ἥκω hēkō

Greek word for “to come/be present” · Strong’s G2240 · used 26 times in 25 verses

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Meaning

ἥκω; pf. with present meaning (hence imperfect = plpf.), to have come, be present:, (late pf., ἧκα, see Swete, in l;

How it is translated

Glosses given for hēkō in context, with how often each is used:

• will come 16
• come 3
• have come 2
• time will come 1
• had come 1
• here 1
• have come — 1
• may come 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Hebrews 10 (3), Matthew 24 (2), Luke 13 (2), Revelation 3 (2), Matthew 8 (1), Matthew 23 (1), Mark 8 (1), Luke 12 (1), Luke 15 (1), Luke 19 (1)

Forms

• ἥξει 9
• ἥξουσιν 6
• ἥκει 4
• ἥκω 3
• ἥξω 3
• ἥκασιν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hēkō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• γινώσκω ginōskō “to know” 5
• ὥρα hōra “hour” 4
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 5
• ἰδού idou “look!” 4
• δυσμή dusmē “west” 2
• ἀνακλίνω anaklinō “to recline” 2
• ἀνατολή anatolē “east” 2
• προσδοκάω prosdokaō “to look for” 2
• κλέπτης kleptēs “thief” 2
• βασιλεία basileia “kingdom” 3
• τότε tote “then” 3
• Ἰακώβ Iakōb “Jacob” 2

Key verses

The verses using hēkō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 8:11 — And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 24:14 — And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
• Luke 19:43 — For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
• John 6:37 — All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
• John 8:42 — Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
• Romans 11:26 — And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
• 2 Peter 3:10 — But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with…
• 1 John 5:20 — And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son…
• Revelation 3:3 — Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou…
• Revelation 3:9 — Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy…
• Revelation 15:4 — Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made…
• Revelation 18:8 — Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.