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Lexicon :: Strong's G2240 - hēkō

Aa
ἥκω
Transliteration
hēkō (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, ὁ 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 (hēkō),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:11 - “I say to you that many will come G2240 from east and west, and [fn]recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:36 - “Truly I say to you, all these things will come G2240 upon this generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:14 - “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole [fn]world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. G2240

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50 - the [fn]master of that slave will come G2240 on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:3 - “If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46 - the master of that slave will come G2240 on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:29 - “And they will come G2240 from east and west and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:35 - “Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until the time comes G2240 when you say, ‘BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:27 - “And he said to him, ‘Your brother has G2240 come, G2240 and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:43 - “For the days will come G2240 upon you [fn]when your enemies will throw up a [fn]barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:4 - And Jesus *said to her, “Woman, [fn]what does that have to do with us? My hour has G2240 not yet come.” G2240

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 - When he heard that Jesus had G2240 come G2240 out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:37 - “All that the Father gives Me will come G2240 to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42 - Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have G2240 come G2240 from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but [fn]He sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:26 - and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,
“THE DELIVERER WILL COME G2240 FROM ZION,
HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7 - “THEN I SAID, ‘BEHOLD, I HAVE G2240 COME G2240
(IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME)
TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9 - then He [fn]said, “BEHOLD, I HAVE G2240 COME G2240 TO DO YOUR WILL.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37 - FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE,
HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME G2240, AND WILL NOT DELAY.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:10 - But the day of the Lord will come G2240 like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and [fn]its works will be [fn]burned up.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:20 - And we know that the Son of God has G2240 come, G2240 and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25 - ‘Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I come. G2240

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 - ‘So remember [fn]what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come G2240 like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come G2240 to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:9 - ‘Behold, I [fn]will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come G2240 and bow down [fn]at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:4 - “Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy;
For ALL THE NATIONS WILL COME G2240 AND WORSHIP BEFORE YOU,
FOR YOUR [fn]RIGHTEOUS ACTS HAVE BEEN REVEALED.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:8 - “For this reason in one day her plagues will come, G2240 [fn]pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong.
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