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έχω to have/hold, in the sense of holding (in one's possession) (a [legal/personal/possibly 'undesired']) property; to be (have/hold a property, characteristic)

έχω is the #14 most common word in Greek, a verb. It means “to have/hold, in the sense of holding (in one's possession) (a [legal/personal/possibly 'undesired']) property; to be (have/hold a property, characteristic)” and is pronounced /ˈexo/.

#14frequency rank
0.83%of everyday Greek text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of έχω

FormWhat it isMeaning
είχαimperfect
είχαpasthad
έχωI · presentI have
είχαI · imperfectI used to have
έχειςyou · presentyou have
είχεςyou · imperfectyou used to have
έχειhe/she · presenthe/she has
είχεhe/she · imperfecthe/she used to have
έχουμεwe · presentwe have
έχομεwe · presentwe have
είχαμεwe · imperfectwe used to have
έχετεyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) have
είχατεyou (pl.) · imperfectyou (pl.) used to have
έχουνthey · presentthey have
έχουνεthey · presentthey have
είχανthey · imperfectthey used to have
είχανεthey · imperfectthey used to have
έχεyou · commandhave!
έχετεyou (pl.) · commandhave! (to several)
έχοντας-ing formhaving

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