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ἐπέρχομαι

eperchomaito arrive/invadeHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἐπ-έρχομαι,

[in LXX for בּוֹא, עָבַר, etc. ;]

1. to come to, arrive, come on: before ἀπό, with genitive loc., Acts 14:19 (ἐπῆλθαν; cf. M, Pr., 65; Deiss., BS, 191); of time, Ephesians 2:7.

2. to come upon (as in Hom.): of calamities, Luke 21:26, Acts 8:24; 13:40, James 5:1; of an enemy, Luke 11:22; of the Holy Spirit, Luke 1:35, Acts 1:8, [in LXX: γίγνομαι ἐπί, Judges 14:6, 1 Kings 11:6, al.].

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Luke 1:35ἐπελεύσεται · will come
    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.
  2. Luke 11:22ἐπελθὼν · attacks
    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.
  3. Luke 21:26ἐπερχομένων · is coming
    Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  4. Luke 21:35ἐπεισελεύσεται · it will come
    For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
  5. Acts 1:8ἐπελθόντος · comes
    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.”
  6. Acts 8:24ἐπέλθῃ · may happen
    Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
  7. Acts 13:40ἐπέλθῃ · does not happen [to you]
    Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
  8. Acts 14:19Ἐπῆλθαν · arrived
    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.
  9. Ephesians 2:7ἐπερχομένοις · coming
    …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.
  10. James 5:1ἐπερχομέναις · to come
    Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.