Greek · Strong's G2185
ἐφικνέομαι
ephikneomaief-ik-neh'-om-ahee
to arrive upon, i.e. extend to
1890 spelling: ephiknéomai
- ε5
- φ500
- ι10
- κ20
- ν50
- ε5
- ο70
- μ40
- α1
- ι10
Isopsephy 711
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to arrive upon, i.e. extend to
Rendered in the KJV as
reach.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἐφικέσθαι1
- ἐφικνούμενοι1
How it is rendered · 2
- reaching1
- to reach1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-2ADN · 1
- V-PNP-NPM · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 10:13ἐφικέσθαιephikesthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.here: to reach
- 2 Corinthians 10:14ἐφικνούμενοιephiknoumenoiverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWe are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.here: reaching