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. 1. to have, hold, hold fast, etc.; (a) to hold, as, in the hand: Ap 5,8; 14,6, al.; ἐν τ. χειρί, Ap 1,16; 10,2, al.; (b) of arms and clothing, = φέρω, φορέω, to bear, wear: Mt 3,4; 22,12, al.; so frequently present ptcp. (LS, see word, A, I, 6; Bl., 74, 2), Mk 11,13, J 18,10, Ap 9,17, al.; (with) of a woman, ἐν γαστρὶ ἔ, to be with child: Mk 13,17, Rz 9,10; (d) to hold fast, keep: Łk 19,20 metaphorically, of the mind and conduct, Mk 16,8 (cf. Hi 21,6, Iz 13,8; Deiss., BS, 293; Field, Notes, 44f.), J 14,21, Rz 1,28, 1 Tm 3,9, 2 Tm 1,13, Ap 6,9, al.; (e) to involve: Hbr 10,35 (LXX), Jk 1,4, 1 J 4,18 (f) = Lat. habere (Bl., §34, 5; 73, 5), to hold, consider: with accusative and predic. ptcp., Łk 14,18 with accusative, before ὡς, Mt 14,5 εἰς (Hebraism), Mt 21,46 on (Bl., §70, 2), Mk 11,32 2. to have, possess; (a) in general, with accusative of thing(s): Mt 19,22, Mk 10,22, Łk 12,19, J 10,16, 1 Kor 11,22, al.; of wealth or poverty, absol., ἔχειν (neg. οὐκ, μή), Mt 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, J 8,41 γυναῖκα (MM, xiv), 1 Kor 7,2 φίλον, Łk 11,5 βασιλέα, J 19,15 ποιμένα, Mt 9,36 with dupl. accusative, Mt 3,9, al.; (with) of parts or members: ὦτα, Mt 19,15 μέλη, Rz 12,4 θεμελίους, (d) with accusative, as periphrasis of verb: μνεῖαν ἔ. (= μεμνῆσθαι), 1 Tes 3,6 ἀγάπην, J 13,35 γνῶσιν, 1 Kor 8,1 πεποίθησιν, 2 Kor 3,4 θλίψιν, J 16,33, etc. (Thayer, see word, I, 2, f., g.); (e) of duty, necessity, etc.: ἀνάγκην, 1 Kor 7,37 νόμον, J 19,7 ἐπιταγήν, 1 Kor 7,25 ἀγῶνα, Flp 1,30 κρίμα, 1 Tm 5,12 (f) of complaints and disputes; κατά, with genitive of person(s), Mt 5,23, Mk 11,25; id. before ὅτι, Ap 2,4.20; with accusative before πρός, Dz 24,19, al.; (g) with inf., (α) (cl.) to be able (Field, Notes, 14): Mt 18,25, Mk 14,8 (sc. ποιῆσαι), Łk 12,4, Dz 4,14, al; (β) of necessity (BL, §69, 4): Łk 12,50, Dz 23,17-19; 28,19. II. Intrans. (BL, §53, 1), to be in a certain condition: ἑτοίμως ἔ., with inf., Dz 21,13, 2 Kor 12,14; ἐσχάτως (which see), Mk 5,23 κακῶς, to be ill, Mt 4,24, al.; καλῶς, Mk 16:[18]; κομψότερον, J 4,52 πῶς, Dz 15,36 impers., ἄλλως εἴχει, it is otherwise, 1 Tm 5,25 οὕτως, Dz 7,1, al.; τὸ νῦν ἔχον, as things now are (Tb 7,11), Dz 24,25. III. Mid., -ομαι, to hold oneself fast, hold on or cling to, be next to: with genitive, τ. ἐχόμενα σωτηρίας, Hbr 6,9 (Rendall, in l.); ptcp., ὁ ἐχόμενος, near, next: of place, Mk 1,38 of time, τ. ἐχομένη (ἡμέρα, expressed or understood), Łk 13,33, Dz 20,15; 21,26; (σαββάτῳ), Dz 13,44 (Cf. ἀν-, προσ-αν-, ἀντ-, ἀπ-, ἐν-, ἐπ-, κατ-, μετ-, παρ-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, ὑπερ-, ὑπ-έχω.) (AS)