verb
erchamō
Strong’sG2064
I come, go
stem erch-630 times in the New Testamentin 24 of 27 books63 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
ἔρχομαι means to come – to arrive, approach, or draw near, whether of a person coming or returning from somewhere, of things and events arriving, or of a moment in time drawing near 1234. It is used of people arriving at or coming from a place 1, and specifically of the Messiah's coming into public view and of Jesus' coming, including his future coming 1. It is also used of a time or period arriving – "the days are coming," "the hour has come" – and of events, conditions, or things such as a flood, a famine, wrath, temptation, faith, or a commandment being said to "come" 1. In one further use it describes something coming upon a person in a hostile sense, i.e. coming against someone 3.
ἔρχομαι also means to go – to go along a road, to go after or follow someone, or to accompany another 13. A related idiom built on this verb describes someone "coming to himself," in the sense of returning to his right senses 3.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἔρχομαι,
[in LXX very freq. for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all;]
SYN.: πορεύομαι, χωρέω (v, Thayer, s.v. ἔρξομαι).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2064 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider'-khom-ahee
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Frommiddle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι , or (active) ἔλθω , which do not otherwise occur);
King Jamesaccompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 8th c.BC+: imperfect ἠρχόμην Refs 5th c.BC+; frequently in later Prose, LXX+NT+2nd c.AD+; in Attic dialect rare even in compounds, ἐπ-ηρχόμην Refs 5th c.BC+future ἐλεύσομαι, Refs 8th c.BC+, Ionic dialect, Trag. Refs 5th c.BC+, in Attic dialect Prose only in Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist, Epic dialect and Lyric poetry ἤλῠθον Refs 8th c.BC+; but ἦλθον is more frequently even in Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect infinitive ἐλθέμεναι, -έμεν, Refs 8th c.BC+ unaugmented unless ἐξ-ελύθη Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect ἦνθον Refs 5th c.BC+; participle ἐνθών Refs 6th c.BC+; subjunctive ἔνθῃ Refs; Laconian dialect ἔλσῃ, ἔλσοιμι, ἐλσών, NT+5th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. plural ἤλθοσαν LXX+2nd c.BC+; ἤλυθα Refs 4th c.AD+perfect ἐλήλῠθα (not in Refs 8th c.BC+; syncopated. plural ἐλήλῠμεν, -υτε, Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect εἰλήλουθα, whence I plural εἰλήλουθμεν Refs 8th c.BC+, participle εἰληλουθώς Refs 8th c.BC+, participle κατ-εληλευθυῖα Refs; Cretan dialect perfect infinitive ἀμφ-εληλεύθεν, see at {ἀμφέρχομαι}: Boeotian dialect perfect διεσσ-είλθεικεRefs 3rd c.BC+participle κατηνθηκότιRefs 4th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐληλύθειν Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect ἐληλύθεε Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect εἰληλούθει Refs 8th c.BC+ —In _Attic dialect_ the oblative moods of present, as well as the imperfect and future were replaced by forms of εἶμι ibo (which see): in Refsfuture, aorist, and perfect being supplied as before by ἐλυθ- (ἐλθ-):
I start, set out, ἦ μέν μοι μάλα πολλὰ..Λυκάων ἐρχομένῳ ἐπέτελλε when I was setting out, Refs 8th c.BC+; τύχησε γὰρ ἐρχομένη νηῦς a ship was just starting, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐς πλόον ἐρχομένοις (variant{ἀρχ-}) Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 walk,= περιπατέω, χαμαὶ ἐρχομένων ἀνθρώπων Refs 8th c.BC+; σὲ δ᾽ ἐρχόμενον ἐν δίκᾳ πολὺς ὄλβος ἀμφινέμεται walking in justice, Refs 5th c.BC+present ἔρχομαι.
