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Lexicon :: Strong's G2240 - hēkō

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ἥκω
Transliteration
hēkō (Key)
Pronunciation
hay'-ko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:926,306

Strong’s Definitions

ἥκω hḗkō, hay'-ko; a primary verb; to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively):—come.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G2240 in the following manner: come (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G2240 in the following manner: come (27x).

  1. to have come, have arrived, be present

  2. metaph.

    1. to come to one, i.e. to seek an intimacy with one, become his follower: to come upon one (unexpectedly)

    2. to come upon one, of things endured

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἥκω hḗkō, hay'-ko; a primary verb; to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively):—come.
STRONGS G2240:
ἥκω; imperfect ἧκον (Acts 28:23, where L T Tr WH ἦλθον); future ἥξω; 1 aorist ἧξα (Luke 13:35 R G; Revelation 2:25; Revelation 3:9 Rec.); perfect ἧκα (often in the Sept., as Genesis 42:7, 9; Genesis 45:16; [Genesis 47:4]; Joshua 9:12 (7); Job 16:22, etc.; in the N. T. once, Mark 8:3 Rst L T Tr text, see, WHs Appendix, p. 169; the older and more elegant writers [Aeschylus, Herodotus, Thucydides, others] use only the present imperfect and future; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 743f; Bttm. Ausf. Spr. ii. 205; [Veitch, under the word]; Winers Grammar, 87 (83); [Buttmann, 59 (51)]); Sept. for בּוא; to have come, have arrived, be present [Winers Grammar, 274 (258); Buttmann, 203 (176]); hence, imperfect with force of pluperfect (cf. Matthiae, ii., p. 1136; Krüger, § 53, 1, 4): absolutely of persons, Matthew 24:50; Mark 8:3; Luke 12:46; Luke 15:27; John 8:42; Hebrews 10:7, 9, 37; 1 John 5:20; Revelation 2:25; Revelation 3:9; Revelation 15:4; followed by ἀπό with the genitive of place, Matthew 8:11; Luke 13:29; by ἐκ with the genitive of place, Romans 11:26; with addition of εἰς with accusative of place, John 4:47; μακρόθεν, Mark 8:3; πρός τινα, Acts 28:23 Rec.; metaphorically, to come to one i. e. seek an intimacy with one, become his follower: John 6:37; ἐπί τινα, to come upon one (unexpectedly), Revelation 3:3. of time and events: absolutely, Matthew 24:14; John 2:4; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 18:8; ἕως ἄν ἥξῃ [L T WH Tr in brackets ἥξει; see above and Buttmann, 231 (199)] (namely, ὁ καιρός), ὅτε εἴπητε, Luke 13:35; ἐπί τινα, metaphorically, to come upon one, of things to be endured (as evils, calamitous times): Matthew 23:36; Luke 19:43. [Compare: ἀν-, καθήκω.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
42:7; 42:9; 45:16; 47:4
Joshua
9:12
Job
16:22
Matthew
8:11; 23:36; 24:14; 24:50
Mark
8:3; 8:3; 8:3
Luke
12:46; 13:29; 13:35; 13:35; 15:27; 19:43
John
2:4; 4:47; 6:37; 8:42
Acts
28:23; 28:23
Romans
11:26
Hebrews
10:7; 10:9; 10:37
2 Peter
3:10
1 John
5:20
Revelation
2:25; 2:25; 3:3; 3:9; 3:9; 15:4; 18:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2240 matches the Greek ἥκω (hēkō),
which occurs 219 times in 210 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 5 (Gen 6:13–2Sa 3:23)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:13 - And the Lord God said to Noe, [fn]A period of all men is come before me; because the earth has been filled with iniquity by them, and, behold, I destroy them and the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:10 - And he said, [fn] I will return and come to thee according to this period seasonably, and Sarrha thy wife shall have a son; and Sarrha heard at the door of the tent, being behind him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:30 - But there shall come seven years of famine after these, and they shall forget the plenty that shall be in all Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, and estranged himself from them, and spoke hard words to them; and said to them, Whence are ye come? And they said, Out of the land of Chanaan, to buy food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:9 - And Joseph remembered his dream, which he saw; and he said to them, Ye are spies; to observe the marks of the land are ye come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:16 - And the report was carried into the house of Pharao, saying, Joseph's brethren are come; and Pharao was glad, and his household.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:18 - And take up your father, and your possessions, and come to me; and I will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and ye shall eat the marrow of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:31 - And Joseph said to his brethren, I will go up and tell Pharao, and will say to him, My brethren, and my father's house, who were in the land of Chanaan, are come to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4 - And they said to Pharao, We are come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for the flocks of thy servants, for the famine has prevailed in the land of Chanaan; now then, [fn]we will dwell in the land of Gesem. And Pharao said to Joseph, Let them dwell in the land of Gesem; and if thou knowest that there are among them able men, make them overseers of my cattle. So Jacob and his sons came into Egypt, to Joseph; and Pharao, king of Egypt, heard of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5 - And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father, and thy brethren, are come to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:9 - And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me, and I have seen the affliction with which the Egyptians afflict them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:23 - If thou wilt do this thing, God shall strengthen thee, and thou shalt be able to attend, and all this people shall come with peace into [fn]their own place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:24 - Ye shall make to me an altar of earth; and upon it ye shall sacrifice your whole burnt-offerings, and your peace-offerings, and your sheep and your calves in every place, where I shall record my name; and I will come to thee and bless thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:9 - And if a man have a plague of leprosy, then he shall come to the priest;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:35 - then the owner of the house shall come and report to the priest, saying, I have seen as it were a plague in the house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36 - And when Balac heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, to a city of Moab, which is on the borders of Arnon, which is on the extreme part of the borders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:38 - And Balaam said to Balac, Behold, I am now come to thee: shall I be able to say anything? the word which God shall put into my mouth, that I shall speak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:9 - For hitherto ye have not arrived at the rest and the inheritance, which the Lord our God gives you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:26 - But thou shalt take thy holy things, if thou hast any, and thy vowed-offerings, and come to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to