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GreekG2240Verb

ἥκω

hēkō

25Occurrences
G2240Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively)

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
pf. with present meaning (hence imperfect = plpf.), to have come, be present: (late pf., ἧκα, see Swete, in l; WH, App., 169),; with genitive loc.,; ἐκ; εἰς; μακρόθεν; ἐπί, with accusative. Metaphorical, of discipleship: of time and events: absol.,; with accusative of person(s).
LXX: chiefly for בּוֹא

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἥκω appears 25 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
5
Revelation
5
John
4
Matthew
4
Hebrews
3
1 John
1
2 Peter
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

1 John 5:20BSB

And we know that the Son of God has come 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. He is the true God and eternal life.

John 2:4BSB

“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

Luke 13:29BSB

People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

Matthew 24:14BSB

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Revelation 18:8BSB

Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire,for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.