ἔχω

échō · Greek · Strong's G2192 · 707 occurrences

The KJV renders 32 different Hebrew and Greek words as “have”

What it means

to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)

a primary verb;

How the KJV renders it

be able, x hold, possessed with, accompany, x conceive, count, diseased, following, have, hold, keep, lie, next, x sick, take for, use

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“have”

also renders aphíēmi (G863), lambánō (G2983), synanamígnymi (G4874), poiéō (G4160), gínomai (G1096), elpízō (G1679), katéchō (G2722), epiginṓskō (G1921), perisseúō (G4052), apéchō (G568), metalambánō (G3335), antibállō (G474), ʼîythay (H383), baʻal (H1167), chăzâʼ (H2370), châlaq (H2505), châphêts (H2654), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâchal (H3176), mârar (H4843), mâshal (H4910), nûwach (H5117), nâchal (H5157), ʻâmaq (H6009), râbâh (H7235), râcham (H7355), râʻêb (H7456), râtsâh (H7521), sâkal (H7919), sâmach (H8055), shâqaṭ (H8252)

“keep”

also renders prássō (G4238), bóskō (G1006), diatēréō (G1301), syntēréō (G4933), tēréō (G5083), poiéō (G4160), diaphylássō (G1314), phylássō (G5442), katéchō (G2722), katákeimai (G2621), ágō (G71), paréchō (G3930), kratéō (G2902), phrouréō (G5432), ʼâçar (H631), dâbaq (H1692), zâkar (H2142), châsak (H2820), mânaʻ (H4513), mishmereth (H4931), nᵉṭar (H5202), ʻădar (H5737), ʻâsâh (H6213), râchaq (H7368)

“lie”

also renders pseûsma (G5582), pseúdomai (G5574), blépō (G991), keîmai (G2749), katákeimai (G2621), anakeîmai (G345), bállō (G906), pseûdos (G5579), epíkeimai (G1945), ʼakzâb (H391), bad (H907), chârab (H2717), kâzab (H3576), kâzâb (H3577), shâvᵉʼ (H7723), shâʻan (H8172), shâqar (H8266), tᵉʼun (H8383)

“hold”

also renders lambánō (G2983), poiéō (G4160), katéchō (G2722), tḗrēsis (G5084), synéchō (G4912), phylakḗ (G5438), ʼâçar (H631), châzaq (H2388), châshab (H2803), ʻâsâh (H6213)

“use”

also renders gínomai (G1096), chrēsis (G5540), metéchō (G3348), chreía (G5532), chráomai (G5530), héxis (G1838), dâbar (H1696), mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399), ʻăbôdâh (H5656), ʻâsâh (H6213)

“be able”

also renders exischýō (G1840), dýnamai (G1410), ischýō (G2480), yâkôl (H3201), yᵉkêl (H3202), kᵉhal (H3546), nâsag (H5381)

“next”

also renders epioûsa (G1966), héteros (G2087), hexēs (G1836), metaxý (G3342), ʼachêr (H312), mishneh (H4932), qârôwb (H7138)

“count”

also renders hēgéomai (G2233), psēphízō (G5585), châshab (H2803), nâthan (H5414), pâqad (H6485)

“accompany”

also renders érchomai (G2064), synérchomai (G4905), propémpō (G4311), synépomai (G4902)

“following”

also renders epioûsa (G1966), hexēs (G1836), ʼachêr (H312)

“diseased”

also renders kakōs (G2560), châlâh (H2470)

“x conceive”

also renders koítē (G2845)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

707 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 2:16 · V-PAI-1P

“For who has known the mind of the Lord that he should instruct him?” But we have Christ’s mind.

1 Corinthians 4:7 · V-PAI-2S

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

1 Corinthians 4:15 · V-PAS-2P

For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.

1 Corinthians 5:1 · V-PAN

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife.

1 Corinthians 6:1 · V-PAP-NSM

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

1 Corinthians 6:4 · V-PAS-2P

If then you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?

1 Corinthians 6:7 V-PAI-2P1 Corinthians 6:19 V-PAI-2P1 Corinthians 7:2 V-PAM-3S1 Corinthians 7:7 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 7:12 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 7:13 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 7:25 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 7:28 V-FAI-3P1 Corinthians 7:29 V-PAP-NPM1 Corinthians 7:37 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 7:40 V-PAN1 Corinthians 8:1 V-PAI-1P1 Corinthians 8:10 V-PAP-ASM1 Corinthians 9:4 V-PAI-1P1 Corinthians 9:5 V-PAI-1P1 Corinthians 9:6 V-PAI-1P1 Corinthians 9:17 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 11:4 V-PAP-NSM1 Corinthians 11:10 V-PAN1 Corinthians 11:16 V-PAI-1P1 Corinthians 11:22 V-PAI-2P1 Corinthians 12:12 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 12:21 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 12:23 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 12:24 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 12:30 V-PAI-3P1 Corinthians 13:1 V-PAS-1S1 Corinthians 13:2 V-PAS-1S1 Corinthians 13:3 V-PAS-1S1 Corinthians 14:26 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 15:31 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 15:34 V-PAI-3P1 John 1:3 V-PAS-2P1 John 1:6 V-PAI-1P1 John 1:7 V-PAI-1P1 John 1:8 V-PAI-1P1 John 2:1 V-PAI-1P1 John 2:7 V-IAI-2P1 John 2:20 V-PAI-2P1 John 2:23 V-PAI-3S1 John 2:27 V-PAI-2P1 John 2:28 V-2AAS-1P1 John 3:3 V-PAP-NSM1 John 3:15 V-PAI-3S1 John 3:17 V-PAP-ASM1 John 3:21 V-PAI-1P1 John 4:16 V-PAI-3S1 John 4:17 V-PAS-1P1 John 4:18 V-PAI-3S1 John 4:21 V-PAI-1P1 John 5:10 V-PAI-3S1 John 5:12 V-PAI-3S1 John 5:13 V-PAI-2P1 John 5:14 V-PAI-1P

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.