Greek · G5348, G1909 · unreviewed

ἔφθασεν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς

To precede/arrive · upon/to/against

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φθάνω G5348 to precede/arrive
Pronunciation phthánō
To arrive or come before; in NT often means the kingdom of God reaching/arriving upon people.
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ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against
Pronunciation epí
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What does ἔφθασεν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς (ephthasen eph' hymas) mean in the Bible?

φθάνω · ἐπί is a Greek word meaning "has come upon, has arrived upon".

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Meaning

has come upon, has arrived upon
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality
Aorist Active Matt 12:28 · Luke 11:20 · Rom 9:31 · 1 Thess 2:16 · 2 Cor 10:14 · Phil 3:16
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose
Aorist Active 1 Thess 4:15
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 6 subjunctive 1
Tense
aorist 7
Voice
active 7
Mood
indicative 6 subjunctive 1

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.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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