What does δεῦρο (deûro) mean in the Bible?
" expressing urgent command or invitation.
Greek · G1204
δεῦρο
Here; used also imperative hither!; and of time, hitherto
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δεῦροG1204
Pronunciationdeûro
What does δεῦρο (deûro) mean in the Bible?
δεῦρο (deûro): Spatial adverb functioning as imperative summons: "come here!" expressing urgent command or invitation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1204?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include come (7), go (1), now) (1).
Where does δεῦρο (deûro) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 19:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Revelation (2), John (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcome7×Matthew 19:21, Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22, John 11:43
go1×Acts 7:3
now)1×Romans 1:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 19:21δεῦροtocomeVerb - Imperative - 2nd Person SingularMark 10:21δεῦροtocomeVerb - Imperative - 2nd Person SingularLuke 18:22δεῦροtocomeVerb - Imperative - 2nd Person SingularJohn 11:43δεῦροtocomeVerb - Imperative - 2nd Person SingularActs 7:3δεῦροtogoVerb - Imperative - 2nd Person SingularActs 7:34δεῦροtocomeVerb - Imperative - 2nd Person SingularRomans 1:13δεῦροtonow)AdverbRevelation 17:1ΔεῦροtoComeVerb - Imperative - 2nd Person SingularRevelation 21:9ΔεῦροtoComeVerb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 19:21
Aligned rows9
Books represented7
Matthew1Mark1Luke1John1Acts2Romans1Revelation2
Source forms
δεῦρο7xdeuroMatthew 19:21, Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22, John 11:43
Δεῦρο2xDeuroRevelation 17:1, Revelation 21:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular8xMatthew 19:21, Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22, John 11:43
Adverb1xRomans 1:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Spatial adverb functioning as imperative summons: "come here!" expressing urgent command or invitation.
Strong'sG1204
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms1 form9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
here; used also imperative hither!; and of time, hitherto
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Spatial adverb functioning as imperative summons: "come here!" expressing urgent command or invitation.
adv., [in LXX chiefly for לֵךְ, לֵכָה ;]
1of place;
ahither, with verbs of motion;
b(in cl. chiefly poët.) as an imperat., here! come!: Mat.19:21, Mrk.10:21, Luk.18:22, Jhn.11:43, Act.7:3" (LXX) , 34 (LXX), Rev.17:1 21:9.
2Of time, hitherto, now: Rev.1:13.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 19:21Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο,deuro
come, now, the present
Read verseMark 10:21Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο,deuro
come, now, the present
Read verseLuke 18:22Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο,deuro
come, now, the present
Read verseJohn 11:43Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦροdeuro
come, now, the present
Read verseActs 7:3Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦροdeuro
come, now, the present
Read verseActs 7:34Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο,deuro
come, now, the present
Read verseRomans 1:13Adverb
δεῦρο),deuro
come, now, the present
Read verseRevelation 17:1Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
Δεῦρο,deuro
come, now, the present
Read verseRevelation 21:9Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
Δεῦρο,deuro
come, now, the present
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms9
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 19:21 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 18:22 · John 11:43 · Acts 7:3 · Acts 7:34 · Rom 1:13 · Rev 17:1 · Rev 21:99×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present8
Voice
active8
Mood
imperative8
NT Occurrences
Matthew 19:21δεῦροpresent active imperativeimperativeMark 10:21δεῦροpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 18:22δεῦροpresent active imperativeimperativeJohn 11:43δεῦροpresent active imperativeimperativeActs 7:3δεῦροpresent active imperativeimperativeActs 7:34δεῦροpresent active imperativeimperativeRevelation 17:1Δεῦροpresent active imperativeimperativeRevelation 21:9Δεῦροpresent active imperativeimperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δεῦρο is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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