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verb

hēkamō

Greekἥκω (hēkō)

Strong’sG2240

I have come, am present

stem hēk-27 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books8 forms occur

Translated as

come24×am herecamecomes

What it means

ἥκω

[in LXX chiefly for בּוא;]

pf. with pres. meaning (hence impf. = plpf.), to have come, be present: Mt 24:50, Mk 8:3 (late pf., ἧκα, v. Swete, in l.; WH, App., 169), Lk 12:46 15:27, Jo 8:42, He 10:7, 9, 37, I Jn 5:20, Re 2:25 3:3, 9 15:4; seq. ἀπό, c. gen. loc., Mt 8:11, Lk 13:29; ἐκ, Ro 11:26; id. seq. εἰς, Jo 4:47; μακρόθεν, Mk 8:3; ἐπί, c. acc., Re 3:3. Metaph., of discipleship: Jo 6:37; of time and events: absol., Mt 24:14, Jo 2:4, II Pe 3:10, Re 18:8; seq. ἐπί c acc. pers., Mt 23:36, Lk 19:43 (cf. ἀν-, καθ-ήκω).†

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.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
hēkamōἥκωhappening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singularcome
hēkatōἥκειhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singularcome
hēkaleἧκονwas happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person pluralcame
hēkamiἥξωwill happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singularcome
hēkatiἥξειwill happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singularcome
hēkaliἥξουσινwill happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person pluralcome
hēkalēἥκασινhas happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person pluralcome
hēkameiaἥξωhappened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singularcome

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularhēkamōἥκωhēkamehēkamiἥξωhēkamahēkamēhēkamelē
you 2nd person singularhēkasōhēkasehēkasihēkasahēkasēhēkaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhēkatōἥκειhēkatehēkatiἥξειhēkatahēkatēhēkatelē
we 1st person pluralhēkanōhēkanehēkanihēkanahēkanēhēkanelē
ye 2nd person pluralhēkavōhēkavehēkavihēkavahēkavēhēkavelē
they 3rd person pluralhēkalōhēkaleἧκονhēkaliἥξουσινhēkalahēkalēἥκασινhēkalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularhēkameiōhēkameiaἥξωhēkameiē
you 2nd person singularhēkaseiōhēkaseiahēkaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhēkateiōhēkateiahēkateiē
we 1st person pluralhēkaneiōhēkaneiahēkaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralhēkaveiōhēkaveiahēkaveiē
they 3rd person pluralhēkaleiōhēkaleiahēkaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularhēkasōrhēkasarhēkasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularhēkatōrhēkatarhēkatēr
ye 2nd person pluralhēkavōrhēkavarhēkavēr
they 3rd person pluralhēkalōrhēkalarhēkalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularhēkamoiōhēkamoia
you 2nd person singularhēkasoiōhēkasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularhēkatoiōhēkatoia
we 1st person pluralhēkanoiōhēkanoia
ye 2nd person pluralhēkavoiōhēkavoia
they 3rd person pluralhēkaloiōhēkaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicehēkarōhēkarihēkarahēkarē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicehēkarōtoshēkaritoshēkaratoshēkarētos

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
hēkstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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

27 occurrences, every one of them listed

hēkamō“come”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular

John 8:42“am here”legata autoi tos Iēsus; Ei tos theos patēros vu ate agapave an min, mis gar ek tou theou exerchama kai hēkamō; oude gar apo miautou erchamē, alla ekeinos min apostelata.Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

Hebrews 10:7“come”tote legama; Idou hēkamō, en kefalia biblieu grafitē peri mu, teu poiara, tor theor, tem thelēmem su.Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”

Hebrews 10:9“come”tote legatē; Idou hēkamō teu poiara tem thelēmem su; anairatō tem prōtem hina tem deuterem histanateia.Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.

hēkatō“come”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular

Luke 15:27“come”tos de legata auto hoti Tos adelfos su hēkatō, kai thuata tos patēros su ton moschon ton siteuton, hoti hugiainarōton auton apolambata.‘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“come”kai legatō auta tos Iēsus; Tinem mi kai si, gunaikar? oupō hēkatō tas hōras mu.“Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

John 4:47“come”houtos akouaratos hoti Iēsus hēkatō ek tau Ioudaiau eis tan Galilaian aperchata pros auton kai erōtate hina katabainateia kai ieteia autou ton huion, mellate gar apothnēskarō.When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

1 John 5:20“come”oidanē de hoti tos huios tou theou hēkatō, kai dōatē ni dianoian hina gnōskaneiō ton alēthinon; kai anō en to alēthino, en to huio autou Iēso Christo. houtos atō tos alēthinos theos kai zōas aiōnias.And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true — in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

hēkale“came”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural

Acts 28:23“came”Tasseratois de auto hēmeran hēkale pros auton eis tan xenian polloterois, hoi ektithete diamarturerōtos tan basileian tou theou peitharōtos tē autoin peri tou Iēsu apo tē tou nomou Mōusou kai toiu profētoiu apo prōi heōs hesperau.So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

hēkami“come”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular

Revelation 3:3“come”mnēmoneuasōr oun pōs lambasē kai akouasa kai tērasōr, kai metanoasar; ean oun mē grēgoraseia, hēkami hōs kleptos, kai ouk mē gnōskaseia poian hōran hēkami epi sin;Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.

Revelation 3:3“come”mnēmoneuasōr oun pōs lambasē kai akouasa kai tērasōr, kai metanoasar; ean oun mē grēgoraseia, hēkami hōs kleptos, kai ouk mē gnōskaseia poian hōran hēkami epi sin;Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.

hēkati“come”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular

Matthew 23:36“come”amēn legamō vi, hēkati houteim panteim epi tan genean houtan.Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Matthew 24:14“come”kai kērussiti houtem tem euangeliem tau basileiau en hola ta oikoumena eis marturiem pantei tei ethnei, kai tote hēkati tem telem.And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 24:50“come”hēkati tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou en hēmera ha ouk prosdokatō kai en hōra ha ouk gnōskatō,The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

Luke 12:46“come”hēkati tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou en hēmera ha ouk prosdokatō kai en hōra ha ouk gnōskatō, kai dichotomati auton kai tem merem autou meta toiu apistoiu tithati.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

Luke 13:35“comes”idou afiēkitō vi tos oikos vu. legamō de vi, ouk mē horaveia min heōs hēkati hote legaveia; Eulogirētos tos ercherōtos en onome kuriou.Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

John 6:37“come”pantem hem dōatō mi tos patēros pros min hēkati, kai ton ercherōton pros min ouk mē ekballameia exō,Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.

Romans 11:26“come”kai houtōs pantos Israēl sōziti; kathōs grafitē; Hēkati ek Siōn tos ruerōtos, apostrefati asebeiain apo Iakōb.And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

Hebrews 10:37“come”ēti gar mikron hoson hoson, tos ercherōtos hēkati kai ouk chronizati;For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.

2 Peter 3:10“come”hēkati de hēmeras kuriou hōs kleptos, en ha tois ouranois roizēdon parercheli, stoicheieim de kausirōteim luiti, kai gēas kai teim en auta ergeim heuriskiti.But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

hēkali“come”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural

Matthew 8:11“come”legamō de vi hoti pollois apo anatolaiu kai dusmaiu hēkali kai anaklinili meta Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu;I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 13:29“come”kai hēkali apo anatolaiu kai dusmaiu kai apo borraou kai notou kai anaklinili en ta basileia tou theou.People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

Luke 19:43“come”hoti hēkali hēmerais epi sin kai paremballali tois echthrois su charaxon si kai perikuklali sin kai sunechali sin pantothen,For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.

Revelation 3:9“come”idou dōameiō ek tau sunagōgau tou Satanaou, toiu legarōtoiu heautoin Ioudaioin arō, kai ouk alō alla pseudelō idou poiami autoin hina hēkali kai proskunali enōpion toiu podoiu su, kai gnōskaleia hoti mis agapama sin.As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

Revelation 15:4“come”tinos ouk mē fobiteia, kurior, kai doxazati tem onomem su, hoti monos hosios? hoti panteim teim ethneim hēkali kai proskunali enōpion su, hoti teim dikaiōmeim su fanerila.Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

Revelation 18:8“come”dia houtem en hena hēmera hēkali tais plēgais autau, thanatos kai penthem kai limos, kai en pure katakaiiti; hoti ischuros kurios tos theos tos krinaratos autan.Therefore her plagues will come in one day — death and grief and famine — and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

hēkalē“come”has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural

Mark 8:3“come”kai ean apoluameia autoin nēstioin eis oikon autoiu, ekluili en ta hoda; kai tinois autoiu apo makrothen hēkalē.If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

hēkameia“come”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular

Revelation 2:25“come”plēn hem echavō kratavar achri hou an hēkameia.than to hold fast to what you have until I come.