II (much more frequently) come or go (the latter especially in Epic dialect and Lyric poetry), ἦλθες thou art come, Refs 8th c.BC+; χαίροισ᾽ ἔρχεο go and fare thee well, Refs 8th c.BC+; οἶκον ἐλεύσεταιRefs 4th c.BC+: as a hortatory exclamation, ἀλλ᾽ ἔρχευ, λέκτρονδ᾽ ἴομεν Refs 8th c.BC+
III with accusative cognate, ὁδὸν ἐλθέμεναι to go a journey, Refs 8th c.BC+; νόστιμον ἐλθεῖν πόδα (variant{δόμον}) Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀγγε- λίην, ἐξεσίην ἐλθεῖν, go on an embassy, Refs 8th c.BC+
III.2 with accusative loci, come to, arrive at, rare in Refs 8th c.BC+: frequently in later Poets, Refs 5th c.BC+; traverse, ὁ ἥλιος ἔρχεται τῆς Λιβύης τὰ ἄνω Refs 8th c.BC+
III.3 with genitive loci, ἔρχονται πεδίοιο through or across the plain, Refs 8th c.BC+; but also, from a place, γῆς τινος Refs 5th c.BC+
III.4 with dative person, come to, i.e. come to aid or relieve one, rare in Refs 8th c.BC+; also in hostile sense, ἔρχομαί σοι NT
IV with future participle, to denote the object, ἔρχομαι ἔγχος οίσόμενος I go to fetch.., Refs 8th c.BC+
IV.2 in Refs 5th c.BC+ I am going to tell, Refs; σημανέων Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔρχομαι ἐπιχειρῶν -σοι ἐπιδείξασθαι, for ἔ. σοι ἐπιδειξόμενος, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.3 with participle present, aorist, or perfect, in Refs 8th c.BC+ she came running, Refs 8th c.BC+; μὴ πεφοβημένος ἔλθῃς lest thou come thither in full flight,Refs; ἦλθε φθάμενος he came first,Refs; κεχαρισμένος ἔλθυι Refs 8th c.BC+
IV.4 aor, participle ἐλθών added to Verbs, οὐ δύναμαι..μάχεσθαι ἐλθών go and fight, Refs 8th c.BC+; κάθηρον ἐλθών come and cleanse,Refs 5th c.BC+
V of any kind of motion, ἐξ ἁλὸς ἐλθεῖν to rise out of the sea, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπὶ πόντον to go over it, Refs; with qualifying phrase, πόδεσσιν ἔ. to go on foot, Refshave come as a foot-soldier, Refs 8th c.BC+; of birds, Refs; of ships, Refs 8th c.BC+; of spears or javelins, frequently in Refs 8th c.BC+; of natural phenomena, as rivers, Refs; wind and storm, Refs 8th c.BC+; stars, rise, Refs 8th c.BC+; of events and conditions, είς ὅ κε γῆρας ἔλθῃ καὶ θάνατος Refs; of feelings, go, ἦ κέ μοι αίνὸν ἀπὸ πραπίδων ἄχος ἔλθοι Refs 8th c.BC+; of sounds, etc., τὸν..περὶ φρένας ἤλυθ᾽ ίωή Refs 8th c.BC+; without φρένας, περὶ δέ σφεας ἤλυθ᾽ ι>ωή Refs; of battle, ὁμόσ᾽ ἦλθε μάχη Refs 8th c.BC+; of things sent or taken, ὄφρα κε δῶρα ἐκ κλισίης ἔλθῃσι Refs; so later, especially of danger or evil, with dative, εἰ πάλιν ἔλθοι τῇ Ἑλλάδι κίνδυνος ὑπὸ βαρβάρων Refs 5th c.BC+; of reports, commands, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις ὡς ἦλθε τὰ γεγενημένα came to their ears, Refs; τὰ ἐρχόμενα ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν that which was about to happen to him, NT; of property, which comes or passes to a person by bequest, conveyance, gift, etc., τὰ ἐληλυθότα εἴς με ἀπὸ κληρονομίας Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐ. εἴς τινα ἀπὸ παραχωρήσεως, κατὰ δωρεάν, Refs 3rd c.AD+: —Geometry texts, pass, fall, ἔ. ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ σαμεῖον pass through the same point, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ὅπου ἂν ἔρχηται τὸ ἕτερον σαμεῖον wherever the other point falls, Refs
BPost-Homeric phrases:
B.1 ἐς λόγους ἔρχεσθαί τινι come to speech with, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2 εἰς χεῖρας ἐλθεῖν τινι (see. χείρ); so ἐς μάχην ἐλθεῖν τινι Refs 5th c.BC+
B.3 ἐπὶ μεῖζον ἔ. increase, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ πᾶν ἐλθεῖν try everything, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.4 ἐς τὸ δεινόν, ἐς τὰ ἀλγεινὰ ἐλθεῖν, come into danger, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπ᾽ ἔσχατον ἐλθεῖν ἀηδίας Id Refs; ὅσοι ἐνταῦθα ἦλθον ἡλικίας arrived at that time of life, Refs; ἐς ἀσθενὲς ἔ. come to an impotent conclusion, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς ἀριθμὸν ἐλθεῖν to be numbered, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ἑαυτὸν ἐλθεῖν come to oneself, NT+2nd c.AD+
B.5 παρὰ μικρὸν ἐλθεῖν with infinitive, come within a little of, be near a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρὰ τοσοῦτον ἡ Μυτιλήνη ἦλθε κινδύνου so narrow was her escape, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.6 with διά and genitive, periphrastic for a Verb, e.g. διὰ μάχης τινὶ ἐλθεῖν for μάχεσθαί τινι Refs 5th c.BC+; διὰ πυρὸς ἐλθεῖν τινι rage furiously against.., Refs 5th c.BC+; but οί διὰ πάντων τῶν καλῶν ἐληλυθότες who have gone through the whole circle of duties, have fulfilled them all, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.7 ἔ. παρὰ τὴν γυναῖκα, παρὰ Ἀρίστωνα, of sexual intercourse, go in to her, to him, Refs 5th c.BC+; πρός τινα, of marriage, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.8 ἔ. ἐπὶ πόλιν attack, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.9 ἔ. ἐς depend upon or be concerned with, τό γ᾽ εἰς ἀνθρώπους ἐλθόν Refs 1st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| erchomōἔρχομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | coming | 20× |
| erchosōἔρχῃ | happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular | come | 1× |
| erchotōἔρχεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | coming | 89× |
| erchonōἘρχόμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural | go | 1× |
| ercholōἔρχονται | happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | came | 20× |
| erchoseἤρχου | was happening · youimperfect middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular | came | 1× |
| erchoteἤρχετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | coming | 3× |
| ercholeἤρχοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | came | 4× |
| erchemiἐλεύσομαι | will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular | come | 6× |
| erchetiἐλεύσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | come | 4× |
| ercheniἐλευσόμεθα | will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural | come | 1× |
| ercheliἐλεύσονται | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | come | 10× |
| erchamaἦλθον | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | come | 20× |
| erchasaἦλθες | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | come | 3× |
| erchataἦλθεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | came | 89× |
| erchanaἤλθομεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | came | 10× |
| erchavaἤλθατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | came | 1× |
| erchalaἦλθον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | came | 47× |
| erchamēἐλήλυθα | has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular | come | 7× |
| erchasēἐλήλυθας | has happened · youperfect active indicative 2nd person singular | come | 2× |
| erchatēἐλήλυθεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | come | 8× |
| erchatelēἐληλύθει | had happened · he/she/itpluperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | come | 6× |
| erchalelēἐληλύθεισαν | had happened · theypluperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | come | 1× |
| erchoteiōἔρχηται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | comes | 2× |
| erchameiaἔλθω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | come | 6× |
| erchaseiaἔλθῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | come | 1× |
| erchateiaἔλθῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | comes | 33× |
| erchaveiaἔλθητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | enter | 1× |
| erchaleiaἔλθωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | come | 4× |
| erchosōrἜρχου | happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular | come | 11× |
| erchotōrἐρχέσθω | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular | come | 2× |
| erchovōrἜρχεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | come | 2× |
| erchasarἘλθέ | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | come | 2× |
| erchatarἐλθέτω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | come | 3× |
| erchorōἔρχεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | come | 9× |
| ercharaἐλθεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | come | 42× |
| erchorōntosἐρχόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | comes | 26× |
| erchorōntasἐρχομένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine | coming | 2× |
| erchorōntonἐρχόμενον | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine | coming | 16× |
| erchorōntemἐρχόμενον | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | lighting | 1× |
| erchorōntouἐρχομένου | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular masculine | coming | 2× |
| erchorōntauἐρχομένης | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular feminine | coming | 1× |
| erchorōntoἐρχομένῳ | happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative singular masculine | come | 3× |
| erchorōnteἐρχομένῳ | happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative singular neuter | next | 1× |
| erchorōntoisἐρχόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | come | 4× |
| erchorōntoinἐρχομένους | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | coming | 1× |
| erchorōnteimἐρχόμενα | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct plural neuter | come | 2× |
| erchorōntoiuἐρχομένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine | came | 1× |
| ercharantosἐλθὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | came | 50× |
| ercharantasἐλθοῦσα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | came | 5× |
| ercharantemἐλθὸν | happened · subjectaorist active participle direct singular neuter | comes | 2× |
| ercharantonἐλθόντα | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine | came | 1× |
| ercharantouἐλθόντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | came | 6× |
| ercharantauἐλθούσης | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular feminine | came | 2× |
| ercharantoἐλθόντι | happened · to, foraorist active participle dative singular masculine | entered | 1× |
| ercharantoisἐλθόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | came | 21× |
| ercharantaisἐλθοῦσαι | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural feminine | go | 1× |
| ercharanteimἐλθόντα | happened · subjectaorist active participle direct plural neuter | came | 1× |
| ercharantoinἐλθόντας | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine | come | 1× |
| ercharantoiuἐλθόντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | came | 3× |
| ercharēntonἐληλυθότα | has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative singular masculine | come | 2× |
