Have

the usual verb for "to have," is used with the following meanings: (a) "to hold, in the hand," etc., e.g., Revelation 1:16; 5:8; (b) "to hold fast, keep," Luke 19:20; metaphorically, of the mind and conduct, e.g., Mark 16:8; John 14:21; Romans 1:28; 1—Timothy 3:9; 2—Timothy 1:13; (c) "to hold on, cling to, be next to," e.g., of accompaniment, Hebrews 6:9 , "things that accompany (salvation)," lit., "the things holding themselves of salvation" (RV, marg., "are near to"); of place, Mark 1:38 , "next (towns)," lit., "towns holding nigh;" of time, e.g., Luke 13:33 , "(the day) following," lit., "the holding (day);" Acts 13:44; 20:15; 21:26; (d) "to hold, to count, consider, regard," e.g., Matthew 14:5; 21:46; Mark 11:32; Luke 14:18; Philemon 1:17; (e) "to involve," Hebrews 10:35; James 1:4; 1—John 4:18; (f) "to wear," of clothing, arms, etc., e.g., Matthew 3:4; 22:12; John 18:10; (g) "to be with child," of a woman, Mark 13:17; Romans 9:10 (lit., "having conception"); (h) "to possess," the most frequent use, e.g., Matthew 8:20; 19:22; Acts 9:14; 1—Thessalonians 3:6; (i) of complaints, disputes, Matthew 5:23; Mark 11:25; Acts 24:19; Revelation 2:4,20; (j) of ability, power, e.g., Luke 12:4; Acts 4:14 (lit., "had nothing to say"); (k) of necessity, e.g., Luke 12:50; Acts 23:17-19; (l) "to be in a certain condition," as, of readiness, Acts 21:12 (lit., "I have readily"); of illness, Matthew 4:24 , "all that were sick" (lit., "that had themselves sickly"); Mark 5:23 , "lieth (lit., "hath herself") at the point of death;" Mark 16:18 , "they shall recover" (lit., "shall have themselves well"); John 4:52 , "he began to amend" (lit., "he had himself better"); of evil works, 1—Timothy 5:25 , "they that are otherwise," (lit., "the things having otherwise"); to be so, e.g., Acts 7:1 , "are these things so?" (lit., "have these things thus?"); of time, Acts 24:25 , "for this time" (lit., "the thing having now").

denotes "to have in full, to have received" (apo, "from," and No. 1), Matthew 6:2,5,16 , RV, "have received," for AV, "have;" Luke 6:24 , AV and RV, "have received," but Philippians 4:18 , "I have;" Philemon 1:15 , "(that) thou shouldest have (him)" (AV, "receive"). Deissmann, in Light from the Ancient East, and Moulton and Milligan (Vocab. of Gk. Test.) show that the verb was constantly used "as a technical expression in drawing up a receipt. Consequently in the Sermon on the Mount we are led to understand 'they have received their reward' as 'they have signed the receipt of their reward: their right to receive their reward is realized, precisely as if they had already given a receipt for it.'"

"to begin to be, come to pass, happen," is rendered "have" in Matthew 18:12; "had" in Acts 15:2; "shall have" in 1—Corinthians 4:5 , lit., "praise shall be," or come to pass. See BECOME.

"to have," or "get a share of," is rendered "I have (a convenient season)," in Acts 24:25 . See EAT , PARTAKE , RECEIVE , TAKE.

"to be in existence, to be ready, at hand," is translated by the verb "to have" in Acts 3:6 , lit., "silver and gold is not to me" (in the next clause, "such as I have," echo is used); Acts 4:37 , "having (land)," lit., "(land) being (to him);" Matthew 19:21 , "that (thou) hast," lit., "(things that) are (thine)," i.e., "thy belongings;" similarly Luke 12:33,44; 14:33 . See BEING.

lit., "to throw in turn, exchange" (anti. "corresponding to," ballo, "to throw"), hence, metaphorically, "to exchange thoughts," is used in Luke 24:27 , "ye have," i.e., "ye exchange."

"to be, is often used in its various forms with some case of the personal pronoun, to signify "to be to, or of, a person," e.g., Matthew 19:27 , "(what then) shall we have," lit., "what then shall be to us?;" Acts 21:23 , "we have four men," lit., "there are to us, etc."

"to put on," is rendered "having on" in Ephesians 6:14 . See CLOTHE.