verb
efiknomō
Strong’sG2185
I come to, reach as far as
stem efikn-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ἐφ-ικνέομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX: Si 43:27, 30 R (ἀφικ- ABא)*;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect ἐπ-, future ἐφίξυμαι Refs 6th c.BC+aorist 2 ἐφῑκόμην, Epic dialect -ῐκόμην Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ἐφῖγμαι Refs 4th c.BC+
I reach at, aim at, with genitive, of two combatants, ἅμα δ᾽ ἀλλήλων ἐφίκοντο Refs 8th c.BC+; simply, reach or hit with a stick, εὐ μάλα μου ἐφικέσθαι πειράσεται Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 reach, extend, ὅσον ὁ ἥλιος ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ἐπὶ τοσαύτην γῆν τῷ ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ φόβῳ to reach by the terror of his name over.., Refs; ἐ. ἐς τὸ λεπτότατον to reach to the smallest matter, Refs 1st c.AD+; with participle, ἐ. φθεγγόμενον Refs 1st c.AD+
I.3 metaphorically, hit, touch the right points, ἐ. ἐξαριθμούμενος Refs 5th c.BC+
I.4 reach, attain to, τῆς ἀρετῆς Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, ἐ. τῷ λόγῳ διελθεῖν to be able to.., Refs 2nd c.BC+: absolutely, succeed in one's projects, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of a poison, reach a vital part, take effect, Refs
II with accusative, to come upon, like{ἐφικάνω}, εἴ σε μοῖρ᾽ ἐφίκοιτο Refs 5th c.BC+ to visit it with blows, Refs 5th c.BC+
III with accusative, befit, be suitable to Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| efikneraἐφικέσθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | reach | 1× |
| efiknorōntoisἐφικνούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efiknomō | efiknome | efiknomē | efiknomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | efiknosō | efiknose | efiknosē | efiknoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efiknotō | efiknote | efiknotē | efiknotelē |
| we 1st person plural | efiknonō | efiknone | efiknonē | efiknonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | efiknovō | efiknove | efiknovē | efiknovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | efiknolō | efiknole | efiknolē | efiknolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efiknemi | efiknema |
| you 2nd person singular | efiknesi | efiknesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efikneti | efikneta |
| we 1st person plural | efikneni | efiknena |
| ye 2nd person plural | efiknevi | efikneva |
| they 3rd person plural | efikneli | efiknela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efiknomeiō | efiknomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | efiknoseiō | efiknoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efiknoteiō | efiknoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | efiknoneiō | efiknoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | efiknoveiō | efiknoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | efiknoleiō | efiknoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efiknemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | efikneseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efikneteia |
| we 1st person plural | efikneneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | efikneveia |
| they 3rd person plural | efikneleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | efiknosōr | efiknosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efiknotōr | efiknotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | efiknovōr | efiknovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | efiknolōr | efiknolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | efiknesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efiknetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | efiknevar |
| they 3rd person plural | efiknelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efiknomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | efiknosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efiknotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | efiknonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | efiknovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | efiknoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efiknemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | efiknesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efiknetoia |
| we 1st person plural | efiknenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | efiknevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | efikneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | efiknorō | efiknorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | efikneri | efiknera1×ἐφικέσθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | efiknorōntos1× | efiknorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | efiknerintos | efiknerantos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
efiknera“reach”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 10:13“reach”… hou merizata ni tos theos metreu, efiknera achri kai vu… of influence that God has assigned to us — a field that reaches even to you.
efiknorōntois“reached”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 10:14“reached”ouk gar hōs mē efiknorōntois eis vin huperekteinanō heautoin, achri gar …We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we …