What does ἀδελφός · ἥκω mean in the Bible?
ἀδελφός · ἥκω is a Greek phrase meaning "your brother has arrived/come".
Greek · G80, G2240
ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἥκει
A brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like ) · to come/be present
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ἀδελφόςG80a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like )
Pronunciationadelphós
Brother encompasses literal kinship, fellow-nationals, neighbors, and crucially, fellow-Christians in Christian community.
Open lexicon entry →ἥκωG2240to come/be present
Pronunciationhḗkō
Open lexicon entry →What does ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἥκει (ho adelphos sou hēkei) mean in the Bible?
ἀδελφός · ἥκω is a Greek phrase meaning "your brother has arrived/come".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G80, G2240?
G80, G2240 is connected to 342 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. your brother has arrived/come
Source Gloss
your brother has arrived/come
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms342Case patternVocative (111)Number patternPlural (221)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:23 · Matt 10:2 · Matt 10:21 · Matt 12:50 · Matt 18:15 · Matt 18:21 · Matt 22:24 · Mark 3:35 · Mark 6:3 · Mark 12:19 · Mark 13:12 · Luke 15:27 · Luke 15:32 · Luke 17:3 · Luke 20:28 · John 1:4043×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 12:46 · Matt 12:47 · Matt 12:48 · Matt 12:49 · Matt 13:55 · Matt 22:25 · Matt 23:8 · Mark 3:31 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 3:33 · Mark 3:34 · Mark 12:20 · Luke 8:19 · Luke 8:20 · Luke 8:21 · Luke 20:2939×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 20:24 · Matt 25:40 · Luke 21:16 · Acts 1:15 · Acts 3:22 · Acts 7:37 · Acts 10:23 · Acts 14:2 · Acts 15:33 · Acts 15:40 · Acts 16:2 · Acts 28:21 · Rom 9:3 · 1 Cor 16:11 · 1 Cor 16:12 · Phil 1:1421×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 7:3 · Matt 7:5 · Matt 14:3 · Mark 6:17 · Mark 6:18 · Luke 3:1 · Luke 3:19 · Luke 6:41 · Luke 6:42 · John 11:19 · 1 Cor 6:5 · 1 Cor 6:6 · 1 Cor 16:12 · 2 Thess 3:6 · Jas 4:11 · 1 Pet 5:1217×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMatt 28:10 · Acts 1:14 · Acts 7:13 · Acts 11:29 · Acts 12:17 · Acts 15:3 · Acts 15:22 · Acts 15:23 · Acts 18:18 · Rom 8:29 · 1 Cor 15:6 · Eph 6:23 · Col 1:2 · 1 Thess 5:27 · 1 Tim 4:6 · Heb 2:1217×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:22 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 18:35 · Matt 22:24 · Matt 22:25 · Mark 12:19 · Luke 6:42 · Luke 12:13 · Luke 20:28 · Rom 14:13 · 1 Cor 7:14 · Col 4:914×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 4:18 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 10:21 · Matt 17:1 · Matt 18:15 · Mark 1:16 · Mark 1:19 · Mark 3:17 · Mark 5:37 · Mark 13:12 · Luke 6:14 · John 1:41 · Acts 12:2 · Rom 14:10 · 1 Cor 8:13 · 2 Cor 2:1341×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 1:2 · Matt 1:11 · Matt 4:18 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 5:47 · Matt 19:29 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 10:30 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 14:26 · Luke 16:28 · Luke 18:29 · Luke 22:32 · John 20:17 · John 21:23 · Acts 7:2339×
Vocative · Plural · MasculineActs 1:16 · Acts 2:29 · Acts 2:37 · Acts 3:17 · Acts 6:3 · Acts 7:2 · Acts 13:15 · Acts 13:26 · Acts 13:38 · Acts 15:7 · Acts 15:13 · Acts 22:1 · Acts 23:1 · Acts 23:5 · Acts 23:6 · Acts 28:17105×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineLuke 6:42 · Acts 9:17 · Acts 21:20 · Acts 22:13 · Phlm 1:7 · Phlm 1:206×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 27 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future17present7imperfect1perfect1aorist1
Voice
active27
Mood
indicative26subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:11ἥξουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 23:36ἥξειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 24:14ἥξειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 24:50ἥξειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 8:3ἥκασινperfect active indicativeresultantLuke 12:46ἥξειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 13:29ἥξουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 13:35ἥξειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 15:27ἥκειpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 19:43ἥξουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveJohn 2:4ἥκειpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 4:47ἥκειpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 6:37ἥξειfuture active indicativeprospectiveJohn 8:42ἥκωpresent active indicativeongoingActs 28:23ἧκονimperfect active indicativebackgroundRomans 11:26Ἥξειfuture active indicativeprospectiveHebrews 10:37ἥξειfuture active indicativeprospectiveHebrews 10:7ἥκωpresent active indicativeongoingHebrews 10:9ἥκωpresent active indicativeongoing2 Peter 3:10ἥξειfuture active indicativeprospective1 John 5:20ἥκειpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 2:25ἥξωaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveRevelation 3:3ἥξωfuture active indicativeprospectiveRevelation 3:3ἥξωfuture active indicativeprospectiveRevelation 3:9ἥξουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveRevelation 15:4ἥξουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveRevelation 18:8ἥξουσινfuture active indicativeprospective
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
ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἥκει is built from this root: