erchomai · come, go

What it means

erchomai (ἔρχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “come, go”.

Come, arrive; go.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
2. To set out toward a place.
3. The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.
4. For a time or event to come: "the hour is coming".

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Come, arrive; also go. It is the base of many compounds: εἰσέρχομαι, “go in”; ἐξέρχομαι, “go out”; προσέρχομαι, “come to” (G4334); and ἀπέρχομαι, “go away” (G565).

• To come or arrive at a place or to someone John 1:11John 14:6
• The coming of the Son of Man Luke 19:10
• “The one who is coming”: the one awaited Matthew 11:3Matthew 21:9
• The future coming of the Lord Revelation 22:20Revelation 1:8

Historical and cultural background

“Blessed {is} he who comes in the name of the Lord” (Matthew 21:9) quotes Psalm 118:26, where the Hebrew says “in the name of YHWH”.

How we translate it

“Come” 220 times, “came” 175, “coming” 105, “comes” 97, “went” 21. This edition translates ὁ ἐρχόμενος “the one who is coming”, with the Greek present, also when it works as a title (Matthew 11:3; Revelation 1:8).

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• come ×220
• came ×175
• coming ×105
• comes ×97
• went ×21
• going ×3
• had gone ×2
• I will go on ×1
• brought ×1
• falls ×1
• others ×5

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×114
• Mark×86
• Luke×101
• John×155
• Acts×50
• Romans×10
• 1 Corinthians×18
• 2 Corinthians×16
• Galatians×8
• Ephesians×2
• Philippians×3
• Colossians×2
• 1 Thessalonians×4
• 2 Thessalonians×2
• 1 Timothy×4
• 2 Timothy×4
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×5
• 2 Peter×1
• 1 John×4
• 2 John×2
• 3 John×2
• Jude×1
• Revelation×36

• Matthew 2:2

  saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising and have come to bow down before him.”

• Matthew 2:8

  And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, “Go and inquire precisely about the child; and when you find him, report to me, so that I too may come and bow down before him.”

• Matthew 2:9

  And they, having heard the king, went on their way; and look, the star that they had seen at its rising was going ahead of them until it came and stopped over where the child was.

• Matthew 2:11

  And coming into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell and bowed down before him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold and frankincense and myrrh.

• Matthew 2:23

  and he came and settled in a town called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

• Matthew 3:7

  But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, “Offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

• Matthew 3:11

  I immerse you in water for change of mind, but the one who comes after me is stronger than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire.

• Matthew 3:14

  But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?”

• Matthew 3:16

  And after being immersed, Jesus at once went up from the water; and look, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and coming upon him.

• Matthew 4:13

  And leaving Nazareth, he came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,

• Matthew 5:17

  “Do not think that I came to abolish the law or the prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

• Matthew 5:24

  leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

• Matthew 6:10

  may your kingdom come; may your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.

• Matthew 7:15

  “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

• Matthew 7:25

  And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

• Matthew 7:27

  And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and struck that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.”

• Matthew 8:7

  And he says to him, “I will come and heal him.”

• Matthew 8:9

  For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

• Matthew 8:14

  And coming into Peter’s house, Jesus saw his mother-in-law lying in bed and sick with a fever.

• Matthew 8:28

  And when he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two men possessed by demons met him, coming out of the tombs, so violent that no one could pass along that road.

• Matthew 8:29

  And look, they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

• Matthew 9:1

  And getting into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own town.

• Matthew 9:10

  And it happened, as he was reclining at table in the house, that look, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.

• Matthew 9:13

  So go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

• Matthew 9:15

  And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

• Matthew 9:18

  While he was saying these things to them, look, a ruler came and was bowing down before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”

• Matthew 9:23

  And Jesus, coming into the ruler’s house and seeing the flute players and the crowd in an uproar,

• Matthew 9:28

  When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to him, “Yes, Lord.”

• Matthew 10:13

  And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

• Matthew 10:23

  When they persecute you in this town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will never finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

• Matthew 10:34

  Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

• Matthew 10:35

  For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

• Matthew 11:3

  and said to him, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we wait for another?”

• Matthew 11:14

  and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

• Matthew 11:18

  For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

• Matthew 11:19

  The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a man who is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ And wisdom was declared righteous by her works.”

• Matthew 12:9

  And moving on from there, he went into their synagogue.

• Matthew 12:42

  The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, something greater than Solomon is here.

• Matthew 12:44

  Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.

• Matthew 13:4

  And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up.

And 591 more times.