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Lexicon :: Strong's G2240 - ēkō

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ἥκω
Transliteration
ēkō (Key)
Pronunciation
hay'-ko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:926,306

Strong’s Definitions

ἥκω hḗkō, hay'-ko; a primary verb; to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively):—come.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G2240 in the following manner: come (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G2240 in the following manner: come (27x).
  1. to have come, have arrived, be present

  2. metaph.

    1. to come to one, i.e. to seek an intimacy with one, become his follower: to come upon one (unexpectedly)

    2. to come upon one, of things endured

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἥκω hḗkō, hay'-ko; a primary verb; to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively):—come.
STRONGS G2240:
ἥκω; imperfect ἧκον (Acts 28:23, where L T Tr WH ἦλθον); future ἥξω; 1 aorist ἧξα (Luke 13:35 R G; Revelation 2:25; Revelation 3:9 Rec.); perfect ἧκα (often in the Sept., as Genesis 42:7, 9; Genesis 45:16; [Genesis 47:4]; Joshua 9:12 (7); Job 16:22, etc.; in the N. T. once, Mark 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; Bttm. Ausf. Spr. ii. 205; [Veitch, under the word]; Winers Grammar, 87 (83); [Buttmann, 59 (51)]); Sept. for בּוא; 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; Krüger, § 53, 1, 4): absolutely of persons, Matthew 24:50; Mark 8:3; Luke 12:46; Luke 15:27; John 8:42; Hebrews 10:7, 9, 37; 1 John 5:20; Revelation 2:25; Revelation 3:9; Revelation 15:4; followed by ἀπό with the genitive of place, Matthew 8:11; Luke 13:29; by ἐκ with the genitive of place, Romans 11:26; with addition of εἰς with accusative of place, John 4:47; μακρόθεν, Mark 8:3; πρός τινα, Acts 28:23 Rec.; metaphorically, to come to one i. e. seek an intimacy with one, become his follower: John 6:37; ἐπί τινα, to come upon one (unexpectedly), Revelation 3:3. of time and events: absolutely, Matthew 24:14; John 2:4; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 18:8; ἕως ἄν ἥξῃ [L T WH Tr in brackets ἥξει; see above and Buttmann, 231 (199)] (namely, καιρός), ὅτε εἴπητε, Luke 13:35; ἐπί τινα, metaphorically, to come upon one, of things to be endured (as evils, calamitous times): Matthew 23:36; Luke 19:43. [Compare: ἀν-, καθήκω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
42:7; 42:9; 45:16; 47:4
Joshua
9:12
Job
16:22
Matthew
8:11; 23:36; 24:14; 24:50
Mark
8:3; 8:3; 8:3
Luke
12:46; 13:29; 13:35; 13:35; 15:27; 19:43
John
2:4; 4:47; 6:37; 8:42
Acts
28:23; 28:23
Romans
11:26
Hebrews
10:7; 10:9; 10:37
2 Peter
3:10
1 John
5:20
Revelation
2:25; 2:25; 3:3; 3:9; 3:9; 15:4; 18:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2240 matches the Greek ἥκω (ēkō),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:11 -

“I tell you that many will come from east and west to share the banquet[fn] with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:36 -

“Truly I tell you, all these things will come on this generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:14 -

“This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world[fn] as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50 -

“that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:3 -

“If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a long distance.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46 -

“that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him to pieces[fn] and assign him a place with the unfaithful.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:29 -

“They will come from east and west, from north and south, to share the banquet[fn] in the kingdom of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:35 -

“See, your house is abandoned to you. I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when[fn] you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord’! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:27 -

“‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:43 -

“For the days will come on you when your enemies will build a barricade around you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:4 -

“What has this concern of yours to do with me,[fn] woman? ” Jesus asked. “My hour has not yet come.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 -

When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him and pleaded with him to come down and heal his son, since he was about to die.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:37 -

“Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never cast out.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42 -

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and I am here. For I didn’t come on my own, but he sent me.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:26 -

And in this way all[fn] Israel will be saved, as it is written,

The Deliverer will come from Zion;

he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7 -

Then I said, “See —

it is written about me

in the scroll —

I have come to do your will, God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9 -

he then says, See, I have come to do your will.[fn] He takes away the first to establish the second.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37 -

For yet in a very little while,

the Coming One will come and not delay.

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:10 -

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief;[fn] on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.[fn][fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:20 -

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one.[fn] We are in the true one ​— ​that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25 -

Only hold on to what you have until I come.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 -

“Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come[fn] like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:9 -

“Note this: I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying ​— ​I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:4 -

Lord, who will not fear

and glorify your name?

For you alone are holy.

All the nations will come

and worship before you

because your righteous acts

have been revealed.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:8 -

For this reason her plagues will come in just one day —

death and grief and famine.

She will be burned up with fire,

because the Lord God who judges her is mighty.

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