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Strong's #2192: echidna (pronounced ekh'-id-nah)

a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--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.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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echō

1) to have, i.e. to hold

1a) to 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

2) to have, i.e. own, possess

2a) external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.

2b) used 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

3) to hold one' s self or find one' s self so and so, to be in such or such a condition

4) to hold one' s self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to

4a) to be closely joined to a person or a thing

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: including an alternate form scheo, used in certain tenses only), a primary verb

Citing in TDNT: 2:816, 286




Usage:

This word is used 709 times:

Galatians 4:22: "it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by"
Galatians 4:27: "for the desolate hath many more children than"
Galatians 4:27: "more children than she which hath a husband."
Galatians 6:4: "work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone,"
Galatians 6:10: "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto"
Ephesians 1:7: "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the"
Ephesians 2:12: "from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God"
Ephesians 2:18: "through him we both have access by one Spirit"
Ephesians 3:12: "In whom we have boldness and access with confidence"
Ephesians 4:28: "with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth."
Ephesians 4:28: "that he may have to give to him that needeth."
Ephesians 5:5: "covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in"
Ephesians 5:27: "a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or"
Philippians 1:7: "you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both"
Philippians 1:23: "I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be"
Philippians 1:30: " Having the same conflict which ye saw in me,"
Philippians 2:2: "joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love,"
Philippians 2:20: "For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state."
Philippians 2:27: "on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow."
Philippians 2:29: "all gladness; and hold such in reputation:"
Philippians 3:4: "Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any"
Philippians 3:9: "in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of"
Philippians 3:17: "them which walk so as ye have us for an example."
Colossians 1:14: "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the"
Colossians 2:1: "knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them"
Colossians 2:23: "Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship,"
Colossians 3:13: "one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even"
Colossians 4:1: "that ye also have a Master in heaven."
Colossians 4:13: "For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for"
1 Thessalonians 1:8: "is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing."
1 Thessalonians 1:9: "us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how"
1 Thessalonians 3:6: "and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us"
1 Thessalonians 4:9: "But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you:"
1 Thessalonians 4:12: "toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing."
1 Thessalonians 4:13: "even as others which have no hope."
1 Thessalonians 5:1: "the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you."
1 Thessalonians 5:3: "them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not"
2 Thessalonians 3:9: "Not because we have not power, but to make"
1 Timothy 1:12: "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled"
1 Timothy 1:19: " Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away"
1 Timothy 3:4: "well his own house, having his children in subjection with"
1 Timothy 3:7: "Moreover he must have a good report of"
1 Timothy 3:9: " Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience."
1 Timothy 4:8: "is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is,"
1 Timothy 5:4: "if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn"
1 Timothy 5:12: " Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith."
1 Timothy 5:16: "man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and"
1 Timothy 5:20: "that others also may fear."
1 Timothy 5:25: "of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid."
1 Timothy 6:2: "And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are"









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