verb
epanerchemō
Greekἐπανέρχομαι (epanerchomai)
Strong’sG1880
I return, come back again
stem epanerch-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epanercherōἐπανέρχεσθαί | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle 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 172, 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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanerchemō | epanercheme | epanerchemi | epanerchema | epanerchemē | epanerchemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchesō | epanerchese | epanerchesi | epanerchesa | epanerchesē | epanercheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchetō | epanerchete | epanercheti | epanercheta | epanerchetē | epanerchetelē |
| we 1st person plural | epanerchenō | epanerchene | epanercheni | epanerchena | epanerchenē | epanerchenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchevō | epanercheve | epanerchevi | epanercheva | epanerchevē | epanerchevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epanerchelō | epanerchele | epanercheli | epanerchela | epanerchelē | epanerchelelē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanerchemeiō | epanerchemeia | epanerchemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epanercheseiō | epanercheseia | epanercheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanercheteiō | epanercheteia | epanercheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epanercheneiō | epanercheneia | epanercheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanercheveiō | epanercheveia | epanercheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epanercheleiō | epanercheleia | epanercheleiē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchesōr | epanerchesar | epanerchesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchetōr | epanerchetar | epanerchetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchevōr | epanerchevar | epanerchevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epanerchelōr | epanerchelar | epanerchelēr |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanerchemoiō | epanerchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epanerchesoiō | epanerchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanerchetoiō | epanerchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epanerchenoiō | epanerchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanerchevoiō | epanerchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epanercheloiō | epanercheloia |
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 or for itself middle voice | epanercherō1×ἐπανέρχεσθαί | epanercheri | epanerchera | epanercherē |
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 | epanercharōtos | epanercharitos | epanercharatos | epanercharētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epanercherōtos | epanercheritos | epanercheratos | epanercherētos |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epanercherō“come back”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×
Luke 10:35“come back”kai epi tan aurion ekballaratos duo dēnarieim dōata to pandocheuo kai legata; Epimelisar autou, kai hem tinem an prosdapanaseia mis en te epanercherō min apodōami si.The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
epanerchara“returned”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 19:15“returned”kai gineta en te epanerchara auton lambaraton tan basileian kai legata fōnira auto toin douloin houtoin hoi dōatelē tem arguriem, hina gnōskateia tinem diapragmateuela.When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.