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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, 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 (ēkō),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:11 - “And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:36

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:14 - “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50 - “the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:3 - “And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46 - “the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:29 - “They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:35 - “See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly,[fn] I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:27

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:43 - “For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:4 - Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:47

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:37 - “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 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 came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:23 - So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:26 - And so all Israel will be saved,[fn] as it is written:

“The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7 - Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—
In the volume of the book it is written of Me—
To do Your will, O God.’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9 - then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.”[fn] He takes away the first that He may establish the second.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37 - “For yet a little while,
And He[fn] who is coming will come and will not tarry.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:10 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:20 - And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, 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 Box Rev 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25 - “But hold fast what you have till I come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 - “Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:9 - “Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:4 - Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy.
For all nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:8 - “Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges[fn] her.
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