Echo (ἔχω, Strong's G2192) is a Greek word. Strong's defines it as to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition). The King James Bible translates it as 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.

What is the Strong's number for Echo?

The Strong's number for Echo (ἔχω) is G2192. It is a Greek word from Strong's public-domain dictionary keyed to the King James Bible.

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Echo (Strong’s G2192): Meaning in the Bible

Echo (ἔχω) is the Greek word numbered G2192 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition). In the King James Bible it is translated be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend.

ἔχω

échō · Greek

Strong’s G2192 · ekh'-o

Original wordἔχω
Transliterationéchō
Pronunciationekh'-o
Strong’s numberG2192
LanguageGreek

The full Strong’s definition

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

Derivation. a primary verb;

How the King James Bible translates it

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.

Where Echo appears in the Bible

In the King James Bible’s text tagged with Strong’s numbers, Echo (G2192) stands behind 709 English renderings in 617 verses across 27 of the 66 books. It is most frequent in Revelation (100), John (89), Luke (75).

How the King James Bible renders Echo, by count

have187 of 709 (26 percent)
hath99 of 709 (14 percent)
had94 of 709 (13 percent)
having82 of 709 (12 percent)
ye have21 of 709 (3 percent)
i have15 of 709 (2 percent)

Three places to read Echo

Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
John 5:38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
1 Thessalonians 1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

Counts are made at build time from the King James text tagged with Strong’s numbers (eBible.org, public domain). Verses are read from the stored King James text, never typed.

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Echo in the original Greek lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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