To arrive/invade
ἐπέρχομαιStrong’s G1904eperchomai
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eperchomai is the Greek word usually translated “coming”, “come” and “having come upon”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “coming”, “come” and “having come upon”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- coming 2
- will come 1
- having come upon 1
- is coming 1
- when was coming 1
- may come 1
- may come about 1
- came 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
- Luke 3
- Ephesians 1
- James 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 11:22But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
- Luke 21:26Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
- Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- Acts 8:24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
- Acts 13:40Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
- Acts 14:19And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
Greek dictionary
ἐπέρχομαι eperchomai · to arrive/invade
ἐπ-έρχομαι, [in LXX for בּוֹא, עָבַר, etc. ;] 1. to come to, arrive, come on: before ἀπό, with genitive loc., Act.14:19 (ἐπῆλθαν; cf. M, Pr., 65; Deiss., BS, 191); of time, Eph.2:7. 2. to come upon (as in Hom.): of calamities, Luk.21:26, Act.8:24 13:40, Jas.5:1; of an enemy, Luk.11:22; of the Holy Spirit, Luk.1:35, Act.1:8, [in LXX: γίγνομαι ἐπί, Jdg.14:6, 3Ki.11:6, al.].† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “coming” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COMING, participle present
tense
- Drawing nearer or nigh; approaching; moving towards; advancing.
- Future; yet to come; as, in coming ages.
- Forward; ready to come.
All definitions and other forms of “coming”
COMING, noun
- The act of coming; approach.
- The state of being come; arrival.“The Lord hath blessed thee since my coming” Genesis 30:30
COMING, noun
- Entrance.
- Beginning; commencement; as the coming-in of the year. 2 Kings 13:20
- Income; revenue.
- Compliance; submission.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.