verb

efiknemō

Greekἐφικνέομαι (efikneomai)

Strong’sG2185

I come to, reach as far as

stem efikn-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur

Translated as

reach1×reached1×

What it means

** ἐφ-ικνέομαι, -οῦμαι

[in LXX: Si 43:27, 30 R (ἀφικ- ABא)*;]

to come to, to reach: seq. ἄχρι, II Co 10:13; εἰς, ib. 14.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2185 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidef-ik-neh'-om-ahee

to arrive upon, i.e. extend to

Fromfrom G1909 and a cognate of G2240;

King Jamesreach.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
efikneraἐφικέσθαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive	reach	1×
efiknerōtoisἐφικνούμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	efiknemō	efikneme	efiknemi	efiknema	efiknemē	efiknemelē
you 2nd person singular	efiknesō	efiknese	efiknesi	efiknesa	efiknesē	efikneselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	efiknetō	efiknete	efikneti	efikneta	efiknetē	efiknetelē
we 1st person plural	efiknenō	efiknene	efikneni	efiknena	efiknenē	efiknenelē
ye 2nd person plural	efiknevō	efikneve	efiknevi	efikneva	efiknevē	efiknevelē
they 3rd person plural	efiknelō	efiknele	efikneli	efiknela	efiknelē	efiknelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	efiknemeiō	efiknemeia	efiknemeiē
you 2nd person singular	efikneseiō	efikneseia	efikneseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	efikneteiō	efikneteia	efikneteiē
we 1st person plural	efikneneiō	efikneneia	efikneneiē
ye 2nd person plural	efikneveiō	efikneveia	efikneveiē
they 3rd person plural	efikneleiō	efikneleia	efikneleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	efiknesōr	efiknesar	efiknesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	efiknetōr	efiknetar	efiknetēr
ye 2nd person plural	efiknevōr	efiknevar	efiknevēr
they 3rd person plural	efiknelōr	efiknelar	efiknelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	efiknemoiō	efiknemoia
you 2nd person singular	efiknesoiō	efiknesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	efiknetoiō	efiknetoia
we 1st person plural	efiknenoiō	efiknenoia
ye 2nd person plural	efiknevoiō	efiknevoia
they 3rd person plural	efikneloiō	efikneloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	efiknerō	efikneri	efiknera1×ἐφικέσθαι	efiknerē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	efiknerōtos1×	efikneritos	efikneratos	efiknerētos

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

efiknstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

efikn 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

efiknera“reach”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×

2 Corinthians 10:13“reach”nis de ouk eis teim ametreim kaucheni, alla kata tem metrem tou kanōnou hou merizata ni tos theos metreu, efiknera achri kai vuWe, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us — a field that reaches even to you.

efiknerōtois“reached”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×

2 Corinthians 10:14“reached”ouk gar hōs mē efiknerōtois eis vin huperekteinanō heautoin, achri gar kai vu fthanana en te euangelie tou ChristouWe are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.