως], ὥς τε τάλαντα γυνή (i.e. ἔχει) kept balanced, like the scales which.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἕξω δ᾽ ὡς ὅτε τις στερεὴ λίθος I will keep unmoved, as a stone.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔγχος ἔχ᾽ ἀτρέμας it kept still, [Refs]; σχὲς οὗπερ εἶ keep where thou art, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ φυλακῆς ἔχοντες to keep on their guard, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχε ἠρέμα keep still, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχε δή stay now, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.2 hold fast, οὐδέ οἱ ἔσχεν ὀστέον [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.6
__B.3 with genitive, keep from, πολέμου [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.4 with Preps., to be engaged or busy, ἀμφί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II simply, be, ἑκὰς εἶχον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀγῶνα διὰ πάσης ἀγωνίης ἔχοντα consisting in.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.2 frequently with adverbs of manner, εὖ ἔχει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καλῶς ἔχει, κακῶς ἔχει, it is, is going on well or ill, see at {καλός, κακός} (but future σχήσειν καλῶς will turn out well, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὕτως.. σχεῖν to turn out, happen thus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὕτως ἔχει so the case stands, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὕτως ἐχόντων, Latin cum res ita se habeant, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς εἶχε just as he was, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς ἔχω how I am, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀσφαλέως, ἀναγκαίως ἔχει, ={ἀσφαλές, ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καλῶς ἔχει no, I thank you, see at {καλός}.
__B.II.2.b with genitive modi, εὖ ἔ. τινός to be well off for a thing, abound in it; καλῶς ἔ. μέθης to be well off for drink, i.e. to be pretty well drunk, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπόρου ἀνακῶς ἐ. to be busy with sowing, [Refs]; εὖ ἐ. φρενῶν, σώματος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare ἥκ; so ὡς ποδῶν εἶχον as fast as they could go, [ἔχω 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 345, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 313, 857, etc.">Refs 5th c.BC+]; πῶς ἔχεις δόξη; [ἔχων 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 4.11: also with \_accusative\_, εὖ ἔ. τὸ σῶμα καὶ τὴν ψυχήν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 464a, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 21.7: with \_dative\_, οὕτως ἐχόντων τούτων τῇ φύσει 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.315; πῶς ἔχετε ταῖς διανοίαις 4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 75; τῇ λέξει κακῶς ἔ. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.10. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.III of direction, hold or turn towards, see above [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.III.2 stand up, jut out, κίονες ὑψόσ᾽ ἔχοντες [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.III.3 lead towards, ὁδοὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμὸν ἔ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. εἴς τι to be directed, point towards, ἔχθρης ἐχούσης ἐς Ἀθηναίους [Refs]; τὸ ἐς τοὺς Ἀργείους ἔχον what concerns them, [Refs], etc.; of Place, extend, reach to, ἐπ᾽ ὅσον ἔποψις τοῦ ἱροῦ εἶχε [Refs]
__B.III.4 ἐπί τινι ἔ. have hostile feelings to wards.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.IV after [ἔχω">Refs 8th c.BC+] as auxiliary, with aorist participle giving a perfect sense, κρύψαντες ἔχουσι [ἔχω “OC” 1140, compare “Ant.” 22, +others">Refs 8th c.BC+]: also in late Prose, ἀναλώσας ἔχεις [Refs 5th c.BC+]: less frequently with perfect participle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely with present participle, πατρίδα καταστένουσ᾽ ἔχεις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.IV.2 participle ἔχων, with present, adds a notion of duration to that of present action, τί κυπτάζεις ἔ.; why do you keep poking about there? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί δῆτα διατρίβεις ἔ.; why then keep wasting time? [Refs]; τί γὰρ ἕστηκ᾽ ἔ.[Refs], you keep chattering, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so in later Prose, παίζεις ἔ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but ῥιπτεῖς ἔ.; do you throw away the prize when it is in your grasp? [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__C middle, hold oneself fast, cling closely, τῷ προσφὺς ἐχόμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]: mostly with genitive, hold on by, cling to, [πέτρης[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς πληγῆς ἔχ εται claps his hand on the place struck, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__C.2 metaphorically, cleave, cling to, ἔργου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν πραγμάτων [Refs 4th c.AD+]; βιοτᾶς, ἐλπίδος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; lay hold on, take advantage of, τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἔχεο [Refs 6th c.BC+]; fasten upon, attack, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; lay claim to, ἀμφοτέρων τῶν ἐπωνυμιέων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be zealous for, [μάχης] [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__C.3 come next to, follow closely,[Refs]; of peoples or places, to be close, border on, with genitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle, τὴν ἐχομένην [τῶν νεωρίων] στοάν Aen. Tact.[Refs]; οἱ ἐ. the neighbouring people, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐχόμενος the next man, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of Time, τὸ ἐχόμενον ἔτος the next year, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἐχόμενα τούτοις what follows, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__C.4 depend, ἔκ τινος [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__C.4.b to be connected with by etymology, τὸ θύειν τοῦ θυμιᾶν εἴχετο [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__C.5 pertain to, ὅσα ἔχεται τῶν αἰσθήσεων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀρνίθων ἢ ἰχθύων [Refs]
__C.II bear or hold for oneself, κρήδεμνα ἄντα παρειάων σχομένη before her cheeks, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀσπίδα πρόσθ᾽ ἔσχετο his shield, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__C.III maintain oneself, hold one's ground,[Refs]
__C.III.2 with accusative, keep off from oneself, repel, [Refs]
__C.IV keep oneself back, abstain or refrain from, ἀϋτῆς, μάχης, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κακῶν ἄπο χεῖρας ἔχεσθαι to keep one's hands from ill, [Refs 8th c.BC+], hold! cease! [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__C.V passive of ἔχω [Refs 5th c.BC+] are balanced on.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: John.15.22 ☩ Matt.5.23 ☩ Mark.11.25 ☩ Rev.2.4 ☩ Acts.24.19 ☩ 2Cor.5.12 ☩ Matt.14.5 ☩ Mark.11.32 ☩ Luke.14.18 ☩ Luke.12.50