What does ἔρχομαι · ἐπί · γῆ mean in the Bible?
ἔρχομαι · ἐπί · γῆ is a Greek phrase meaning "to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)".
Greek · G2064, G1909, G1093
ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν
To come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) · upon/to/against · earth: soil
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ἔρχομαι G2064 to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation érchomai
Movement with emphasis on arrival or outcome; distinct from πορεύομαι's focus on the journey itself.
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ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against
Pronunciation epí
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γῆ G1093 earth: soil
Pronunciation gē
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What does ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν (elthon epi ten gen) mean in the Bible?
ἔρχομαι · ἐπί · γῆ is a Greek phrase meaning "to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2064, G1909, G1093?
G2064, G1909, G1093 is connected to 631 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Source Gloss
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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 5 Aligned forms 631 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future, Perfect, Pluperfect, Imperfect Voices Middle, Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 355×
Aorist Active Matt 9:1 · Matt 11:18 · Matt 11:19 · Matt 12:9 · Matt 12:42 · Matt 13:25 · Matt 13:36 · Matt 14:25 · Matt 14:29 · Matt 15:29 · Matt 15:39 · Matt 17:12 · Matt 19:1 · Matt 20:28 · Matt 21:19 · Matt 21:32 170×
Present Middle Matt 8:9 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 17:11 · Matt 18:7 · Matt 21:5 · Matt 24:42 · Matt 24:43 · Matt 24:44 · Matt 25:19 · Matt 26:36 · Matt 26:40 · Matt 26:45 · Matt 27:49 · Mark 1:7 · Mark 1:40 · Mark 3:20 131×
Future Middle Matt 9:15 · Matt 24:5 · Mark 2:20 · Mark 13:6 · Luke 5:35 · Luke 17:22 · Luke 21:6 · Luke 21:8 · John 11:48 · 2 Pet 3:3 · Rom 9:9 · Rom 15:29 · 1 Cor 4:19 · 1 Cor 16:5 · 2 Cor 12:1 · Phil 2:24 21×
Perfect Active Mark 9:13 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 7:34 · John 3:19 · John 12:23 · John 16:32 · John 17:1 · Phil 1:12 · Luke 5:32 · John 5:43 · John 7:28 · John 8:42 · John 12:46 · John 16:28 · John 18:37 · John 3:2 17×
Imperfect Middle Mark 1:45 · John 4:30 · John 19:3 · John 20:3 · Acts 19:18 · Mark 2:13 · Luke 18:3 · John 11:29 · Acts 9:17 9×
Pluperfect Active John 6:17 · John 7:30 · John 8:20 · John 11:30 · Acts 8:27 · Acts 9:21 · John 11:19 7×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 158×
Aorist Active Matt 2:8 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 4:13 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 8:7 · Matt 8:14 · Matt 9:18 · Matt 9:23 · Matt 13:54 · Matt 16:13 · Matt 24:46 · Matt 25:27 · Matt 26:43 · Mark 5:23 · Mark 9:12 94×
Present Middle Matt 3:11 · Matt 11:3 · Matt 21:9 · Matt 23:39 · Mark 11:9 · Luke 6:47 · Luke 7:19 · Luke 7:20 · Luke 13:35 · Luke 15:25 · Luke 19:38 · John 1:15 · John 1:27 · John 3:31 · John 6:14 · John 6:35 60×
Perfect Active Acts 18:2 · 1 John 4:2 · Mark 9:1 · Luke 5:17 4×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 51×
Aorist Active Matt 13:32 · Matt 14:28 · Matt 16:24 · Matt 17:10 · Matt 18:7 · Matt 19:14 · Matt 22:3 · Mark 8:34 · Mark 9:11 · Luke 7:7 · Luke 14:1 · Luke 14:20 · Luke 17:1 · John 5:40 · John 6:44 · John 6:65 42×
Present Middle Matt 11:14 · Matt 16:27 · Mark 10:14 · Luke 9:23 · Luke 10:1 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 18:16 · John 6:15 · Rev 3:10 9×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 47×
Aorist Active Matt 10:23 · Matt 21:40 · Matt 23:35 · Matt 25:31 · Mark 4:22 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 1:43 · Luke 8:17 · Luke 9:26 · Luke 12:38 · Luke 14:10 · Luke 22:18 · John 4:25 · John 5:43 · John 7:31 · John 11:56 45×
Present Middle John 7:27 · Heb 13:23 2×
Imperative command or strong request 20×
Present Middle Matt 8:9 · Luke 7:8 · John 1:46 · John 11:34 · Rev 6:1 · Rev 6:3 · Rev 6:5 · Rev 6:7 · Rev 22:17 · Rev 22:20 · Luke 14:17 · John 1:39 · John 7:37 15×
Aorist Active Matt 6:10 · Matt 10:13 · Luke 11:2 · Matt 14:29 · John 4:16 5×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 628 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 356 present 216 future 21 perfect 20 imperfect 8 pluperfect 7
Voice
active 383 middle 245
Mood
indicative 354 participle 156 infinitive 51 subjunctive 47 imperative 20
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:11 ἐλθόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:2 ἤλθομεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:23 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:8 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:9 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 3:11 ἐρχόμενος present middle participle participle Matthew 3:14 ἔρχῃ present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 3:16 ἐρχόμενον present middle participle participle Matthew 3:7 ἐρχομένους present middle participle participle Matthew 4:13 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:17 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:17 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:24 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 6:10 ἐλθέτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:15 ἔρχονται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 7:25 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:27 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:14 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:28 ἐλθόντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:29 ἦλθες aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:7 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ἔρχου present middle imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ἔρχεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 9:1 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:10 ἐλθόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:13 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:15 ἐλεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 9:18 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:18 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:23 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:28 ἐλθόντι aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:13 ἐλθάτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 10:23 ἔλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:34 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:34 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:35 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:14 ἔρχεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Matthew 11:18 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:19 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:3 ἐρχόμενος present middle participle participle
+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
ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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