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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. Mark 7:25ἐλθοῦσα · [and] she came
    Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
  2. Mark 7:31ἦλθεν · [and] went
    Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
  3. Mark 8:10ἦλθεν · [and] went
    He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
  4. Mark 8:22ἔρχονται · they arrived
    When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
  5. Mark 8:34ἐλθεῖν · to come
    Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
  6. Mark 8:38ἔλθῃ · He comes
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
  7. Mark 9:1ἐληλυθυῖαν · arrive
    Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”
  8. Mark 9:11ἐλθεῖν · come
    And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
  9. Mark 9:12ἐλθὼν · come
    He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?
  10. Mark 9:13ἐλήλυθεν · has indeed come
    But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
  11. Mark 9:14ἐλθόντες · they returned
    When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
  12. Mark 9:33ἦλθον · they came
    Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
  13. Mark 10:1ἔρχεται · [and] went
    Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
  14. Mark 10:14ἔρχεσθαι · come
    But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
  15. Mark 10:30ἐρχομένῳ · come
    …will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
  16. Mark 10:45ἦλθεν · did not come
    For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
  17. Mark 10:46ἔρχονται · they came
    Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
  18. Mark 10:50ἦλθεν · [and] came
    Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
  19. Mark 11:9ἐρχόμενος · comes
    The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
  20. Mark 11:10ἐρχομένη · coming
    “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
  21. Mark 11:13ἦλθεν · He went; ἐλθὼν · He reached
    Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.
  22. Mark 11:15ἔρχονται · they arrived
    When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
  23. Mark 11:27ἔρχονται · After their return; ἔρχονται · came up
    After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
  24. Mark 12:9ἐλεύσεται · He will come
    What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
  25. Mark 12:14ἐλθόντες
    “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
  26. Mark 12:18ἔρχονται · came
    Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
  27. Mark 12:42ἐλθοῦσα · came
    Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
  28. Mark 13:6ἐλεύσονται · will come
    Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
  29. Mark 13:26ἐρχόμενον · coming
    At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
  30. Mark 13:35ἔρχεται · will return
    Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
  31. Mark 13:36ἐλθὼν · he may arrive
    Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.
  32. Mark 14:3ἦλθεν · came
    While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
  33. Mark 14:16ἦλθον · went
    So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.
  34. Mark 14:17ἔρχεται · [Jesus] arrived
    When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.
  35. Mark 14:32ἔρχονται · they came
    Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
  36. Mark 14:37ἔρχεται · [Jesus] returned
    Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
  37. Mark 14:38ἔλθητε · you will not enter
    Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
  38. Mark 14:40ἐλθὼν · [Jesus] returned
    And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.
  39. Mark 14:41ἔρχεται · [Jesus] returned; ἦλθεν · has come
    When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
  40. Mark 14:45ἐλθὼν
    Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
  41. Mark 14:62ἐρχόμενον · coming
    “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
  42. Mark 14:66ἔρχεται · came down
    While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down
  43. Mark 15:21ἐρχόμενον · on his way in
    Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  44. Mark 15:36ἔρχεται · comes
    And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
  45. Mark 15:43ἐλθὼν · went
    Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
  46. Mark 16:1ἐλθοῦσαι · they could go
    When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
  47. Mark 16:2ἔρχονται · they went
    Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.