| ercharēntanἐληλυθυῖαν | has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative singular feminine | come | 1× |
| ercharēntoisἐληλυθότες | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 354 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 | erchamō | erchame | erchami | erchama20×ἦλθον | erchamē7×ἐλήλυθα | erchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | erchasō | erchase | erchasi | erchasa3×ἦλθες | erchasē2×ἐλήλυθας | erchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchatō | erchate | erchati | erchata89×ἦλθεν | erchatē8×ἐλήλυθεν | erchatelē6×ἐληλύθει |
| we 1st person plural | erchanō | erchane | erchani | erchana10×ἤλθομεν | erchanē | erchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchavō | erchave | erchavi | erchava1×ἤλθατε | erchavē | erchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | erchalō | erchale | erchali | erchala47×ἦλθον | erchalē | erchalelē1×ἐληλύθεισαν |
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 | erchomō20×ἔρχομαι | erchome | erchomē | erchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | erchosō1×ἔρχῃ | erchose1×ἤρχου | erchosē | erchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchotō89×ἔρχεται | erchote3×ἤρχετο | erchotē | erchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | erchonō1×Ἐρχόμεθα | erchone | erchonē | erchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchovō | erchove | erchovē | erchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ercholō20×ἔρχονται | erchole4×ἤρχοντο | ercholē | ercholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erchemi6×ἐλεύσομαι | erchema |
| you 2nd person singular | erchesi | erchesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ercheti4×ἐλεύσεται | ercheta |
| we 1st person plural | ercheni1×ἐλευσόμεθα | erchena |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchevi | ercheva |
| they 3rd person plural | ercheli10×ἐλεύσονται | erchela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 47 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erchameiō | erchameia6×ἔλθω | erchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | erchaseiō | erchaseia1×ἔλθῃς | erchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchateiō | erchateia33×ἔλθῃ | erchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | erchaneiō | erchaneia | erchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchaveiō | erchaveia1×ἔλθητε | erchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | erchaleiō | erchaleia4×ἔλθωσιν | erchaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erchomeiō | erchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | erchoseiō | erchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchoteiō2×ἔρχηται | erchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | erchoneiō | erchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchoveiō | erchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ercholeiō | ercholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erchemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ercheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ercheteia |
| we 1st person plural | ercheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ercheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ercheleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 20 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | erchasōr | erchasar2×Ἐλθέ | erchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchatōr | erchatar3×ἐλθέτω | erchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchavōr | erchavar | erchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | erchalōr | erchalar | erchalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | erchosōr11×Ἔρχου | erchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchotōr2×ἐρχέσθω | erchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchovōr2×Ἔρχεσθε | erchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ercholōr | ercholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | erchesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchevar |
| they 3rd person plural | erchelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erchamoiō | erchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | erchasoiō | erchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchatoiō | erchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | erchanoiō | erchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchavoiō | erchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | erchaloiō | erchaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | erchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | erchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ercholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | erchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | erchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | erchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ercheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 51 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ercharō | erchari | erchara42×ἐλθεῖν | ercharē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | erchorō9×ἔρχεσθαι | erchorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ercheri | erchera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 158 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ercharōntos | ercharintos | ercharantos94×ἐλθὼν | ercharēntos4× |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | erchorōntos60×ἐρχόμενος | erchorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ercherintos | ercherantos |
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
erch is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
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Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
630 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
erchomō“coming”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular20×, 2 shown
Luke 13:7… ampelourgon; Idou treis eteim apo hou erchomō zētarōntos karpon en ta suka houta …… the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this …
Luke 19:13“come back”… legata pros autoin; Pragmateuevar en ho erchomō.… return,’ he said.
erchosō“come”happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 3:14… echamō hupo su baptizira, kai sis erchosō pros min?… baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
erchotō“coming”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular89×, 2 shown
Matthew 8:9… kai poreuotō, kai alloso; Erchosōr, kai erchotō, kai to doulo mu; Poiasar houtem, …… and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do …
Matthew 13:19… logon tau basileiau kai mē suniēkarōntou, erchotō tos ponēros kai harpazatō tem sperorēntem …… not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown …
erchonō“go”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×
John 21:3… Simōnos Petros; Hupagamō halieuarō; legalō auto; Erchonō kai nis sun si. exerchala kai …… I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they …
ercholō“came”happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural20×, 2 shown
Matthew 7:15Prosechavōr apo toiu pseudoprofētoiu, hotinois ercholō pros vin en endumei probateiu esōthen …Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but …
Matthew 25:11“came”husterem de ercholō kai tais loipais parthenais legarōntais; Kurior …Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open …
erchose“came”was happening · youimperfect middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 9:17“came”… horirantos si en ta hoda ha erchose, hopōs anablepaseia kai pimplēiseia pneumeu hagieu.… his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
erchote“coming”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular3×, 2 shown
Mark 2:13“coming”… tan thalassan; kai pantos tos ochlos erchote pros auton, kai didaskate autoin.… out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
Luke 18:3“coming”… ate en ta pola ekeina kai erchote pros auton legarōntas; Ekdikasar min apo …And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
erchole“came”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural4×, 2 shown
Mark 1:45… exō epi erēmoi topoi ate; kai erchole pros auton pantothen.… out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
John 19:3“coming up”kai erchole pros auton kai legale; Chairasōr, tos …And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and …
erchemi“come”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular6×, 2 shown
Romans 9:9… logos houtos; Kata ton kairon houton erchemi kai eti ta Sarra huios.… At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
Romans 15:29… pros vin en plērōme eulogiau Christou erchemi.… I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing …
ercheti“come”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular4×, 2 shown
Mark 12:9tinem poiati tos kurios tou ampelōnou? ercheti kai apolati toin geōrgoin, kai dōati …… of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give …
Luke 20:16ercheti kai apolati toin geōrgoin houtoin, kai …He will come and kill those tenants and give …
ercheni“come”will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural1×
John 14:23… mu agapati auton, kai pros auton ercheni kai monan para auto poieni.… will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home …
ercheli“come”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural10×, 2 shown
Matthew 9:15… hoson meta autoiu atō tos numfios? ercheli de hēmerais hotan apariteia apo autoiu …… with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken …
Matthew 24:5pollois gar ercheli epi te onome mu legarōntois; Mis …For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am …
erchama“come”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular20×, 2 shown
Matthew 5:17Mē nomizaveia hoti erchama kataluara ton nomon ē toin profētoin; …Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the …
Matthew 5:17… ton nomon ē toin profētoin; ouk erchama kataluara alla plērara;… or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill …
erchasa“come”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular3×, 2 shown
Matthew 8:29… ni kai si, huior tou theou? erchasa hōde pro kairou basanizara nin?… of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the …
Mark 1:24… Tinem ni kai si, Iēsur Nazarēnor? erchasa apolara nin? oidamē sin tinos asō, …… us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who …
erchata“came”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular89×, 2 shown
Matthew 9:1Kai embainarantos eis ploiem diaperata kai erchata eis tan idian polan.… into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.
Matthew 11:18erchata gar Iōannos mēte esthiarōntos mēte pinarōntos, …For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they …
erchana“came”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural10×, 2 shown
Matthew 2:2… ton asteron en ta anatola kai erchana proskunara auto.… star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
Matthew 25:39“come”… horana asthenarōnton ē en fulaka kai erchana pros sin?… did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’
erchava“came”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 25:36“came”… episkepteva min, en fulaka ome kai erchava pros min.… was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
erchala“came”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural47×, 2 shown
Matthew 7:25“came”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois …The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against …
Matthew 7:27“came”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois …The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell …
erchamē“come”has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular7×, 2 shown
Luke 5:32ouk erchamē kalara dikaioin alla hamartōloin eis metanoian.I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners …
John 5:43mis erchamē en te onome tou patrou mu …I have come in My Father’s name, and you …
erchasē“come”has happened · youperfect active indicative 2nd person singular2×
John 3:2… auto; Rabbi, oidanē hoti apo theou erchasē didaskalos; oudenos gar dunotō houteim teim …… You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could …
Acts 21:22tinem oun atō? pantōs akoueli hoti erchasē.… will certainly hear that you have come.
erchatē“come”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular8×, 2 shown
Mark 9:13alla legamō vi hoti kai Ēliaos erchatē, kai poiala auto hoseim thelale, kathōs …… tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him …
Luke 7:33“come”erchatē gar Iōannos tos baptistos mē esthiarōntos …For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor …
erchatelē“come”had happened · he/she/itpluperfect active indicative 3rd person singular6×, 2 shown
John 6:17“come”… kai skotias ēdē genatelē kai oupō erchatelē pros autoin tos Iēsus,… Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
John 7:30… epi auton tan cheiran, hoti oupō erchatelē tas hōras autou.… because His hour had not yet come.
erchalelē“come”had happened · theypluperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 11:19pollois de ek toiu Ioudaioiu erchalelē pros tan Marthan kai Mariam hina …and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console …
erchoteiō“comes”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive subjunctive 3rd person singular2×, 1 shown
John 7:27… pothen atō; tos de christos hotan erchoteiō oudenos gnōskatō pothen atō.… man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He …
erchameia“come”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular6×, 2 shown
1 Corinthians 4:21tinem thelavō? en rabda erchameia pros vin, ē en agapa pneume …Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or …
1 Corinthians 11:34… sunerchoveiō. Teim de loipeim hōs an erchameia diatassemi.… result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the …
erchaseia“come”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Luke 23:42kai legate; Iēsur, mimnēskisar mu hotan erchaseia en ta basileia su.… said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
erchateia“comes”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular33×, 2 shown
Matthew 10:23… tain polain tou Israēl heōs an erchateia tos huios tou anthrōpou.… Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 21:40“comes”hotan oun erchateia tos kurios tou ampelōnou, tinem poiati …Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those …
erchaveia“enter”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Mark 14:38grēgoravōr kai proseuchovōr, hina mē erchaveia eis peirasmon; tem men pneumem prothumem …… pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is …
erchaleia“come”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural4×, 2 shown
Luke 16:28“come”… diamarturoteiō autoi, hina mē kai autois erchaleia eis ton topon houton tau basanau.… Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
Acts 3:20hopōs an erchaleia kairois anapsuxiau apo prosōpeu tou kuriou …that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord …
