What does αἰών · ἔρχομαι mean in the Bible?
αἰών · ἔρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "coming age".
Greek · G165, G2064
αἰῶνι τῷ ἐρχομένῳ
An age: age · to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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αἰώνG165an age: age
Pronunciationaiṓn
An age or era; theologically, either the present evil age or the future eternal age to come.
Open lexicon entry →ἔρχομαιG2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciationérchomai
Movement with emphasis on arrival or outcome; distinct from πορεύομαι's focus on the journey itself.
Open lexicon entry →What does αἰῶνι τῷ ἐρχομένῳ (aiōni tō erchomenō) mean in the Bible?
αἰών · ἔρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "coming age".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G165, G2064?
G165, G2064 is connected to 122 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. coming age
Source Gloss
coming age
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms122Case patternAccusative (60)Number patternSingular (64)
Genitive · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 2:7 · 1 Cor 10:11 · Gal 1:5 · Eph 3:9 · Eph 3:11 · Eph 3:21 · Phil 4:20 · Col 1:26 · 1 Tim 1:17 · 2 Tim 4:18 · Heb 9:26 · 1 Pet 4:11 · 1 Pet 5:11 · Rev 1:6 · Rev 1:18 · Rev 4:928×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 13:22 · Matt 13:39 · Matt 13:40 · Matt 13:49 · Matt 24:3 · Matt 28:20 · Mark 4:19 · Luke 1:70 · Luke 16:8 · Luke 20:34 · Luke 20:35 · John 9:32 · Acts 3:21 · Acts 15:18 · 1 Cor 1:20 · 1 Cor 2:625×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 12:32 · Mark 10:30 · Luke 18:30 · Rom 12:2 · 1 Cor 3:18 · Eph 1:21 · 1 Tim 6:17 · Titus 2:128×
Dative · Plural · MasculineEph 2:71×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 21:19 · Mark 3:29 · Mark 11:14 · Luke 1:55 · John 4:14 · John 6:51 · John 6:58 · John 8:35 · John 8:51 · John 8:52 · John 10:28 · John 11:26 · John 12:34 · John 13:8 · John 14:16 · 1 Cor 8:1331×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 1:33 · Rom 1:25 · Rom 9:5 · Rom 11:36 · 2 Cor 11:31 · Gal 1:5 · Phil 4:20 · 1 Tim 1:17 · 2 Tim 4:18 · Heb 1:2 · Heb 11:3 · Heb 13:8 · Heb 13:21 · 1 Pet 4:11 · 1 Pet 5:11 · Jude 1:2529×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 628 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist356present216future21perfect20imperfect8pluperfect7
Voice
active383middle245
Mood
indicative354participle156infinitive51subjunctive47imperative20
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:11ἐλθόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:2ἤλθομενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 2:23ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:8ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:9ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 3:11ἐρχόμενοςpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 3:14ἔρχῃpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 3:16ἐρχόμενονpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 3:7ἐρχομένουςpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 4:13ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 5:17ἦλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:17ἦλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:24ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 6:10ἐλθέτωaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 7:15ἔρχονταιpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 7:25ἦλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 7:27ἦλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 8:14ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 8:28ἐλθόντοςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 8:29ἦλθεςaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 8:7ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 8:9Ἔρχουpresent middle imperativeimperativeMatthew 8:9ἔρχεταιpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 9:1ἦλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 9:10ἐλθόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:13ἦλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 9:15ἐλεύσονταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 9:18ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:18ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:23ἐλθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:28ἐλθόντιaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 10:13ἐλθάτωaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 10:23ἔλθῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 10:34ἦλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 10:34ἦλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 10:35ἦλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 11:14ἔρχεσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 11:18ἦλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 11:19ἦλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 11:3ἐρχόμενοςpresent middle participleparticiple+588 more occurrences
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
αἰῶνι τῷ ἐρχομένῳ is built from this root:
ἀείG104