ἔχω
Non-contract Verb;
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
ἔχω
ἕξω
ἔσχησα
ἔσχηκα
ἔσχημαι
ἐσχέθην
Structure:
έ̓χ
(Stem)
+
ω
(Ending)
Etym.: for the poet. form e)/sxeqon v. Sxe/qw
Sense
- I have, possess, contain, own
- I keep, have charge of
- (with accusative of place) I inhabit
- (of place) I keep (to the left/right) of
- I possess mentally, understand
- I involve, admit of
Conjugation
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- ὁ δ’ Ἐπαμεινώνδασ, εἰσ ἑορτήν τινα καὶ πότον ἀνειμένωσ τῶν Θηβαίων ῥυέντων, μόνοσ ἐφώδευε τὰ ὅπλα καὶ τὰ τείχη, νήφειν λέγων καὶ ἀγρυπνεῖν ὡσ ἂν ἐξῇ τοῖσ ἄλλοισ μεθύειν καὶ καθεύδειν. (Plutarch, Ad principem ineruditum, chapter, section 4 6:1)
- ἀμφοῖν δ’ ὑμῖν τούτοιν ἀφανισθέντοιν ἐθελήσει τίσ χαλκεύειν ἢ ναυπηγεῖν ἢ ῥάπτειν ἢ τροχοποιεῖν, ἢ σκυτοτομεῖν ἢ πλινθουργεῖν ἢ πλύνειν ἢ σκυλοδεψεῖν, ἢ γῆσ ἀρότροισ ῥήξασ δάπεδον καρπὸν Δηοῦσ θερίσασθαι, ἢν ἐξῇ ζῆν ἀργοῖσ ὑμῖν πάντων ἀμελοῦσιν; (Aristophanes, Plutus, Agon, epirrheme15)
- καὶ ἐμὲ μὲν αἰτιᾷ ἐν τῇ εἰσαγγελίᾳ καταλύειν τὸν δῆμον παραβαίν[ον]τα τοὺσ νόμουσ, αὐ[τὸσ] δ’ ὑπερπηδήσ[ασ ἅπ]αντασ τοὺσ ν[όμο]υσ εἰσαγγελία[ν δέδ]ωκασ ὑπὲρ ὧν [γρα]φαὶ πρὸσ τοὺσ θεσ[μοθ]έτασ ἐκ τῶν νό[μων] εἰσίν, ἵνα π[ρῶτον μ]ὲν ἀκίνδ[υνοσ εἰσ]ίῃσ εἰσ τὸ[ν ἀγῶνα,] ἔπε[ιτ]α ἐξ[ῇ σοι τραγ]ῳδίασ γρ[άψαι εἰσ τὴ]ν εἰσαγγελ[ίαν οἱάσ]περ νῦν γέγρ[αφασ, ὅσ μ’] αἰτιᾷ ὅτι [πολλὰσ μὲν γ]υνα[ῖκασ ποιῶ] ἀγάμ[ουσ ἔνδον κα]ταγηρ[άσκειν, πολλ]ὰσ δὲ σ[υνοικεῖν ο]ἷσ οὐ προσήκει παρὰ τοὺσ νόμουσ. (Hyperides, Speeches, 19:1)
- ἔτι δὲ ὁ μὲν τοῖσ Λατίνοισ ἰσοψηφίαν διδοὺσ ἐλύπει, τοῦ δέ, ὅπωσ μηδὲ ἐπὶ στρατείασ ἐξῇ τινα Λατίνων ῥάβδοισ αἰκίσασθαι γράψαντοσ ἐβοήθουν τῷ νόμῳ. (Plutarch, Caius Gracchus, chapter 9 3:1)
- ἔτι δὲ τὰ χωρία πάντα ἄφρακτα ἦν, ὅπωσ ἐξῇ τῷ βουλομένῳ τῆσ ὀπώρασ ἀπολαύειν. (Aristotle, Athenian Constitution, work Ath. Pol., chapter 27 3:4)
Synonyms
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I have
- φορέω (to have, possess)
- ἴσχω (to hold or have in possession, to have, to have)
-
I keep
-
I inhabit
-
I keep of
- ἀποστέγω (to keep out, to keep out or off)
- ἀπείργω (keeping)
- διέχω (to keep off)
- διατηρέω (to keep)
- ἐπικουρέω (to keep, off from one)
- συγκρατέω (to keep, together)
- ἐρητύω (to keep away from)
- ἀπέχω (to keep off or away from, to keep off)
- ἀνταπερύκω (to keep off in turn)
- ὁμοχρονέω (to keep time with, to keep time)
- ἐκκομίζω (to carry out, to keep, out)
- ἀπίσχω (to keep off, hold off)
- ἀπαλέξω (to keep, from suffering)
- διασκοπέω (to keep watching)
- διέλκω (to keep on drinking)
- ἐμφρουρέω (to keep guard in)
- τελέω (I keep my word)
- οἰκουρέω (to keep at home)
- ἑταιρέω (to keep company)
- ἀποσκηνόω (to keep apart from)
- ἐγκρύπτω (to keep concealed)
- διερύκω (to keep off, to hinder)
- ἀποσιωπάω (to keep secret)
- κεύθω (I keep, secret from)
- ἀρκέω (I ward off, keep off)
- ἐρύω (to keep off, ward off)
- ἐπαλέξω (to ward off, keep off)
- τιθηνέομαι (to keep up, maintain)
- διαμιμνήσκομαι (to keep in memory)
-
I involve
Derived
- ἀνέχω (to hold up, in fight, to lift up)
- ἀντέχω (to hold against, to hold, against one's)
- ἀπέχω (to keep off or away from, to keep off, to keep apart)
- διέχω (to keep apart or separate, to keep off, to go through)
- εἰσέχω (to stretch into, reach, extend)
- ἐνέχω (to hold within, to lay up, cherish inward)
- ἐξανέχω (to hold up from, to jut out from, to bear up against)
- ἐξέχω (to stand out or project from, to stand out, appear)
- ἐπανέχω (to hold up, support)
- ἐπέχω (I have or hold upon, I hold out to, present)
- κατέχω (to hold fast, to hold back, withhold)
- μετέχω (to partake of, enjoy a share of, share in)
- παρακατέχω (to keep back, restrain, detain)
- παρέχομαι (to go by, beside, or past; to pass by)
- παρέχω (, I hold beside, hold in readiness)
- περιέχω (to encompass, embrace, surround)
- προέχω (to hold before, to hold before oneself, hold out before one)
- προκατέχω (to hold or gain possession of beforehand, preoccupy, to hold down before oneself)
- προπαρέχω (to offer before, to supply before)
- προσανέχω (to wait patiently for)
- προσέχω (I hold to, offer, I bring to)
- προσπαρέχω (to furnish or supply besides)
- συμπαρέχω (to assist in causing, in procuring)
- συνέχω (to hold or keep together, to enclose, encompass)
- ὑπερέχω (to hold, over, to hold)
- ὑπέχω (to hold or put under, supposita de matre), to hold out the hand to receive)