προσέρχομαι; imperfect 3 person plural προσήρχοντο (Act 28:9); (future 3 person singular προσελεύσεται, Luk 1:17 WH marginal reading); 2 aorist 3 person plural προσῆλθον and (so L Tr WH in Mat 9:28; Mat 13:36; Mat 14:15; T Tr WH in Mat 5:1; Luk 13:31; WH in Mat 19:3; Mat 21:23; Joh 12:21) in the Alex. form προσῆλθαν (see ἀπέρχομαι, and ἔρχομαι); perfect προσελήλυθα (Heb 12:18; Heb 12:22); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for ÷ÈøÇá and ðÈâÇùÑ; to come to, to approach (πρός, IV. 1);

a. properly, absolutely, Mat 4:11; Luke ( WH marginal reading); ; Act 8:29; Act 28:9; προσῆλθον λέγοντες, Luk 13:31; with rhetorical fullness of description (see ἀνίστημι, II. 1 c. (also ἔρχομαι, p. 250b bottom)) the participle προσελθών is joined to a finite verb which denotes a different action: Mat 8:2 L T Tr WH, Mat 8:19; Mat 8:25; Mat 9:20; Mat 13:10; Mat 13:27; Mat 14:12; Mat 15:12; Mat 15:23; Mat 16:1; Mat 17:7 (R, G); T Tr WH marginal reading (according to a reading no doubt corrupt (cf. Scrivener, lntroduction, p. 16)), ; ; Mar 1:31; Mar 10:2; Mar 12:28; (Mar 14:35 Tr WH marginal reading); Luk 7:14; Luk 8:24; Luk 8:44; Luk 9:12; Luk 9:42; Luk 10:34; Luk 20:27; Luk 23:36; Act 22:26 f; προσέρχομαι followed by an infinitive indicating the reason why one has drawn near, Mat 24:1; Act 7:31; Act 12:13 (here WH marginal reading προηλθε); with a dative of the place (examples from Greek authors are given in Passow, under the word, 1 a., p. 1190a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. 1)), Heb 12:18; Heb 12:22; with the dative of a person (see Lexicons as above), Mat 5:1; Mat 8:5; Mat 9:14; Mat 9:28; Mat 13:36; Mat 14:15; Mat 15:1; Mat 15:30; Mat 17:14; Mat 17:24; Mat 18:1; Mat 19:3; Mat 20:20; Mat 21:14; Mat 21:23; Mat 22:23; Mat 24:3; Mat 26:7; Mat 26:17; Mat 26:69; Joh 12:21; Act 10:28; Act 18:2; Act 24:23 Rec.; (with ἐπί and the accusative Act 20:13 Tr WH marginal reading). The participle προσελθών αὐτῷ with a finite verb (see above) occurs in Mat 4:3; Mat 18:21; Mat 21:28; Mat 21:30; Mat 26:49; Mat 27:58; Mar 6:35; Mar 14:45; Luk 20:27; Luk 23:52; Act 9:1; Act 23:14.

b. tropically, α. προσέρχεσθαι τῷ Θεῷ, to draw near to God in order to seek his grace and favor, Heb 7:25; Heb 11:6; τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος, Heb 4:16; without τῷ Θεῷ, Heb 10:1; Heb 10:22 (in the O. T. προσέρχεσθαι, simply, is used of the priests about to offer sacrifices, Lev 21:17; Lev 21:21; Deu 21:5; with the addition of πρός Θεόν, of one about to ask counsel of God, 1Sa 14:36; with τοῖς θεοῖς, of suppliants about to implore the gods, Dio Cassius, 56, 9); πρός Χριστόν, to attach oneself to Christ, to come to a participation in the benefits procured by him, 1Pe 2:4 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 52, 3). β. equivalent to to assent to (cf. German beitreten (Latinaccedere; English come (over) to, used figuratively)): ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις, 1Ti 6:3 (Tdf. προσέχεται, which see 3).