have his name named upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:2 - and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and shall find thee. If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:17 - They sacrificed to devils, and not to God; to gods whom they knew not: new and fresh gods came in, whom their fathers knew not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:2 - And he said, The Lord is come from Sina, and has appeared from Seir to us, and has hasted out of the mount of Pharan, with the ten thousands of [fn]Cades; on his right hand were his angels with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:3 - And the king of Jericho sent and spoke to Raab, saying, Bring out the men that entered into thine house this night; for they are come to spy out the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:6 - And they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel to Galgala, and said to Joshua and Israel, We are come from a far land: now then make a covenant with us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:9 - And they said, Thy servants are come from a very far country in the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard his name, and all that he did in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:15 - And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon us which the Lord spoke concerning you, so the Lord God will bring upon you all the evil things, until he shall have destroyed you from off this good land, which the Lord has given you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:12 - And Jephthae sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have I to do with thee, that thou hast come against me to fight in my land?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:2 - And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, Sampson is come hither: and they compassed him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till the dawn appear, and we will slay him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:10 - And whensoever ye shall go, ye shall come in upon a people secure, and the land is extensive, for God has given it into your hand; a place where there is no want of [fn]anything that the earth affords.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:34 - And this which shall come upon thy two sons Ophni and Phinees shall be a sign to thee; in one day they shall both die.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:36 - And it shall come to pass that he that survives in thy house, shall come to do obeisance before him for a little piece of silver, [fn]saying, [fn]Put me into one of thy priests' offices to eat bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:6 - And the Philistines heard the cry, and the Philistines said, What is this great cry in the camp of the Hebrews: and they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:7 - And the Philistines feared, and said, These are the Gods that are come to them into the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:16 - And Heli said to them that stood round about him, What is the voice of this sound? And the man hasted and advanced to Heli, and said to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the battle to-day: and Heli said, What is the event, my son?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:12 - And the virgins answered them, and they say to them, He is: behold, he is before you: now he is coming to the city, because of the day, for to-day there is a sacrifice for the people in Bama.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:3 - And thou shalt depart thence, and shalt go beyond that as far as the oak of Thabor, and thou shalt find there three men going up to God to Bæthel, one bearing three kids, and another bearing three vessels of bread, and another bearing a bottle of wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:7 - And it shall come to pass when these signs shall come upon thee,—then do thou whatsoever thy hand shall find, because God is with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:12 - And Samuel rose early and went to meet Israel in the morning, and it was told [fn]Saul, [fn]saying, Samuel has come to Carmel, and he has [fn]raised up help for himself: and he turned his chariot, and came down to Galgala to Saul; and, behold, he was offering up a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord, the chief of the spoils which he brought out of Amalec.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:2 - And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and slay me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in thine hand and thou shalt say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:5 - And he said, [fn]Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and rejoice with me this day: and he sanctified Jessæ and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:19 - And thou shalt [fn]stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of thy business, and thou shalt wait by that [fn]ergab.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:5 - And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and thou shalt enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and dwelt in the city of Saric.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:7 - And it was told Saul that David was come to Keila: and Saul said, God has sold him into my hands, for he is shut up, having entered into a city that has gates and bars.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:8 - Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Let then thy servants find grace in thine eyes, for we are come on a good day; give, we pray thee, whatsoever thy hand may find, to thy son David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:3 - And Saul encamped in the hill of Echela in front of Jessemon, by the way, and David dwelt in the wilderness: and David saw that Saul [fn]came after him into the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:4 - And David sent spies, and ascertained that Saul was come prepared out of Keila.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:6 - And Anchus called David, and said to him, As the Lord lives, thou art right and approved in my eyes, and so is thy going out and thy coming in with me in the army, and I have not found any evil to charge against thee from the day that thou camest to me until this day: but thou art not approved in the eyes of the lords.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9 - And Anchus answered David, I know that thou art good in my eyes, [fn]but the lords of the Philistines say, He shall not come with us to the war.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:10 - Now then rise up early in the morning, thou and the servants of thy lord that are come with thee, and go to the place where I appointed you, and entertain no evil thought in thy heart, for thou art good in my sight: and rise early for your journey [fn]when it is light, and depart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:23 - And Joab and all his army came, and it was reported to Joab, saying, Abenner the son of Ner is come to David, and David has let him go, and he has departed in peace.

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