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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. Matthew 14:25ἦλθεν · [Jesus] went out
    During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
  2. Matthew 14:28ἐλθεῖν · to come
    “Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”
  3. Matthew 14:29Ἐλθέ · Come; ἦλθεν · came
    “Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.
  4. Matthew 14:34ἦλθον · they landed
    When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.
  5. Matthew 15:25ἐλθοῦσα · [The woman] came
    The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
  6. Matthew 15:29ἦλθεν · went
    Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
  7. Matthew 15:39ἦλθεν · went
    After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
  8. Matthew 16:5ἐλθόντες · they crossed
    When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.
  9. Matthew 16:13Ἐλθὼν · came
    When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
  10. Matthew 16:24ἐλθεῖν · to come
    Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
  11. Matthew 16:27ἔρχεσθαι · come
    For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
  12. Matthew 16:28ἐρχόμενον · coming
    Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
  13. Matthew 17:10ἐλθεῖν · come
    The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
  14. Matthew 17:11ἔρχεται · come
    Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
  15. Matthew 17:12ἦλθεν · come
    But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
  16. Matthew 17:14ἐλθόντων · they came
    When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
  17. Matthew 17:24Ἐλθόντων · had arrived
    After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
  18. Matthew 17:25ἐλθόντα · [Peter] entered
    “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
  19. Matthew 18:7ἐλθεῖν · come; ἔρχεται · come
    Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
  20. Matthew 18:31ἐλθόντες · they went
    When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
  21. Matthew 19:1ἦλθεν · went
    When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
  22. Matthew 19:14ἐλθεῖν · come
    But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
  23. Matthew 20:9ἐλθόντες · came [and]
    The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
  24. Matthew 20:10ἐλθόντες · came
    So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
  25. Matthew 20:28ἦλθεν · did not come
    …just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
  26. Matthew 21:1ἦλθον · came
    As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
  27. Matthew 21:5ἔρχεταί · comes
    “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
  28. Matthew 21:9ἐρχόμενος · who comes
    The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
  29. Matthew 21:19ἦλθεν · He went up
    Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
  30. Matthew 21:23ἐλθόντος · returned
    When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
  31. Matthew 21:32ἦλθεν · came
    For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
  32. Matthew 21:40ἔλθῃ · returns
    Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
  33. Matthew 22:3ἐλθεῖν · to come
    He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
  34. Matthew 23:35ἔλθῃ · will come
    And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
  35. Matthew 23:39ἐρχόμενος · comes
    For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
  36. Matthew 24:5ἐλεύσονται · will come
    For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
  37. Matthew 24:30ἐρχόμενον · coming
    At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
  38. Matthew 24:39ἦλθεν · came
    And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
  39. Matthew 24:42ἔρχεται · will come
    Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
  40. Matthew 24:43ἔρχεται · was coming
    But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
  41. Matthew 24:44ἔρχεται · will come
    For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
  42. Matthew 24:46ἐλθὼν · when he returns
    Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
  43. Matthew 25:10ἦλθεν · arrived
    But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
  44. Matthew 25:11ἔρχονται · arrived
    Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
  45. Matthew 25:19ἔρχεται · returned
    After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
  46. Matthew 25:27ἐλθὼν · on my return
    Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.
  47. Matthew 25:31ἔλθῃ · comes
    When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
  48. Matthew 25:36ἤλθατε · you visited
    I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’