To come/go
ἔρχομαιStrong’s G2064erchomai
Appears in 602 verses of the New Testament
In short
Erchomai is the Greek word usually translated “having come”, “came” and “coming”. It appears in 602 verses of the New Testament.
“When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having come”, “came” and “coming”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having come 81
- came 73
- coming 49
- comes 47
- to come 46
- is coming 32
- they came 22
- he came 18
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 141
- Matthew 113
- Luke 97
- Mark 82
- Acts 51
- Revelation 33
24 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3In contextLet no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
- 1 Timothy 1:15In contextThis is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
- 1 Timothy 2:4In contextWho will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
- 1 Timothy 3:14In contextThese things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
- 1 Timothy 4:13In contextTill I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
- Titus 3:12In contextWhen I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
All 602 verses, by book
- Matthew 113
- 2:22:82:92:112:233:73:113:143:164:135:175:246:107:157:257:278:78:98:148:288:299:19:109:139:159:189:239:2810:1310:2310:3410:3511:311:1411:1811:1912:912:4212:4413:413:1913:2513:3213:3613:5414:1214:2514:2814:2914:3314:3415:2515:2915:3916:516:1316:2416:2716:2817:1017:1117:1217:1417:2417:2518:718:1118:3119:119:1420:920:1020:2821:121:521:921:1921:2321:3221:4022:323:3523:3924:524:3024:3924:4224:4324:4424:4624:4825:625:1025:1125:1325:1925:2725:3125:3625:3926:3626:4026:4326:4526:4726:6427:3327:4927:5727:6428:128:1128:13
- Mark 82
- 1:71:91:141:241:291:391:401:452:32:132:172:182:203:83:314:44:154:214:225:15:145:155:225:235:265:275:335:355:386:16:296:316:486:537:17:47:257:318:108:228:389:19:119:129:139:149:3310:110:1410:3010:4510:4610:5011:911:1011:1311:1511:2712:912:1412:1812:4213:613:2613:3513:3614:314:1614:1714:3214:3714:3814:4014:4114:4514:6214:6615:2115:3615:4316:116:2
- Luke 97
- 1:431:592:162:272:442:513:33:123:164:164:344:425:75:175:325:356:477:37:77:87:197:207:337:348:128:178:358:418:478:498:519:239:269:5610:110:3210:3311:211:2511:3112:3612:3712:3812:3912:4012:4312:4512:4912:5413:613:713:1413:3514:114:914:1014:1714:2014:2614:2714:3115:615:1715:2015:2515:3016:2116:2817:117:2017:2217:2718:318:518:818:1618:3019:519:1019:1319:1819:2019:2319:3820:1621:621:821:2722:722:1822:4523:2623:2923:3323:4224:124:23
- John 141
- 1:71:91:111:151:271:291:301:311:391:461:473:23:83:193:203:213:223:263:314:54:74:164:214:234:254:274:304:354:404:454:464:545:75:245:255:285:405:436:56:146:156:176:236:246:356:376:446:456:657:277:287:307:317:347:367:377:417:427:457:508:28:148:208:218:228:429:49:79:3910:810:1010:1210:4111:1711:1911:2011:2711:2911:3011:3211:3411:3811:4511:4811:5612:112:912:1212:1312:1512:2212:2312:2712:2812:4612:4713:113:613:3314:314:614:1814:2314:2814:3015:2215:2616:216:416:716:816:1316:2116:2516:2816:3217:117:1117:1318:318:418:3719:3219:3319:3819:3920:120:220:320:420:620:820:1820:1920:2420:2621:321:821:1321:2221:23
- Acts 51
- 1:112:204:235:157:118:278:368:409:179:2110:2911:511:1211:2012:1012:1213:1313:2513:4413:5114:2416:716:3716:3917:117:1317:1518:118:218:2119:419:619:1819:2720:220:620:1420:1521:121:821:1121:2222:1122:1324:825:2327:828:1328:1428:1528:23
- Titus 1
- 3:12
- 2 Peter 1
- 3:3
- Jude 1
- 1:14
Greek dictionary
ἔρχομαι erchomai · to come/go
ἔρχομαι, [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ;] 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27, Rom.9:9, al.; before ἀπό, Mrk.5:35 7:1, Jhn.3:2, al.; ἐκ, Luk.5:17, Jhn.3:31, al.; εἰς, Mrk.1:29, al.; διά before εἰς, Mrk.7:31; ἐν (Cremer, 263f., but see: ἐν), Rom.15:29, 1Co.4:21; ἐπί, with accusative, Mrk.6:53 11:13, Jhn.19:33, al.; κατά, with accusative, Luk.10:33 Act.16:7; παρά, with genitive, Luk.8:49; with accusative, Mat.15:29, Mrk.9:14, al.; with dative comm., incomm. (M, Pr., …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “came” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CAME, noun
A slender rod of cast lead, of which glaziers make their turned lead.
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.