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ἔρχομαι

erchomaito come/goHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb634 occurrences24 books597 verses

Definition

ἔρχομαι,

[in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ;]

1. to come;

(a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Matthew 8:9, Mark 6:31, Luke 7:8, John 4:27, Romans 9:9, al.; before ἀπό, Mark 5:35; 7:1, John 3:2, al.; ἐκ, Luke 5:17, John 3:31, al.; εἰς, Mark 1:29, al.; διά before εἰς, Mark 7:31; ἐν (Cremer, 263f., but see: ἐν), Romans 15:29, 1 Corinthians 4:21; ἐπί, with accusative, Mark 6:53; 11:13, John 19:33, al.; κατά, with accusative, Luke 10:33, Acts 16:7; παρά, with genitive, Luke 8:49; with accusative, Matthew 15:29, Mark 9:14, al.; with dative comm., incomm. (M, Pr., 75, 245), Matthew 21:5, Revelation 2:5, 16; with adverbs: πόθεν, John 3:8, al.; ἄνωθεν, John 3:31; ὄπισθεν, Mark 5:27; ὧδε, Matthew 8:29; ἐκεῖ, John 18:3; ποῦ, Hebrews 11:8; before ἕως, Luke 4:42; ἄχρι, Acts 11:5; with purpose expressed by inf., Mark 5:14, Luke 1:59, al.; by fut. ptcp., Matthew 27:49; ἵνα, John 12:9; εἰς τοῦτο, ἵνα, Acts 9:21; διά, with accusative, John 12:9; before verbs of action, ἔρχεται καί, ἦλθε καί, etc.: Mark 2:18, John 6:15, al.; ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε, John 1:47; 11:34; ἐλθών (redundant; Dalman, Words, 20 f.), Matthew 2:8; 8:7, Mark 7:25, Acts 16:39, al.; similarly ἐρχόμενος, Luke 15:25, al.; of coming into public view: esp. of the Messiah (ὁ ἐρχόμενος, Matthew 11:3, al.; see Cremer, 264), Luke 3:16, John 4:25; hence, of Jesus, Matthew 11:19, Luke 7:34, John 5:43, al.; of the second coming, Matthew 10:23, Acts 1:11, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, al.;

(b) of time: ἔρξονται ἡμέραι (present for fut.: Bl., §56, 8), Luke 23:29, Hebrews 8:8" (LXX) ; fut., Matthew 9:15, Mark 2:20, al.; ἔρξεται ὥρα, ὅτε, John 4:21, 23. al.; ἦλθεν, ἐλήλυθε ἡ ὥρα, John 13:1; 16:32; 17:1; ἡ ἡμέρα τ. κυρίου, 1 Thessalonians 5:2; καιροί, Acts 3:19;

(with) of things and events: κατακλυσμός, Luke 17:27; λιμός, Acts 7:11; ἡ ὀργή, 1 Thessalonians 1:10; ὁ λύχνος, Mark 4:21 (see Swete, in l.). Metaphorical, τ. ἀγαθά, Romans 3:8; τ. τέλειον, 1 Corinthians 13:10; ἡ πίστις, Galatians 3:23, 25; ἡ ἐντολή, Romans 7:9; with prepositions: ἐκ τ. θλίψεως, Revelation 7:14; ἐις τ. χεῖρον, Mark 5:26; εἰς πειρασμόν, Mark 14:38, al.

2. to go: ὀπίσω, with genitive (Heb. הָלַךְ אַחֲרֵי), Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23; σύν, John 21:3; ὁδόν, Luke 2:44. (Cf. ἀν-, ἐπ-αν-, ἀπ-, δι-, εἰς, ἐπ-εἰσ-, συν-εἰσ-, ἐξ-, δι-εξ-, ἐπ-, κατ-, παρ-, ἀντι-παρ-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-έρχομαι.)

Synonyms: πορεύομαι, χωρέω (v, Thayer, see word ἔρξομαι).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἔρχομαι:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

634 total
  1. Acts 21:22ἐλήλυθας · you have come
    What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
  2. Acts 22:11ἦλθον
    Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
  3. Acts 22:13ἐλθὼν · came
    …came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
  4. Acts 25:23ἐλθόντος · came
    The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
  5. Acts 27:8ἤλθομεν · we came
    After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
  6. Acts 28:13ἤλθομεν · we arrived
    From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
  7. Acts 28:14ἤλθαμεν · we came
    There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
  8. Acts 28:15ἦλθαν · [and] traveled
    The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
  9. Acts 28:23ἦλθον · came
    So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
  10. Romans 1:10ἐλθεῖν · in coming
    …in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
  11. Romans 1:13ἐλθεῖν · to come
    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
  12. Romans 3:8ἔλθῃ · may result
    Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
  13. Romans 7:9ἐλθούσης · came
    Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
  14. Romans 9:9ἐλεύσομαι · I will return
    For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
  15. Romans 15:22ἐλθεῖν · from coming
    That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
  16. Romans 15:23ἐλθεῖν · to visit
    But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
  17. Romans 15:29ἐρχόμενος · when I come; ἐλεύσομαι · I will come
    I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
  18. Romans 15:32ἐλθὼν · I may come
    …so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
  19. 1 Corinthians 2:1ἐλθὼν · came; ἦλθον · I did not come
    When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
  20. 1 Corinthians 4:5ἔλθῃ · comes
    Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
  21. 1 Corinthians 4:18ἐρχομένου · were not coming
    Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
  22. 1 Corinthians 4:19ἐλεύσομαι · I will come
    But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
  23. 1 Corinthians 4:21ἔλθω · Shall I come
    Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
  24. 1 Corinthians 11:26ἔλθῃ · He comes
    For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
  25. 1 Corinthians 11:34ἔλθω · I come
    If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
  26. 1 Corinthians 13:10ἔλθῃ · comes
    …but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.
  27. 1 Corinthians 14:6ἔλθω · I come
    Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
  28. 1 Corinthians 15:35ἔρχονται · will they come
    But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”
  29. 1 Corinthians 16:2ἔλθω · I come
    On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
  30. 1 Corinthians 16:5Ἐλεύσομαι · I will come
    After I go through Macedonia, however, I will come to you; for I will be going through Macedonia.
  31. 1 Corinthians 16:10ἔλθῃ · comes
    If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
  32. 1 Corinthians 16:11ἔλθῃ · he can return
    No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers.
  33. 1 Corinthians 16:12ἔλθῃ · go; ἔλθῃ · go; ἐλεύσεται · he will go
    Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
  34. 2 Corinthians 1:15ἐλθεῖν · to visit
    Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
  35. 2 Corinthians 1:16ἐλθεῖν · to return
    I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.
  36. 2 Corinthians 1:23ἦλθον · [that] I did not return
    I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
  37. 2 Corinthians 2:1ἐλθεῖν · to make
    So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
  38. 2 Corinthians 2:3ἐλθὼν · on my arrival
    I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
  39. 2 Corinthians 2:12Ἐλθὼν · when I went
    Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
  40. 2 Corinthians 7:5ἐλθόντων · arrived
    For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
  41. 2 Corinthians 9:4ἔλθωσιν · come
    Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
  42. 2 Corinthians 11:4ἐρχόμενος · comes
    For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
  43. 2 Corinthians 11:9ἐλθόντες · who came
    And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
  44. 2 Corinthians 12:1ἐλεύσομαι · I will go on
    I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
  45. 2 Corinthians 12:14ἐλθεῖν · to come
    See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
  46. 2 Corinthians 12:20ἐλθὼν · when I come
    For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.