verb
epeiserchomō
Strong’sG1904
I approach, overtake, attack
stem epeiserch-once in the New Testament1 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-εισ-έρχομαι
[in LXX: I Mac 16:16 (c. dat.) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1904 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperfect Refs 5th c.BC+ (unless from ἐπάρχομαι: Attic dialect imperfect is ἐπῇα (but see at {ἔρχομαι}) and future ἔπειμι): aorist 2 ἐπῆλθον, Epic dialect -ήλῠθον: perfect -ελήλυθα:
I come upon:
I.1 of persons, approach, with dative, Refs 8th c.BC+, etc.; especially come suddenly upon, Refs 8th c.BC+ codices (nisi to be read ἐσ-); come to for advice, μάντεις, μοῦσαν, Refs 8th c.BC+.
I.1.b frequently in hostile sense, go or come against, attack, absolutely, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὴν τῶν πέλας ἐ. invade it, Refs 5th c.BC+: hence, visit, reprove, Refs 5th c.BC+, invade, Refs 2nd c.BC+
I.1.c come forward to speak, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς Αακεδαιμονίοις Refs
I.1.d in Law, proceed against, Refs 3rd c.BC+ impugn, Refs 1st c.BC+: also in aorist 1 Refs 2nd c.BC+ is more common in the present in the Hellenistic period.)
I.2 of events, conditions, etc., come upon, especially come suddenly upon, with accusative, Refs 8th c.BC+: with dative, Refs 8th c.BC+; βροτοῖσιν.. Refs 6th c.BC+, etc.
I.3 with dative person, come into one's head, occur to one, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὅ τι ἂν ἐπέλθῃ Latin quicquid in buccam venerit, Refs 5th c.BC+ with infinitive, Refs 6th c.BC+.
I.4 come in, of revenues, etc., ἐπερχόμενοι τόκοι, ἐπιβολαί, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II of Time, come on, ἐπήλυθον ὧραι the season came round again, Refs 8th c.BC+, etc.; also, come on, be at hand, Refs 6th c.BC+; τὸ παρὸν τό τ᾽ ἐπερχόμενον πῆμα and that which is coming, the future, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 come in after or over another, of a second wife, Refs 5th c.BC+
III go over or on a space, traverse, mostly of persons, with accusative, Refs 8th c.BC+; go the round of, visit, Refs 5th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry); πόλιν, of a god, Refs 1st c.AD+; of an officer, Refs 5th c.BC+; walk on ice, Refs overflows it, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 go through or over, discuss, recount, with accusative, Refs 8th c.BC+; review, Refs 4th c.BC+, +others; followed by an interrogative, Refs; πῶς δεῖ.. ἐπέλθωμεν συντόμως Refs
III.3 accomplish, Refs 5th c.BC+.
IV come up to, imitate, 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epeiserchetiἐπεισελεύσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | come | 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
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 | epeiserchomō | epeiserchome | epeiserchomē | epeiserchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epeiserchosō | epeiserchose | epeiserchosē | epeiserchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiserchotō | epeiserchote | epeiserchotē | epeiserchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epeiserchonō | epeiserchone | epeiserchonē | epeiserchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiserchovō | epeiserchove | epeiserchovē | epeiserchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epeisercholō | epeiserchole | epeisercholē | epeisercholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epeiserchemi | epeiserchema |
| you 2nd person singular | epeiserchesi | epeiserchesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeisercheti1×ἐπεισελεύσεται | epeisercheta |
| we 1st person plural | epeisercheni | epeiserchena |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiserchevi | epeisercheva |
| they 3rd person plural | epeisercheli | epeiserchela |
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 | epeiserchomeiō | epeiserchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epeiserchoseiō | epeiserchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiserchoteiō | epeiserchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epeiserchoneiō | epeiserchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiserchoveiō | epeiserchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epeisercholeiō | epeisercholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epeiserchemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | epeisercheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeisercheteia |
| we 1st person plural | epeisercheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeisercheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | epeisercheleia |
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 | epeiserchosōr | epeiserchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiserchotōr | epeiserchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiserchovōr | epeiserchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epeisercholōr | epeisercholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epeiserchesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiserchetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiserchevar |
| they 3rd person plural | epeiserchelar |
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 | epeiserchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epeiserchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiserchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epeiserchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiserchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epeisercholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epeiserchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epeiserchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiserchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epeiserchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiserchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epeisercheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| 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 | epeiserchorō | epeiserchorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epeisercheri | epeiserchera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| 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 | epeiserchorōntos | epeiserchorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epeisercherintos | epeisercherantos |
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
epeiserch 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epeisercheti“come”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 21:35hōs pagidas; epeisercheti gar epi pantoin toin kathorōntoin epi …For it will come upon all who dwell on the …