verb
afiknemō
Greekἀφικνέομαι (afikneomai)
Strong’sG864
I arrive at, reach
stem afikn-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀφ-ικνέομαι, -οῦμαι,
[in LXX for בּוֹא, etc.;] perfective of ἱκνέομαι,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G864 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| afiknetaἀφίκετο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | reached | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afiknemō | afikneme | afiknemi | afiknema | afiknemē | afiknemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | afiknesō | afiknese | afiknesi | afiknesa | afiknesē | afikneselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afiknetō | afiknete | afikneti | afikneta1×ἀφίκετο | afiknetē | afiknetelē |
| we 1st person plural | afiknenō | afiknene | afikneni | afiknena | afiknenē | afiknenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afiknevō | afikneve | afiknevi | afikneva | afiknevē | afiknevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | afiknelō | afiknele | afikneli | afiknela | afiknelē | afiknelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afiknemeiō | afiknemeia | afiknemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | afikneseiō | afikneseia | afikneseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afikneteiō | afikneteia | afikneteiē |
| we 1st person plural | afikneneiō | afikneneia | afikneneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afikneveiō | afikneveia | afikneveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | afikneleiō | afikneleia | afikneleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | afiknesōr | afiknesar | afiknesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afiknetōr | afiknetar | afiknetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | afiknevōr | afiknevar | afiknevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | afiknelōr | afiknelar | afiknelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afiknemoiō | afiknemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | afiknesoiō | afiknesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afiknetoiō | afiknetoia |
| we 1st person plural | afiknenoiō | afiknenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | afiknevoiō | afiknevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | afikneloiō | afikneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | afiknerō | afikneri | afiknera | afiknerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | afiknerōtos | afikneritos | afikneratos | afiknerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
afikn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
afikneta“reached”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 16:19“reached”tas gar vu hupakoas eis pantoin afikneta; epi vi oun chairamō, thelamō de vin sofoin arō eis tem agathem, akeraioin de eis tem kakem.Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.