Eperchomai ἐπέρχομαι
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| ἐπέρχομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eperchomai |
| Strong's number | G1904 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to arrive/invade |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (4) |
Eperchomai (Greek ἐπέρχομαι, Strong's G1904) is a Greek verb meaning “to arrive/invade”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐπ-έρχομαι,
[in LXX for בּוֹא, עָבַר, etc. ;]
1. to come to, arrive, come on: before ἀπό, with genitive loc., Act.14:19 (ἐπῆλθαν; cf. M, Pr., 65; Deiss., BS, 191); of time, Eph.2:7.
2. to come upon (as in Hom.): of calamities, Luk.21:26, Act.8:24 13:40, Jas.5:1; of an enemy, Luk.11:22; of the Holy Spirit, Luk.1:35, Act.1:8, [in LXX: γίγνομαι ἐπί, Jdg.14:6, 3Ki.11:6, al.].†
(AS)
[in LXX for בּוֹא, עָבַר, etc. ;]
1. to come to, arrive, come on: before ἀπό, with genitive loc., Act.14:19 (ἐπῆλθαν; cf. M, Pr., 65; Deiss., BS, 191); of time, Eph.2:7.
2. to come upon (as in Hom.): of calamities, Luk.21:26, Act.8:24 13:40, Jas.5:1; of an enemy, Luk.11:22; of the Holy Spirit, Luk.1:35, Act.1:8, [in LXX: γίγνομαι ἐπί, Jdg.14:6, 3Ki.11:6, al.].†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | come (4), shall come upon (1), which are coming (1), shall it come (1), after (1), is come (1), thither (1), upon (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | will come (1), attacks (1), is coming (1), it will come (1), comes (1), may happen (1), does not happen (1), arrived (1), coming (1), come (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Eperchomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
- Luke 11:22But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
- Luke 21:26Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Acts
- Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 8:24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
- Acts 13:40Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
- Acts 14:19And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 2:7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
James
- James 5:1Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).