verb
epanerchomō
Strong’sG1880
I return, come back again
stem epanerch-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.
ἐπ-αν-έρχομαι
[in LXX for שׁוּב, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1880 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
go back, return, ἐκ ποταμοῦ Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐς τὴν ΚόρινθονRefs; in writing or speaking, go back or return to a point, ἐκεῖσε δὴ᾽ πάνελθε, πῶς.. Refs 5th c.BC+refer to.., Refs
b recur, of intermittent fevers, etc., Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 with accusative of things, return to, recapitulate, Refs 5th c.BC+
II go up, ascend, εἰς ὄρη Refsto have gone up, passed over, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 rise up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epanerchorōἐπανέρχεσθαί | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | come back | 1× |
| epanercharaἐπανελθεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | returned | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanerchamō | epanerchame | epanerchami | epanerchama | epanerchamē | epanerchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchasō | epanerchase | epanerchasi | epanerchasa | epanerchasē | epanerchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchatō | epanerchate | epanerchati | epanerchata | epanerchatē | epanerchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epanerchanō | epanerchane | epanerchani | epanerchana | epanerchanē | epanerchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchavō | epanerchave | epanerchavi | epanerchava | epanerchavē | epanerchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epanerchalō | epanerchale | epanerchali | epanerchala | epanerchalē | epanerchalelē |
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 | epanerchomō | epanerchome | epanerchomē | epanerchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchosō | epanerchose | epanerchosē | epanerchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchotō | epanerchote | epanerchotē | epanerchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epanerchonō | epanerchone | epanerchonē | epanerchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchovō | epanerchove | epanerchovē | epanerchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epanercholō | epanerchole | epanercholē | epanercholelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanerchameiō | epanerchameia | epanerchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchaseiō | epanerchaseia | epanerchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchateiō | epanerchateia | epanerchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epanerchaneiō | epanerchaneia | epanerchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchaveiō | epanerchaveia | epanerchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epanerchaleiō | epanerchaleia | epanerchaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanerchomeiō | epanerchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchoseiō | epanerchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchoteiō | epanerchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epanerchoneiō | epanerchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchoveiō | epanerchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epanercholeiō | epanercholeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchasōr | epanerchasar | epanerchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchatōr | epanerchatar | epanerchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchavōr | epanerchavar | epanerchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epanerchalōr | epanerchalar | epanerchalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchosōr | epanerchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchotōr | epanerchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchovōr | epanerchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epanercholōr | epanercholēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanerchamoiō | epanerchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchasoiō | epanerchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchatoiō | epanerchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epanerchanoiō | epanerchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchavoiō | epanerchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epanerchaloiō | epanerchaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanerchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epanerchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epanercholoiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epanercharō | epanerchari | epanerchara1×ἐπανελθεῖν | epanercharē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epanerchorō1×ἐπανέρχεσθαί | epanerchorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epanercharōntos | epanercharintos | epanercharantos | epanercharēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epanerchorōntos | epanerchorēntos |
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
epanerch 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
epanerchorō“come back”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Luke 10:35“come back”… tinem an prosdapanaseia mis en te epanerchorō min apodōami si.… my return I will repay you for any …
epanerchara“returned”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 19:15kai geneta en te epanerchara auton labaranton tan basileian kai legata …When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned …