verb
hēkamō
Strong’sG2240
I have come, am present
stem hēk-27 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books8 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
To have come, to be present — said of someone or something that has arrived and is now here 124. It is used of people arriving from or into a place 1, and it extends naturally to time and events, describing an hour, a day, or a happening as having "come," i.e. arrived or come to pass 1. It is also used metaphorically of coming to someone as a disciple 1.
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
ἥκω
[in LXX chiefly for בּוא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2240 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhay'-ko
to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamescome.
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 ἧκον (see. below): future ἥξω (see. below); Doric dialect ἡξῶ Refs 3rd c.BC+ P. (in Doric dialect and Refs 8th c.BC+: all other tenses late; aorist 1 participle ἥξας Refs 2nd c.AD+: perfect ἧκα Refs 2nd c.BC+, 1st pers. plural ἥκαμεν Refs 2nd c.BC+ falsa lectio in Refs 1st c.AD+, 2nd pers. plural ἥκατε Refs 1st c.BC+, 3rd.pers. plural ἥκασι LXX+NT; infinitive ἡκέναι Refs 2nd c.BC+: pluperfect ἥκεσαν Refs 1st c.AD+: —middle, present subjunctive ἥκηται Refs 2nd c.AD+future ἥξομαιRefs 2nd c.AD+:—to have come, be present, properly in a perfect sense, with imperfect ἧκον as pluperfect, I had come, and future ἥξω as future perfect, I shall have come, μάλα τηλόθεν ἥκω Refs 8th c.BC+: imperfect ἧκον Refs 5th c.BC+: future ἥξω Refs 5th c.BC+; ἧκε imperative, NT+5th c.BC+; ἐπί τινα to set upon, attack, Refs 5th c.BC+; but ἥ. ἐπὶ τὸ στράτευμα to have come to fetch the army, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς ταὐτὸν ἥ. to have come to the same point, to agree, Refs 5th c.BC+ adverb of motion, ἥ. ἐνθάδε, δεῦροRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐρωτώμενοι ὅ τι ἥκοιεν for what they had come, Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, μανθάνειν γὰρ ἥκομεν we are here to learn, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 to have reached a point, ἐς τοσήνδ᾽ ὕβρινRefs 5th c.BC+, etc.; Geometry texts, pass through a point, διὰ τῶν πόλων Refs 4th c.BC+
2.b διὰ μάχης, δι᾽ ὀργῆς ἥκειν, Refs 5th c.BC+
2.c with an adverb followed by genitive, οὕτω πόρρω σοφίας ἥκεις Refs 5th c.BC+; εὖ ἥκειν τινός to be well off for a thing, have plenty of it, τοῦ βίου, χρημάτων, Refs 5th c.BC+; πιθανότητος Demetr.Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ὁμοίως ἥ. τινός not to be equally well off in respect of.., Refs 5th c.BC+; πῶς ἀγῶνος ἥκομε; how have we sped in the contest? Refs 5th c.BC+; ὧδε γένους ἥ. τινί to be this degree of kin to him, Refs 2nd c.AD+ to be flourishing, Refs 5th c.BC+ thou art in great power, Refs
3 to have come back, returned, Refs 5th c.BC+; αὐτίκα ἥξω I shall be back in a moment, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἧκέ νυν ταχύ come back soon, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 with participle, ἥκω φέρων I have come bringing (i.e. with), Refs 5th c.BC+future participle, like{ἔρχομαι}, ἥκω φράσων, ἀγγελῶν, etc., I am going, I intend to say, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 to have come to be, θεοῖς ἔχθιστος ἥκω Refs 5th c.BC+; take one's origin, ἀπὸ πολιτειῶν τοιούτων ἥκετε, ἐν αἷς.. Refs 5th c.BC+
II of things, in various uses: of meats, to have come to table, Refs 5th c.BC+; of reports, ἐμοὶ ἀγγελίη ἥκει παρὰ βασιλέος Refs 5th c.BC+; of events, πῆμα ἥκει τινί Refs 5th c.BC+; ἵν᾽ ἥκειτὰ μαντεύματα what they have come to, Refs codices; ἥξει πόλεμος Oracle texts cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; of Time, ἥκει ἦμαρ, νύξ, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 concern, relate to, ποῖ λόγος ἥκε; to what do the words relate? Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ἐμὲ τὸ ἐλλεῖπον ἥξει will fall upon me, Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently in participle, τὰ εἰς τοὺς κινδύνους ἥκοντα Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ εἰς πλοῦτον ἥ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ πρὸς ἔπαινον, εἰς φιλανθρωπίαν ἥ., Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.3 depend upon, ὅσα τῆς Φωκέων σωτηρίας ἐπὶ τὴν πρεσβείαν ἧκε Refs 4th c.BC+
II.4 with infinitive, ἧκέ μοι γένει.. πενθεῖν it has come to me by birth.., my birth lays it on me.., Refs 5th c.BC+; καλῶς αὐτοῖς κατθανεῖν ἧκον βίου it being well for them at their age to die, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 with participle, ὃ καὶ νῦν ἥκει γινόμενον which commonly happens even now, Refs 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hēkamōἥκω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | come | 3× |
| hēkatōἥκει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | come | 4× |
| hēkaleἧκον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | came | 1× |
| hēkamiἥξω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | come | 2× |
| hēkatiἥξει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | come | 9× |
| hēkaliἥξουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | come | 6× |
| hēkalēἥκασιν | has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | come | 1× |
