G2192Greekἔchei

ἔχει

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

709
Total Occurrences
27
Books
0
Old Testament
709
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.
  • 2to have, i.e., to hold
  • 3to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as
  • 4to be closely joined to a person or a thing
  • 5used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship
  • 6to have i.e., own, possess
  • 7to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition
  • 8to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to

Etymology & Derivation

a primary verb