erchosōr“come”happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular11×, 2 shown
Matthew 8:9… houto; Poreuisar, kai poreuotō, kai alloso; Erchosōr, kai erchotō, kai to doulo mu; …… and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my …
Luke 7:8… houto; Poreuisar, kai poreuotō, kai alloso; Erchosōr, kai erchotō, kai to doulo mu; …… and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my …
erchotōr“come”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular2×, 1 shown
John 7:37… kai krazata legarōntos; Ean tinos dipsateiō erchotōr pros min kai pinatōr.… If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
erchovōr“come”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural2×
Luke 14:17… hōra teu deipneu legara toi kalorēntoi; Erchovōr, hoti ēdē hetoimeim atō.… tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
John 1:39legatō autoi; Erchovōr kai horevi. erchala oun kai horala …“Come and see,” He replied. So they …
erchasar“come”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular2×
Matthew 14:29tos de legata; Erchasar. kai katabainarantos apo teu ploieu Petros …“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down …
John 4:16… Hupagasōr fōnasar ton andron su kai erchasar enthade.… her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
erchatar“come”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular3×, 2 shown
Matthew 6:10erchatar tas basileias su, genitar tem thelēmem …Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth …
Matthew 10:13“come”… ean men ateiō tas oikias axias, erchatar tas eirēnas vu epi autan; ean …If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is …
erchorō“come”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive9×, 2 shown
Matthew 11:14… dechera, autos atō Ēliaos tos mellarōntos erchorō.… is the Elijah who was to come.
Matthew 16:27mellatō gar tos huios tou anthrōpou erchorō en ta doxa tou patrou autou …For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His …
erchara“come”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive42×, 2 shown
Matthew 13:32… lachaneiu atō kai genotō dendrem, hōste erchara teim peteineim tou ouranou kai kataskēnarō …… that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Matthew 14:28… Kurior, ei sis asō, keleuasar min erchara pros sin epi teim hudeim;… You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”
erchorōntos“comes”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine26×, 2 shown
Matthew 3:11“coming”… eis metanoian; tos de opisō mu erchorōntos ischuroteros mu atō, hou ouk amō …… with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to …
Matthew 11:3legata auto; Sis asō tos erchorōntos ē heteron prosdokanō?… You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone …
erchorōntas“coming”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine2×
Mark 11:10Eulogorēntas tas erchorōntas basileias tou patrou nu David; Hōsanna …“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna …
Luke 18:5“coming”… ekdikami autan hina mē eis telem erchorōntas hupōpiazateiō min.… will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her …
erchorōnton“coming”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine16×, 2 shown
Matthew 16:28… an horaleia ton huion tou anthrōpou erchorōnton en ta basileia autou.… they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
Matthew 24:30… kai horeli ton huion tou anthrōpou erchorōnton epi taiu nefelaiu tou ouranou meta …… will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with …
erchorōntem“lighting”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Matthew 3:16“lighting”… horata pneumem theou katabainarōntem hōsei peristeran erchorōntem epi auton;… and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
erchorōntou“coming”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular masculine2×, 1 shown
Acts 5:15“came by”… titharō epi klinarieiu kai krabattoiu, hina erchorōntou Petrou kan tas skias episkiazateia tino …… streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them …
erchorōntau“coming”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular feminine1×
1 Thessalonians 1:10… ruorōnton nin ek tau orgau tau erchorōntau.… dead — Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
erchorōnto“come”happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative singular masculine3×, 2 shown
Mark 10:30… diōgmoiu, kai en to aiōno to erchorōnto zōan aiōnian.… persecutions — and in the age to come, eternal life.
