What does ἐφικνέομαι (ephiknéomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐφικνέομαι (ephiknéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to reach".
Greek · G2185
ἐφικνέομαι
To reach
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ἐφικνέομαιG2185
Pronunciationephiknéomai
What does ἐφικνέομαι (ephiknéomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐφικνέομαι (ephiknéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to reach".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2185?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include that reaches (1), we had not come (1).
Where does ἐφικνέομαι (ephiknéomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 10:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthat reaches1×2 Corinthians 10:13
we had not come1×2 Corinthians 10:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Corinthians 10:13
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
2 Corinthians2
Source forms
ἐφικέσθαι1xephikesthai2 Corinthians 10:13
ἐφικνούμενοι1xephiknoumenoi2 Corinthians 10:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle1x2 Corinthians 10:13
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1x2 Corinthians 10:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to reach
Strong'sG2185
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to reach
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 10:13Verb Second Aorist Middle Deponent Infinitive
ἐφικέσθαιefikesqai
I come to, reach as far as
Read verse2 Corinthians 10:14Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐφικνούμενοιefiknoumenoi
I come to, reach as far as
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 groups2Aligned forms2TensesAorist, PresentVoicesMiddle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist Middle2 Cor 10:131×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present Middle2 Cor 10:141×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1present1
Voice
middle2
Mood
infinitive1participle1
NT 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
ἐφικνέομαι is built from these roots: