# ἔχω/echō This word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action. * This word can mean to have. * This word can mean to hold. * This word can mean to possess or own. * This word can mean to include. * This word can mean to involve. * This word can mean to wear something. * This word can mean to consider or view something in a certain way. * This word can mean to be in a certain condition. * This word can mean to have the ability to do a certain thing. * This word can mean to be near or next to. **Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.