Strong's Lexicon

G2240

G2240 — ἥκω

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekhekoverbOccurrences: 26

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G2240
Word:ἥκω
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primary verb
Language:Greek
Occurrences:26
Transliteration:heko
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:hay'-ko
Meaning:1. to arrive, i.e. be present {literally or figuratively}
KJV Renderings:come

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἥκω; imperfect ἧκον (Act 28:23, where L T Tr WH ἦλθον); future ἥξω; 1 aorist ᾖξα (Luk 13:35 R G; Rev 2:25; Rev 3:9 Rec.); perfect ἦκα (often in the Sept., as Gen 42:7; Gen 42:9; Gen 45:16; (Gen 47:4); Jos 9:12 (7); Job 16:22, etc.; in the N. T. once, Mar 8:3 Rst L T Tr text, see, WHs Appendix, p. 169; the older and more elegant writers (Aeschylus, Herodotus, Thucydides, others) use only the present imperfect and future; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 743f; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii. 205; (Veitch, under the word); Winers Grammar, 87 (83); (Buttmann, 59 (51))); the Sept. for áÌåà; to have come, have arrived, be present (Winers Grammar, 274 (258); Buttmann, 203 (176)); hence, imperfect with force of pluperfect (cf. Matthiae, ii., p. 1136; Krger, § 53, 1, 4): absolutely of persons, Mat 24:50; Mar 8:3; Luk 12:46; Luk 15:27; Joh 8:42; Heb 10:7; Heb 10:9; Heb 10:37; 1Jn 5:20; Rev 2:25; Rev 3:9; Rev 15:4; followed by ἀπό with the genitive of place, Mat 8:11; Luk 13:29; by ἐκ with the genitive of place, Rom 11:26; with addition of εἰς with accusative of place, Joh 4:47; μακρόθεν, Mar 8:3; πρός τινα, Act 28:23 Rec.; metaphorically, to come to one i. e. seek an intimacy with one, become his follower: Joh 6:37; ἐπί τινα, to come upon one (unexpectedly), Rev 3:3. of time and events: absolutely, Mat 24:14; Joh 2:4; 2Pe 3:10; Rev 18:8; ἕως ἄν ἥξῃ (L T WH Tr in brackets ἥξει; see above and Buttmann, 231 (199)) (namely, ὁ καιρός), ὅτε εἴπητε, Luk 13:35; ἐπί τινα, metaphorically, to come upon one, of things to be endured (as evils, calamitous times): Mat 23:36; Luk 19:43. (Compare: ἀνήκω,

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἥκω (come)

Matthew 8:11

KJV: And I say unto you That many shall come from the east and west and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven
GK: λέγω δε υμίν ότι πολλοί από ανατολών και δυσμών ήξουσι και ανακλιθήσονται μετά Αβραάμ και Ισαάκ και Ιακώβ εν τη βασιλεία των ουρανών

Matthew 23:36

KJV: Verily I say unto you All these things shall come upon this generation
GK: αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι ήξει πάντα ταύτα επί την γενεάν ταύτην

Matthew 24:14

KJV: And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations and then shall the end come
GK: και κηρυχθήσεται τούτο το ευαγγέλιον της βασιλείας εν όλη τη οικουμένη εις μαρτύριον πάσι τοις έθνεσι και τότε ήξει το τέλος

Matthew 24:50

KJV: The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for and in an hour that he is not aware of
GK: ήξει ο κύριος του δούλου εκείνου εν ημέρα η ου προσδοκά και εν ώρα η ου γινώσκει

Mark 8:3

KJV: And if I send them away fasting to their own houses they will faint by the way for divers of them came from far
GK: και εάν απολύσω αυτούς νήστεις εις οίκον αυτών εκλυθήσονται εν τη οδώ τινές γαρ αυτών μακρόθεν ήκασι

Luke 12:46

KJV: The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for and at an hour when he is not aware and will cut him in sunder and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers
GK: ήξει ο κύριος του δούλου εκείνου εν ημέρα η ου προσδοκά και εν ώρα η ου γινώσκει και διχοτομήσει αυτόν και το μέρος αυτού μετά των απίστων θήσει

Luke 13:29

KJV: And they shall come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and shall sit down in the kingdom of God
GK: και ήξουσιν από ανατολών και δυσμών και βορρά και νότου και ανακλιθήσονται εν τη βασιλεία του θεού

Luke 13:35

KJV: Behold your house is left unto you desolate and verily I say unto you Ye shall not see me until come when ye shall say Blessed he that cometh in the name of the Lord
GK: ιδού αφίεται υμίν ο οίκος υμών έρημος λέγω δε υμίν ότι ου με ίδητε έως αν ήξη ότε είπητε ευλογημένος ο ερχόμενος εν ονόματι κυρίου

Luke 15:27

KJV: And he said unto him Thy brother is come and thy father hath killed the fatted calf because he hath received him safe and sound
GK: ο δε είπεν αυτώ ότι ο αδελφός σου ήκει και έθυσεν ο πατήρ σου τον μόσχον τον σιτευτόν ότι υγιαίνοντα αυτόν απέλαβεν
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