ἔχω

Verb

Gloss

I have, hold, possess

Mounce definition

pluperfect., ἐσχήκειν, to hold, Rev. 1:16; to seize, possess a person, Mk. 16:8; to have, possess, Mt. 7:29, et al. freq.; to have, have ready, be furnished with, Mt. 5:23; Jn. 5:36; 6:68; to have as a matter of crimination, Mt. 5:23; Mk. 11:25; to have at command, Mt. 27:65; to have the power, be able, Mt. 18:25; Lk. 14:14; Acts 4:14; to have in marriage, Mt. 14:4; to have, be affected by, subjected to, Mt. 3:14; 12:10; Mk. 3:10; Jn. 12:48; 15:22, 24; 16:21, 22; Acts 23:29; 1 Tim. 5:12; Heb. 7:28; 1 Jn. 1:8; 4:18; χάραν ἔχειν, to feel gratitude, be thankful, 1 Tim. 1:12; 2 Tim. 1:3; Phlm. 7; to hold, esteem, regard, Mt. 14:5; Lk. 14:18, 19; to have or hold as an object of knowledge, faith, or practice, Jn. 5:38, 42; 14:21; 1 Jn. 5:12; 2 Jn. 9; to hold on in entire possession, to retain, Rom. 15:4; 2 Tim. 1:13; Heb. 12:28; intrans. with adverbs or adverbial expression, to be, to fare, Mt. 9:12; Mk. 2:17; 5:23; Lk. 5:31; Jn. 4:52; Acts 7:1; 12:15; 15:36; 21:13; 2 Cor. 10:6; 12:14; 1 Tim. 5:25; 1 Pet. 4:5; τὸ νῦν ἔχον, for the present; in NT ἔχειν ἐν γαστρί, to be pregnant, Mt. 1:18; as also ἔχειν κοίτην, Rom. 9:10; ἔχειν δαιμόνιον, to be possessed, Mt. 11:18; of time, to have continued, to have lived, Jn. 5:5, 6; 8:57; of space, to embrace, be distant, Acts 1:12; mid. pr. to hold by, cling to; hence, to border upon, be next, Mk. 1:38; Lk. 13:33; Acts 20:15; 21:26; to tend immediately to, Heb. 6:9

Morphological categories

  • Present stem = verbal root
  • Verbal roots ending in a stop (π β φ, κ γ χ, τ δ θ)
  • Roots ending in a velar (κ γ χ)

Present active indicative

SP
1
ἔ­χω
ἔ­χο­μεν
2
ἔ­χεις
ἔ­χε­τε
3
ἔ­χει
ἔ­χου­σι(ν)

Imperfect active indicative

SP
1
εἶ­χον
εἴ­χο­μεν
2
εἶ­χες
εἴ­χε­τε
3
εἶ­χε(ν)
εἶ­χον
εἴ­χο­σαν

Aorist active indicative

SP
1
ἔ­σχον
ἔ­σχο­μεν
2
ἔ­σχες
3
ἔ­σχε(ν)
ἔ­σχον

Future active indicative

SP
1
2
ἕ­ξεις
ἕ­ξε­τε
3
ἕ­ξει
ἕ­ξου­σι(ν)

Perfect active indicative

SP
1
ἔ­σχη­κα
ἐ­σχή­κα­μεν
2
3
ἔ­σχη­κε(ν)

Present active subjunctive

SP
1
ἔ­χω
ἔ­χω­μεν
2
ἔ­χη­τε
3
ἔ­χῃ
ἔ­χω­σι(ν)

Aorist active subjunctive

SP
1
σχῶ
σχῶ­μεν
2
σχῆ­τε
3

Present active optative

SP
1
2
3
ἔ­χοι
ἔ­χοι­ε(ν)

Present active imperative

SP
1
2
ἔ­χε
ἔ­χε­τε
3
ἐ­χέ­τω

Present active masculine participle

SingularPlural
N
ἔ­χων
ἔ­χον­τες
G
ἔ­χον­τος
ἐ­χόν­των
D
ἔ­χον­τι
A
ἔ­χον­τα
ἔ­χον­τας

Present active feminine participle

SingularPlural
N
ἔ­χου­σα
ἔ­χου­σαι
G
ἐ­χού­σης
D
ἐ­χού­σῃ
ἐ­χού­σαις
A
ἔ­χου­σαν

Present active neuter participle

SingularPlural
N
ἔ­χον
ἔ­χον­τα
G
ἔ­χον­τος
D
A
ἔ­χον

Present middle feminine participle

SingularPlural
N
G
D
ἐ­χο­μέ­νῃ
A
ἐ­χο­μέ­νας

Present middle neuter participle

SingularPlural
N
G
D
A
ἐ­χό­με­να

Perfect active masculine participle

SingularPlural
N
G
D
A
ἐ­σχη­κό­τα