Greek core word #29 · verb · 631 times in the New Testament
ἔρχομαι
ER-ko-maiἔρχομαι, ἐλεύσομαι, ἦλθον, ἐλήλυθα, —, — — come, go
- Deponent in the present, imperfect and future ἐλεύσομαι (middle forms, active meaning); suppletive aorist ἦλθον and perfect ἐλήλυθα are active.
- 2nd aorist imperative ἐλθέ is oxytone; NT also has 1st-aorist endings: ἦλθαν, ἤλθαμεν, ἤλθατε, ἐλθάτω.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Present middle/passive
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἔρχομαι | ἔρχωμαι | ἐρχοίμην | |
| 2 sg | ἔρχῃ | ἔρχῃ | ἔρχοιο | ἔρχου |
| 3 sg | ἔρχεται | ἔρχηται | ἔρχοιτο | ἐρχέσθω |
| 1 pl | ἐρχόμεθα | ἐρχώμεθα | ἐρχοίμεθα | |
| 2 pl | ἔρχεσθε | ἔρχησθε | ἔρχοισθε | ἔρχεσθε |
| 3 pl | ἔρχονται | ἔρχωνται | ἔρχοιντο | ἐρχέσθωσαν |
Infinitive: ἔρχεσθαι
Participle: ἐρχόμενος, ἐρχομένη, ἐρχόμενον (gen. ἐρχομένου)
Imperfect middle/passive
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἠρχόμην |
| 2 sg | ἤρχου |
| 3 sg | ἤρχετο |
| 1 pl | ἠρχόμεθα |
| 2 pl | ἤρχεσθε |
| 3 pl | ἤρχοντο |
Future middle
| Indicative | Optative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἐλεύσομαι | ἐλευσοίμην |
| 2 sg | ἐλεύσῃ | ἐλεύσοιο |
| 3 sg | ἐλεύσεται | ἐλεύσοιτο |
| 1 pl | ἐλευσόμεθα | ἐλευσοίμεθα |
| 2 pl | ἐλεύσεσθε | ἐλεύσοισθε |
| 3 pl | ἐλεύσονται | ἐλεύσοιντο |
Infinitive: ἐλεύσεσθαι
Participle: ἐλευσόμενος, ἐλευσομένη, ἐλευσόμενον (gen. ἐλευσομένου)
Aorist active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἦλθον | ἔλθω | ἔλθοιμι | |
| 2 sg | ἦλθες | ἔλθῃς | ἔλθοις | ἐλθέ |
| 3 sg | ἦλθε(ν) | ἔλθῃ | ἔλθοι | ἐλθέτω / ἐλθάτω |
| 1 pl | ἤλθομεν / ἤλθαμεν | ἔλθωμεν | ἔλθοιμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἤλθετε / ἤλθατε | ἔλθητε | ἔλθοιτε | ἔλθετε |
| 3 pl | ἦλθον / ἦλθαν | ἔλθωσι(ν) | ἔλθοιεν | ἐλθέτωσαν |
Infinitive: ἐλθεῖν
Participle: ἐλθών, ἐλθοῦσα, ἐλθόν (gen. ἐλθόντος)
Perfect active
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἐλήλυθα |
| 2 sg | ἐλήλυθας |
| 3 sg | ἐλήλυθε(ν) |
| 1 pl | ἐληλύθαμεν |
| 2 pl | ἐληλύθατε |
| 3 pl | ἐληλύθασι(ν) |
Infinitive: ἐληλυθέναι
Participle: ἐληλυθώς, ἐληλυθυῖα, ἐληλυθός (gen. ἐληλυθότος)
Pluperfect active
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἐληλύθειν |
| 2 sg | ἐληλύθεις |
| 3 sg | ἐληλύθει(ν) |
| 1 pl | ἐληλύθειμεν |
| 2 pl | ἐληλύθειτε |
| 3 pl | ἐληλύθεισαν |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 9, Mark 1:29.
Explained in the notes of 13 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 228 · open the PDF here