What does ἐπέρχομαι (epérchomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπέρχομαι (epérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to arrive/invade".
Greek · G1904
ἐπέρχομαι
To arrive/invade
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ἐπέρχομαι G1904
Pronunciation epérchomai
What does ἐπέρχομαι (epérchomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπέρχομαι (epérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to arrive/invade".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1904?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include arrived (1), attacks (1), comes (1), coming (1), does not happen [to you] (1).
Where does ἐπέρχομαι (epérchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Luke (4), Ephesians (1), James (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 arrived 1× Acts 14:19
attacks 1× Luke 11:22
comes 1× Acts 1:8
coming 1× Ephesians 2:7
does not happen [to you] 1× Acts 13:40
is coming 1× Luke 21:26
it will come 1× Luke 21:35
may happen 1× Acts 8:24
to come 1× James 5:1
will come 1× Luke 1:35
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 1:35 ἐπελεύσεται to will come Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Luke 11:22 ἐπελθὼν to attacks Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 21:26 ἐπερχομένων to is coming Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural Luke 21:35 ἐπεισελεύσεται to it will come Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Acts 1:8 ἐπελθόντος to comes Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular Acts 8:24 ἐπέλθῃ to may happen Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 13:40 ἐπέλθῃ to does not happen [to you] Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 14:19 Ἐπῆλθαν to arrived Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Ephesians 2:7 ἐπερχομένοις to coming Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural James 5:1 ἐπερχομέναις to to come Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:35
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 4
Luke 4 Acts 4 Ephesians 1 James 1
Source forms
ἐπέλθῃ 2x epelthē Acts 8:24, Acts 13:40
ἐπεισελεύσεται 1x epeiseleusetai Luke 21:35
ἐπελεύσεται 1x epeleusetai Luke 1:35
ἐπελθόντος 1x epelthontos Acts 1:8
ἐπελθὼν 1x epelthōn Luke 11:22
ἐπερχομέναις 1x eperchomenais James 5:1
ἐπερχομένοις 1x eperchomenois Ephesians 2:7
ἐπερχομένων 1x eperchomenōn Luke 21:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Acts 8:24, Acts 13:40
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 1:35, Luke 21:35
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 14:19
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Acts 1:8
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 11:22
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Plural 1x James 5:1
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Ephesians 2:7
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Luke 21:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to arrive/invade
Strong's G1904
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 3 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to arrive/invade
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:35 Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐπελεύσεται epeleusetai
I approach, overtake, attack
Read verse Luke 11:22 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐπελθὼν epelqwn
I approach, overtake, attack
Read verse Luke 21:26 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Plural Neuter
ἐπερχομένων epercomenwn
I approach, overtake, attack
Read verse Luke 21:35 Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐπελεύσεται epeleusetai
I approach, overtake, attack
Read verse Acts 1:8 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Neuter
ἐπελθόντος epelqontov
I approach, overtake, attack
Read verse Acts 8:24 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐπέλθῃ epelqh
I approach, overtake, attack
Read verse Acts 13:40 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐπέλθῃ epelqh
I approach, overtake, attack
Read verse Acts 14:19 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
Ἐπῆλθον ephlqon
I approach, overtake, attack
Read verse Ephesians 2:7 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Dative Plural Masculine
ἐπερχομένοις epercomenoiv
I approach, overtake, attack
Read verse James 5:1 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Dative Plural Feminine
ἐπερχομέναις. epercomenaiv
I approach, overtake, attack
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present Voices Active, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active Acts 8:24 · Acts 13:40 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Middle Luke 1:35 1×
Aorist Active Acts 14:19 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Middle Luke 21:26 · Eph 2:7 · Jas 5:1 3×
Aorist Active Luke 11:22 · Acts 1:8 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 3 future 2
Voice
active 5 middle 5
Mood
participle 5 indicative 3 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Luke 1:35 ἐπελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Luke 11:22 ἐπελθὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 21:26 ἐπερχομένων present middle participle participle Luke 21:35 ἐπεισελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Acts 1:8 ἐπελθόντος aorist active participle participle Acts 8:24 ἐπέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 13:40 ἐπέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 14:19 Ἐπῆλθαν aorist active indicative completed Ephesians 2:7 ἐπερχομένοις present middle participle participle James 5:1 ἐπερχομέναις present middle participle participle
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
ἐπέρχομαι is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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