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.
- καὶ ἦλθεν ἕωσ τῆσ πύλησ τοῦ βασιλέωσ καὶ ἔστη. οὐ γὰρ ἦν αὐτῷ ἐξὸν εἰσελθεῖν εἰσ τὴν αὐλὴν σάκκον ἔχοντι καὶ σποδόν. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 4:2)
- καίτοι εἰ κατὰ ἀλήθειαν μὴ ἦν ὁ νόμοσ ἡμῶν, ὡσ σὺ ὑπολαμβάνεισ, θεῖοσ, οὐδὲ οὕτωσ ἐξὸν ἡμῖν ἦν τὴν ἐπὶ τῇ εὐσεβείᾳ δόξαν ἀκυρῶσαι. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 5:18)
- Εἰ δὲ ἐξὸν ἡμῖν ἦν, ὥσπερ ἐπί τινοσ πίνακοσ, ζωγραφῆσαι τὴν τῆσ εὐσεβείασ σου ἱστορίαν, οὐκ ἂν ἔφριττον οἱ θεωροῦντεσ μητέρα ἑπτὰ τέκνων δι’ εὐσέβειαν ποικίλασ βασάνουσ μέχρι θανάτου ὑπομείνασαν̣ (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 17:7)
- ἀναβάδην ποιεῖσ, ἐξὸν καταβάδην; (Aristophanes, Acharnians, Lyric-Scene, iambics 2:8)
- τί δῆτα κρεάγρασ τοῖσ κάδοισ ὠνούμεθα, ἐξὸν καθέντα γρᾴδιον τοιουτονὶ ἐκ τῶν φρεάτων τοὺσ κάδουσ ξυλλαμβάνειν; (Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae, Lyric-Scene, antistrophe 2 1:36)
Synonyms
-
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)
