Part 15

The term 'to have' is used in various senses. In the first place it is used with reference to habit or disposition or any other quality, for we are said to 'have' a piece of knowledge or a virtue. Then, again, it has reference to quantity, as, for instance, in the case of a man's height; for he is said to 'have' a height of three or four cubits. It is used, moreover, with regard to apparel, a man being said to 'have' a coat or tunic; or in respect of something which we have on a part of ourselves, as a ring on the hand: or in respect of something which is a part of us, as hand or foot. The term refers also to content, as in the case of a vessel and wheat, or of a jar and wine; a jar is said to 'have' wine, and a corn-measure wheat. The expression in such cases has reference to content. Or it refers to that which has been acquired; we are said to 'have' a house or a field. A man is also said to 'have' a wife, and a wife a husband, and this appears to be the most remote meaning of the term, for by the use of it we mean simply that the husband lives with the wife.

The term 'to have' is used in several senses. First, it refers to a habit, disposition, or other quality. For example, we are said to 'have' some knowledge or a virtue. It also refers to quantity, as in a man's height. A man is said to 'have' a height of three or four cubits. The term also applies to clothing. A man is said to 'have' a coat or tunic. It can also refer to something worn on part of the body, such as a ring on the hand. Or it can refer to a body part, such as a hand or foot. The term also refers to contents, as with a vessel holding wheat or a jar holding wine. A jar is said to 'have' wine, and a grain measure is said to 'have' wheat. In these cases, the expression refers to contents. Or the term refers to something acquired. We are said to 'have' a house or a field. A man is also said to 'have' a wife, and a wife a husband. This appears to be the term's most distant meaning, because here we mean only that the husband lives with the wife.

Other senses of the word might perhaps be found, but the most ordinary ones have all been enumerated.

Other meanings of the word might perhaps be found, but all the most common ones have been listed.