Luke 14:31“comes”… chiliadai hupantara to meta eikosi chiliadaiu erchorōnto epi auton?… with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
erchorōnte“next”happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative singular neuter1×
Acts 13:44“next”Te de erchorōnte sabbate schedōs pantas tas polas sunagita …On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear …
erchorōntois“come”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine4×, 2 shown
Mark 6:31… kai anapauevar oligem. ale gar tois erchorōntois kai tois hupagarōntois pollois, kai oude …… a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not …
Luke 13:14… hai datō ergazorō; en autai oun erchorōntois therapeuovōr kai mē ta hēmera teu …… work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days …
erchorōntoin“coming”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Matthew 3:7… de polloin toiu Farisaioiu kai Saddoukaioiu erchorōntoin epi tem baptismem autou legata autoi; …… many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he …
erchorōnteim“come”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct plural neuter2×, 1 shown
John 16:13… alla hoseim akouati lalati, kai teim erchorōnteim anangelati vi.… declare to you what is to come.
erchorōntoiu“came”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
3 John 1:3chairima gar liōs erchorōntoiu adelfoiu kai marturarōntoiu su ta alētheia, …… I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to …
ercharantos“came”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine50×, 2 shown
Matthew 2:8“come”… de heuriskaveia, apangelavar mi, hopōs kamis ercharantos proskunameia auto.… the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
Matthew 2:9“came”… en ta anatola proagate autoin, heōs ercharantos stēita epanō hou ate tem paidiem.… seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
ercharantas“came”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine5×, 2 shown
Matthew 15:25tas de ercharantas proskunate auto legarōntas; Kurior, boēthasōr mi.The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help …
Mark 5:26“grew”… ōfelirantas alla mallon eis tem cheirōnem ercharantas,She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
ercharantem“comes”happened · subjectaorist active participle direct singular neuter2×
Matthew 12:44“comes”… oikon mu epistrefami hothen exerchama; kai ercharantem heuriskatō scholazarōnton sarorēnton kai kosmorēnton.… to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
Luke 11:25“comes”kai ercharantem heuriskatō sarorēnton kai kosmorēnton.… return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
ercharanton“came”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Matthew 17:25“came”legatō; Nai. kai ercharanton eis tan oikian profthanata auton tos …“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from …
ercharantou“came”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine6×, 2 shown
Matthew 8:28“came”Kai ercharantou autou eis tem peran eis tan …When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met …
Matthew 21:23“arrived”Kai ercharantou autou eis tem hierem proserchala auto …… returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what …
ercharantau“came”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular feminine2×, 1 shown
Romans 7:9mis de zōame chōris nomou pote; ercharantau de tau entolau tas hamartas anazata,… the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I …
ercharanto“entered”happened · to, foraorist active participle dative singular masculine1×
Matthew 9:28ercharanto de eis tan oikian proserchala auto …After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came …
ercharantois“came”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine21×, 2 shown
Matthew 2:11kai ercharantois eis tan oikian horala tem paidiem …On coming to the house, they saw the …
Matthew 9:10… kai idou pollois telōnois kai hamartōlois ercharantois sunanakeiole to Iēso kai toi mathētoi …… house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His …
ercharantais“go”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural feminine1×
Mark 16:1… Iakōbou kai Salōmas agorazala arōmeim hina ercharantais aleifaleia auton.… Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
ercharanteim“came”happened · subjectaorist active participle direct plural neuter1×
Matthew 13:4… men piptata para tan hodan, kai ercharanteim teim peteineim katesthiata auteim.… along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
ercharantoin“come”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Luke 5:7… metochoi en te hetere ploie teu ercharantoin sullabera autoi; kai erchala, kai pimplēala …… partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came …
ercharantoiu“came”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine3×, 2 shown
Matthew 17:14Kai ercharantoiu pros ton ochlon proserchata auto anthrōpos …… came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before …
Matthew 17:24“came”Ercharantoiu de autoiu eis Kafarnaoum proserchala tois …After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and …
ercharēnton“come”has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative singular masculine2×, 1 shown
Acts 18:2… onome Akulon, Pontikon te gene, prosfatōs ercharēnton apo tau Italiau kai Priskillan gunaikan …… native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla …
ercharēntan“come”has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative singular feminine1×
Mark 9:1“come”… an horaleia tan basileian tou theou ercharēntan en dunamia.… before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”
ercharēntois“come”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 5:17… kathorōntois Farisaiois kai nomodidaskalois hois ale ercharēntois ek pantau kōmau tau Galilaiau kai …… law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village …