Greek · G2064, G5315, G740 · unreviewed
ἐλθεῖν ... φαγεῖν ἄρτον
To come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) · to eat (literally or figuratively) · bread (as raised) or a loaf
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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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φάγω G5315 to eat (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation phágō
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ἄρτος G740 bread (as raised) or a loaf
Pronunciation ártos
Staple food source representing sustenance, or metaphorically Christ as life-giving spiritual nourishment in John 6.
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What does ἐλθεῖν ... φαγεῖν ἄρτον (elthein ... phagein arton) mean in the Bible?
ἔρχομαι · φάγω · ἄρτος is a Greek word meaning "went to eat bread".
Full entry for ἐλθεῖν ... φαγεῖν ἄρτον (G2064, G5315, G740) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
went to eat bread
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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
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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 Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain