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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δεῦρο G1204
Pronunciation deûro
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 It come 7× Matthew 19:21, Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22, John 11:43
go 1× Acts 7:3
now) 1× Romans 1:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 19:21 δεῦρο to come Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular Mark 10:21 δεῦρο to come Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular Luke 18:22 δεῦρο to come Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular John 11:43 δεῦρο to come Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular Acts 7:3 δεῦρο to go Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular Acts 7:34 δεῦρο to come Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular Romans 1:13 δεῦρο to now) Adverb Revelation 17:1 Δεῦρο to Come Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular Revelation 21:9 Δεῦρο to Come Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 19:21
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 7
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 John 1 Acts 2 Romans 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
δεῦρο 7x deuro Matthew 19:21, Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22, John 11:43
Δεῦρο 2x Deuro Revelation 17:1, Revelation 21:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Singular 8x Matthew 19:21, Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22, John 11:43
Adverb 1x Romans 1:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Spatial adverb functioning as imperative summons: "come here!" expressing urgent command or invitation.
Strong's G1204
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 1 form 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
here; used also imperative hither!; and of time, hitherto
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 19:21 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο, deuro
come, now, the present
Read verse Mark 10:21 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο, deuro
come, now, the present
Read verse Luke 18:22 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο, deuro
come, now, the present
Read verse John 11:43 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο deuro
come, now, the present
Read verse Acts 7:3 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο deuro
come, now, the present
Read verse Acts 7:34 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
δεῦρο, deuro
come, now, the present
Read verse Romans 1:13 Adverb
δεῦρο), deuro
come, now, the present
Read verse Revelation 17:1 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
Δεῦρο, deuro
come, now, the present
Read verse Revelation 21:9 Verb 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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 9
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 21:9 9×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 8
Voice
active 8
Mood
imperative 8
NT Occurrences
Matthew 19:21 δεῦρο present active imperative imperative Mark 10:21 δεῦρο present active imperative imperative Luke 18:22 δεῦρο present active imperative imperative John 11:43 δεῦρο present active imperative imperative Acts 7:3 δεῦρο present active imperative imperative Acts 7:34 δεῦρο present active imperative imperative Revelation 17:1 Δεῦρο present active imperative imperative Revelation 21:9 Δεῦρο present active imperative imperative
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.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain