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ἨΡΧΕΤΟ, ἠρχετο

ĒRCHETO, ērcheto

Sounds Like: ER-kheh-toh

Translations: was coming, came, was going, went

From the root: ΕΡΧΟΜΑΙ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the imperfect indicative form of the verb 'ἔρχομαι' (erchomai), meaning 'to come' or 'to go'. The imperfect tense describes an ongoing, repeated, or habitual action in the past. Therefore, 'ἤρχετο' indicates that someone or something 'was coming' or 'was going' continuously or repeatedly at a past time.

Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle or Passive Voice, 3rd Person, Singular

Strong’s number: G2064 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
  • Vision 4 — 1:8
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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