What does πότε · ἔρχομαι · βασιλεία · θεός mean in the Bible?
πότε · ἔρχομαι · βασιλεία · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "when the kingdom of God is coming".
Greek · G4219, G2064, G932, G2316
πότε ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ
Interrogative adverb, at what time · to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) · kingdom · God
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πότεG4219interrogative adverb, at what time
Pronunciationpóte
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 →βασιλείαG932kingdom
Pronunciationbasileía
Open lexicon entry →θεόςG2316God
Pronunciationtheós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
Open lexicon entry →What does πότε ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ (pote erchetai hē basileia tou theou) mean in the Bible?
πότε · ἔρχομαι · βασιλεία · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "when the kingdom of God is coming".
Full entry for πότε ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ (G4219, G2064, G932, G2316) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4219, G2064, G932, G2316?
G4219, G2064, G932, G2316 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. when the kingdom of God is coming
Source Gloss
when the kingdom of God is coming
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms19
Matt 17:17 · Matt 24:3 · Matt 25:37 · Matt 25:38 · Matt 25:39 · Matt 25:44 · Mark 9:19 · Mark 13:4 · Mark 13:33 · Mark 13:35 · Luke 9:41 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 17:20 · Luke 21:7 · John 6:25 · John 10:2419×
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
πότε ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ is built from these roots: