Greek word study

ἔχωéchō — I have, hold, possess

I have, hold, possess.

Translated in the King James as: 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

Appears 651 times in Scripture

Origin: a primary verb;

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Where it appears

Matthew — 69×

Matt 1:18 Matt 1:23 Matt 3:4 Matt 3:9 Matt 4:24 Matt 5:23 Matt 5:46 Matt 6:1 Matt 6:8 Matt 7:29 Matt 8:9 Matt 8:20 Matt 9:6 Matt 9:12 Matt 9:36 Matt 11:15 Matt 11:18 Matt 12:10 Matt 12:11 Matt 13:5 Matt 13:6 Matt 13:9 Matt 13:12 Matt 13:21 Matt 13:27+ 44 more in Matthew

Mark — 63×

Mark 1:22 Mark 1:34 Mark 1:38 Mark 2:10 Mark 2:17 Mark 3:1 Mark 3:3 Mark 3:10 Mark 3:15 Mark 3:22 Mark 3:26 Mark 3:29 Mark 3:30 Mark 4:5 Mark 4:6 Mark 4:9 Mark 4:17 Mark 4:23 Mark 4:25 Mark 4:40 Mark 5:3 Mark 5:23 Mark 6:18 Mark 6:34 Mark 6:38+ 38 more in Mark

Luke — 65×

Luke 3:8 Luke 3:11 Luke 4:33 Luke 4:40 Luke 5:24 Luke 5:31 Luke 6:8 Luke 7:2 Luke 7:8 Luke 7:33 Luke 7:40 Luke 7:42 Luke 8:6 Luke 8:8 Luke 8:13 Luke 8:18 Luke 9:58 Luke 11:6 Luke 12:4 Luke 12:5 Luke 12:17 Luke 12:19 Luke 12:50 Luke 13:6 Luke 13:11+ 40 more in Luke

John — 83×

John 2:3 John 2:25 John 3:15 John 3:16 John 3:29 John 3:36 John 4:11 John 4:17 John 4:18 John 4:32 John 4:44 John 4:52 John 5:2 John 5:5 John 5:6 John 5:7 John 5:24 John 5:26 John 5:36 John 5:38 John 5:39 John 5:40 John 5:42 John 6:9 John 6:40+ 58 more in John

Acts — 40×

Acts 1:12 Acts 2:44 Acts 2:45 Acts 2:47 Acts 3:6 Acts 4:14 Acts 4:35 Acts 7:1 Acts 8:7 Acts 9:14 Acts 9:31 Acts 12:15 Acts 13:5 Acts 14:9 Acts 15:21 Acts 15:36 Acts 16:16 Acts 17:11 Acts 18:18 Acts 19:13 Acts 19:38 Acts 20:15 Acts 21:13 Acts 21:23 Acts 21:26+ 15 more in Acts

Romans — 24×

Rom 1:13 Rom 1:28 Rom 2:14 Rom 2:20 Rom 4:2 Rom 5:1 Rom 5:2 Rom 6:21 Rom 6:22 Rom 8:9 Rom 8:23 Rom 9:10 Rom 9:21 Rom 10:2 Rom 12:4 Rom 12:6 Rom 13:3 Rom 14:22 Rom 15:4 Rom 15:23+ 4 more in Romans

1 Corinthians — 43×

1 Cor 2:16 1 Cor 4:7 1 Cor 4:15 1 Cor 5:1 1 Cor 6:1 1 Cor 6:4 1 Cor 6:7 1 Cor 6:19 1 Cor 7:2 1 Cor 7:7 1 Cor 7:12 1 Cor 7:13 1 Cor 7:25 1 Cor 7:28 1 Cor 7:29 1 Cor 7:37 1 Cor 7:40 1 Cor 8:1 1 Cor 9:4 1 Cor 9:5 1 Cor 9:6 1 Cor 9:17 1 Cor 11:4 1 Cor 11:10 1 Cor 11:16+ 18 more in 1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians — 21×

2 Cor 1:9 2 Cor 1:15 2 Cor 2:3 2 Cor 2:4 2 Cor 2:13 2 Cor 3:4 2 Cor 3:12 2 Cor 4:1 2 Cor 4:7 2 Cor 4:13 2 Cor 5:1 2 Cor 5:12 2 Cor 6:10 2 Cor 7:1 2 Cor 7:5 2 Cor 8:11 2 Cor 8:12 2 Cor 9:8 2 Cor 10:6 2 Cor 12:14+ 1 more in 2 Corinthians

Galatians — 4×

Gal 4:22 Gal 4:27 Gal 6:4 Gal 6:10

Ephesians — 8×

Eph 1:7 Eph 2:12 Eph 2:18 Eph 3:12 Eph 4:28 Eph 5:5 Eph 5:27+ 1 more in Ephesians

Philippians — 8×

Phil 1:7 Phil 1:30 Phil 2:2 Phil 2:20 Phil 2:27 Phil 3:4 Phil 3:9 Phil 3:17

Colossians — 7×

Col 1:4 Col 1:14 Col 2:1 Col 2:23 Col 3:13 Col 4:1 Col 4:13

1 Thessalonians — 7×

1 Thess 1:8 1 Thess 1:9 1 Thess 3:6 1 Thess 4:9 1 Thess 4:12 1 Thess 4:13 1 Thess 5:3

2 Thessalonians — 1×

2 Thess 3:9

1 Timothy — 14×

1 Tim 1:12 1 Tim 1:19 1 Tim 3:4 1 Tim 3:7 1 Tim 3:9 1 Tim 4:8 1 Tim 5:4 1 Tim 5:12 1 Tim 5:16 1 Tim 5:20 1 Tim 5:25 1 Tim 6:2 1 Tim 6:8 1 Tim 6:16

2 Timothy — 6×

2 Tim 1:3 2 Tim 1:13 2 Tim 2:17 2 Tim 2:19 2 Tim 3:5+ 1 more in 2 Timothy

Titus — 2×

Titus 1:6 Titus 2:8

Philemon — 4×

Philemon 1:5 Philemon 1:7 Philemon 1:8 Philemon 1:17

Hebrews — 37×

Heb 2:14 Heb 3:3 Heb 4:14 Heb 4:15 Heb 5:12 Heb 5:14 Heb 6:9 Heb 6:13 Heb 6:18 Heb 6:19 Heb 7:3 Heb 7:6 Heb 7:24 Heb 7:27 Heb 7:28 Heb 8:1 Heb 8:3 Heb 9:1 Heb 9:4 Heb 9:8 Heb 10:1 Heb 10:2 Heb 10:19 Heb 10:34 Heb 10:35+ 12 more in Hebrews

James — 10×

James 1:4 James 2:1 James 2:14 James 2:17 James 2:18 James 3:14 James 4:2+ 3 more in James

1 Peter — 4×

1 Pet 2:12 1 Pet 2:16 1 Pet 3:16 1 Pet 4:5

2 Peter — 5×

2 Pet 1:15 2 Pet 1:19 2 Pet 2:14 2 Pet 2:16+ 1 more in 2 Peter

1 John — 27×

1 John 1:3 1 John 1:6 1 John 1:7 1 John 1:8 1 John 2:1 1 John 2:7 1 John 2:20 1 John 2:23 1 John 2:27 1 John 2:28 1 John 3:3 1 John 3:17 1 John 3:21 1 John 4:16 1 John 4:17 1 John 4:18 1 John 4:21 1 John 5:10 1 John 5:12 1 John 5:13 1 John 5:14 1 John 5:15+ 5 more in 1 John

2 John — 4×

2 John 1:5 2 John 1:9 2 John 1:12+ 1 more in 2 John

3 John — 2×

3 John 1:4 3 John 1:13

Jude — 2×

Jude 1:3 Jude 1:19

Revelation — 91×

Rev 1:16 Rev 1:18 Rev 2:3 Rev 2:4 Rev 2:6 Rev 2:7 Rev 2:10 Rev 2:11 Rev 2:12 Rev 2:14 Rev 2:17 Rev 2:18 Rev 2:20 Rev 2:24 Rev 2:25 Rev 2:29 Rev 3:1 Rev 3:4 Rev 3:6 Rev 3:7 Rev 3:8 Rev 3:11 Rev 3:13 Rev 3:22 Rev 4:7+ 66 more in Revelation

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.