| hēkameiaἥξω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st 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, 26 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēkamō3×ἥκω | hēkame | hēkami2×ἥξω | hēkama | hēkamē | hēkamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hēkasō | hēkase | hēkasi | hēkasa | hēkasē | hēkaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēkatō4×ἥκει | hēkate | hēkati9×ἥξει | hēkata | hēkatē | hēkatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hēkanō | hēkane | hēkani | hēkana | hēkanē | hēkanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēkavō | hēkave | hēkavi | hēkava | hēkavē | hēkavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hēkalō | hēkale1×ἧκον | hēkali6×ἥξουσιν | hēkala | hēkalē1×ἥκασιν | hēkalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēkameiō | hēkameia1×ἥξω | hēkameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hēkaseiō | hēkaseia | hēkaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēkateiō | hēkateia | hēkateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hēkaneiō | hēkaneia | hēkaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēkaveiō | hēkaveia | hēkaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hēkaleiō | hēkaleia | hēkaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hēkasōr | hēkasar | hēkasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēkatōr | hēkatar | hēkatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēkavōr | hēkavar | hēkavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hēkalōr | hēkalar | hēkalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēkamoiō | hēkamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hēkasoiō | hēkasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēkatoiō | hēkatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hēkanoiō | hēkanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēkavoiō | hēkavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hēkaloiō | hēkaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hēkarō | hēkari | hēkara | hēkarē |
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 | hēkarōntos | hēkarintos | hēkarantos | hēkarēntos |
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
hēk 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.
27 occurrences, every one of them listed
hēkamō“come”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular3×
John 8:42“am here”… gar ek tou theou exerchama kai hēkamō; oude gar apo miautou erchamē, alla …… love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent …
Hebrews 10:7tote legama; Idou hēkamō, en kefalida biblieu grafotē peri mu, …… Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”
Hebrews 10:9tote legatē; Idou hēkamō teu poiara tem thelēmem su; anairatō …… adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes …
hēkatō“come”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Luke 15:27“come”… legata auto hoti Tos adelfos su hēkatō, kai thuata tos patros su ton …‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
John 2:4… Tinem mi kai si, gunaikar? oupō hēkatō tas hōras mu.… replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
John 4:47houtos akouarantos hoti Iēsus hēkatō ek tau Ioudaiau eis tan Galilaian …When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went …
1 John 5:20… de hoti tos huios tou theou hēkatō, kai dōatē ni dianoian hina gnōskaneiō …… that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so …
hēkale“came”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 28:23Tasserantois de auto hēmeran hēkale pros auton eis tan xenian polloterois, …… meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying …
hēkami“come”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular2×
Revelation 3:3… kai metanoasar; ean oun mē grēgoraseia, hēkami hōs kleptos, kai ouk mē gnōskaseia …… do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will …
Revelation 3:3… kai ouk mē gnōskaseia poian hōran hēkami epi sin;… know the hour when I will come upon you.
hēkati“come”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular9×
Matthew 23:36amēn legamō vi, hēkati houteim panteim epi tan genean houtan.… tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Matthew 24:14… marturiem pantei tei ethnei, kai tote hēkati tem telem.… nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:50hēkati tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou en …The master of that servant will come on a day he does not …
Luke 12:46hēkati tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou en …The master of that servant will come on a day he does not …
Luke 13:35“comes”… vi, ouk mē horaveia min heōs hēkati hote legaveia; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos en …… I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name …
John 6:37… dōatō mi tos patros pros min hēkati, kai ton erchorōnton pros min ouk …Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who …
Romans 11:26… houtōs pantos Israēl sōziti; kathōs grafotē; Hēkati ek Siōn tos ruorōntos, apostrefati asebeiain …… it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness …
Hebrews 10:37… gar mikron hoson hoson, tos erchorōntos hēkati kai ouk chronizati;… while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
2 Peter 3:10hēkati de hēmeras kuriou hōs kleptos, en …… the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will …
hēkali“come”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural6×
Matthew 8:11… hoti pollois apo anatolaiu kai dusmaiu hēkali kai anaklinili meta Abraam kai Isaak …… say to you that many will come from the east and the west …
Luke 13:29kai hēkali apo anatolaiu kai dusmaiu kai apo …People will come from east and west and north …
Luke 19:43hoti hēkali hēmerais epi sin kai parembalali tois …For the days will come upon you when your enemies will …
Revelation 3:9… alla pseudolō idou poiami autoin hina hēkali kai proskunali enōpion toiu podoiu su, …… liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet …
Revelation 15:4… monos hosios? hoti panteim teim ethneim hēkali kai proskunali enōpion su, hoti teim …… alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your …
Revelation 18:8dia houtem en hena hēmera hēkali tais plēgais autau, thanatos kai penthem …Therefore her plagues will come in one day — death and grief …
hēkalē“come”has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 8:3… hoda; kai tinois autoiu apo makrothen hēkalē.… way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
hēkameia“come”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
Revelation 2:25… hem echavō kratavar achri hou an hēkameia.… to what you have until I come.