Greek verb · G4334
προσέρχομαι
proserchomaipros-er'-khom-ahee
to come near/agree
86 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: prosérchomai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4334is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 20spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4334
to approach, i.e. (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to
The King James renders it: (as soon as he) come (unto), come thereunto, consent, draw near, go (near, to, unto).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
proserchomai is rendered "to come near/agree". It stands 86 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Fifty-one of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 4:3The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
- The Greek text spells it twenty different ways.
The first use
The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
Matthew 4:3προσελθὼν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- came18
- having come16
- having come to11
- having come up5
- having gone4
- drawing near3
- having approached3
- having come near3
- came to2
- come2
- he came2
- they came2
and 14 more, 86 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| προσεύχομαι | proseuchomai | to pray | Uses85 |
| πρόσωπον | prosopon | face | Uses75 |
| προσκυνέω | proskyneo | to worship | Uses60 |
| προσφέρω | prosphero | to bring to | Uses47 |
| προσευχή | proseuche | prayer | Uses35 |
| προσκαλέομαι | proskaleomai | to call to/summon | Uses28 |
| προσέχω | prosecho | to watch out | Uses24 |
| προστίθημι | prostithemi | to add (to) | Uses18 |
| προσδοκάω | prosdokao | to look for | Uses16 |
| προσδέχομαι | prosdechomai | to wait for/welcome | Uses14 |
| προσλαμβάνω | proslambano | to take | Uses12 |
| προσκαρτερέω | proskartereo | to continue in/with | Uses10 |
and 56 more on the stem.
All 86, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
20 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- προσελθὼν23
- προσελθόντες17
- προσῆλθον15
- προσῆλθεν8
- προσεληλύθατε2
- προσελθοῦσα2
- προσερχόμενοι2
- προσερχομένου2
- προσερχομένους2
- προσέρχονται2
- προσερχώμεθα2
- πρόσελθε1
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular23V-2AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural17V-2AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural17V-2AAP-NPM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular8V-2AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2V-2AAP-NSF
- verb · perfect active, indicative · 2nd person plural2V-2RAI-2P
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-PNI-3P
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural2V-PNP-APM
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular2V-PNP-GSM
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PNP-NPM
- verb · present middle or passive form, subjunctive · 1st person plural2V-PNS-1P
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular1V-2AAM-2S
Matthew
fifty-one uses
The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come
Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
- προσῆλθανproselthanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they came
Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come near
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
- προσῆλθενproselthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: came
And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come to
The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come to
At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
- προσέρχονταιproserchontaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: come
Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
- προσελθοῦσαproselthousaverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: having come up
After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come
The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having come to
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come
When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they came
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
- προσέρχονταιproserchontaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: come
Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come near
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come to
Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having approached
Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
- προσῆλθενproselthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he came
When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
- προσῆλθενproselthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: came
Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come
After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
- προσῆλθενproselthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: came
The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come
Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having come
That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came to
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came to
The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come
The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’
- Προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having come
Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having come
a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
- προσῆλθενproselthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: came
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come up
“Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come to
But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
- προσελθόντωνproselthontonverb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: having come forward as
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come forward
Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
- προσῆλθενproselthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: came
After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come to
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having gone
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come
Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
- προσελθοῦσαιproselthousaiverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: having come to
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come to
Mark
five uses
So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come to
By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come
Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come to
Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come up
Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come up
Luke
ten uses
Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come up
The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having come to
She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
- προσελθοῦσαproselthousaverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: having come
As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come
Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
- προσερχομένουproserchomenouverb · present middle or passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: when is coming near
He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having approached
At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
- προσῆλθάνproselthanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came near
Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
- Προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having approached
The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
- προσερχόμενοιproserchomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: coming near
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having gone
John
one use
They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
- προσῆλθονproselthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
Acts
ten uses
When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
- προσερχομένουproserchomenouverb · present middle or passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: When is approaching
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
- πρόσελθεproseltheverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do go near
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having gone
He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
- προσέρχεσθαιproserchesthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to come near
He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
- προσῆλθενproselthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: came
There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
- προσῆλθενproselthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he came
On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having gone
The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
- προσελθὼνproselthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having come near
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
- προσελθόντεςproselthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come
After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
- προσήρχοντοproserchontoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were coming
1 Timothy
one use
If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
- προσέρχεταιproserchetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he draws near
Hebrews
seven uses
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- προσερχώμεθαproserchomethaverb · present middle or passive form, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: We may come
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- προσερχομένουςproserchomenousverb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: drawing near
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
- προσερχομένουςproserchomenousverb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: drawing near
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- προσερχώμεθαproserchomethaverb · present middle or passive form, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: we may draw near
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
- προσερχόμενονproserchomenonverb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: drawing near
For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
- προσεληλύθατεproseleluthateverb · perfect active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you have come to
Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
- προσεληλύθατεproseleluthateverb · perfect active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you have come to
1 Peter
one use
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
- προσερχόμενοιproserchomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: coming
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
