What does γίνομαι · ἔρχομαι mean in the Bible?
γίνομαι · ἔρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "to be present, to come, to arrive".
Greek · G1096, G2064
γίνομαι / ἔρχομαι
To be · to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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γίνομαι G1096 to be
Pronunciation gínomai
Denotes coming into being or becoming, not static existence; emphasizes transition and change rather than mere state.
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ἔρχομαι G2064 to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation érchomai
Movement with emphasis on arrival or outcome; distinct from πορεύομαι's focus on the journey itself.
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What does γίνομαι / ἔρχομαι (ginomai / erchomai) mean in the Bible?
γίνομαι · ἔρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "to be present, to come, to arrive".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1096, G2064?
G1096, G2064 is connected to 667 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to be present, to come, to arrive
Source Gloss
to be present, to come, to arrive
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 6 Aligned forms 667 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Present, Future, Imperfect, Pluperfect Voices Middle, Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 353×
Aorist Middle Matt 7:28 · Matt 8:24 · Matt 8:26 · Matt 9:10 · Matt 11:1 · Matt 11:26 · Matt 13:53 · Matt 17:2 · Matt 19:1 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 26:1 · Matt 27:45 · Matt 28:2 · Mark 1:4 · Mark 1:9 · Mark 1:11 233×
Perfect Active Matt 1:22 · Matt 19:8 · Matt 21:4 · Matt 24:21 · Matt 25:6 · Matt 26:56 · Mark 5:33 · Mark 9:21 · Mark 13:19 · Mark 14:4 · Luke 14:22 · John 1:3 · John 1:15 · John 1:30 · John 12:30 · John 14:22 47×
Aorist Passive Matt 21:42 · Mark 12:10 · Luke 18:23 · Luke 20:17 · Acts 4:4 · Rom 16:2 · 1 Cor 1:30 · 1 Cor 15:10 · 2 Cor 3:7 · 2 Cor 7:14 · 1 Thess 1:5 · 1 Pet 2:7 · Rom 9:29 · 1 Cor 4:9 · 1 Cor 4:13 · 1 Thess 2:5 31×
Present Middle Matt 9:16 · Matt 12:45 · Matt 13:22 · Matt 13:32 · Matt 26:2 · Matt 27:24 · Mark 2:15 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 4:11 · Mark 4:19 · Mark 4:32 · Mark 4:37 · Mark 11:23 · Luke 11:26 · Luke 12:54 · Luke 12:55 26×
Future Middle Matt 18:19 · Matt 21:21 · Luke 8:17 · John 4:14 · John 15:7 · John 16:20 · 1 Cor 3:13 · 1 Cor 4:5 · 1 Cor 15:54 · John 8:33 · John 10:16 11×
Imperfect Middle Acts 2:43 · Acts 5:12 3×
Pluperfect Active John 6:17 · Acts 4:22 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 65×
Aorist Middle Matt 5:18 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 18:13 · Matt 21:19 · Matt 23:15 · Matt 23:26 · Matt 24:20 · Matt 24:21 · Matt 24:32 · Matt 24:34 · Matt 26:5 · Mark 9:50 · Mark 13:18 · Mark 13:19 · Mark 13:28 61×
Present Middle Gal 5:26 · 3 John 1:8 · 1 Cor 16:2 3×
Aorist Passive Titus 3:7 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 53×
Aorist Middle Matt 20:26 · Matt 24:6 · Matt 26:54 · Mark 1:17 · Mark 10:43 · Mark 13:7 · Luke 3:22 · Luke 9:36 · Luke 21:9 · Luke 23:24 · John 1:12 · John 3:9 · John 5:6 · John 8:58 · John 9:27 · John 13:19 36×
Present Middle Luke 21:7 · Luke 21:28 · Luke 21:36 · Acts 4:30 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 26:22 · Acts 27:33 · 1 Cor 7:36 · 1 Cor 10:20 · Jas 3:10 · Rev 1:19 11×
Perfect Active Luke 10:36 · John 12:29 · 2 Tim 2:18 · Heb 11:3 4×
Perfect Passive Rom 15:8 1×
Aorist Passive Heb 5:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 134×
Aorist Middle Matt 8:16 · Matt 13:21 · Matt 14:15 · Matt 14:23 · Matt 16:2 · Matt 20:8 · Matt 26:20 · Matt 27:1 · Matt 27:57 · Mark 1:32 · Mark 4:17 · Mark 4:35 · Mark 6:21 · Mark 6:35 · Mark 6:47 · Mark 14:17 96×
Present Middle Mark 13:29 · Luke 9:7 · Luke 21:31 · Eph 5:12 · Luke 23:8 · Acts 28:6 · Acts 19:26 · 1 Pet 5:3 · Mark 6:2 · Luke 13:17 · John 6:19 · John 13:2 · Acts 8:13 · Acts 12:5 · Acts 12:9 · Acts 23:10 18×
Perfect Active Luke 2:15 · Luke 8:34 · Luke 8:35 · Luke 8:56 · Luke 24:12 · Acts 5:7 · Acts 13:12 · Heb 7:20 · Heb 7:23 · Mark 5:14 · Acts 4:21 · Gal 3:17 · 1 Tim 5:9 · Jas 3:9 14×
Aorist Passive Heb 10:33 · 2 Pet 1:16 · Heb 4:3 · Heb 6:4 4×
Perfect Passive John 2:9 1×
Future Middle 1 Cor 15:37 1×
Imperative command or strong request 45×
Present Middle Matt 6:16 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 24:44 · Luke 6:36 · Luke 12:40 · Rom 12:16 · 1 Cor 4:16 · 1 Cor 7:23 · 1 Cor 10:7 · 1 Cor 10:32 · 1 Cor 11:1 · 1 Cor 14:20 · 1 Cor 15:58 · 2 Cor 6:14 · Gal 4:12 · Eph 4:32 36×
Aorist Passive Matt 6:10 · Matt 8:13 · Matt 9:29 · Matt 15:28 · Matt 26:42 · Acts 1:20 · Rom 11:9 · 1 Pet 1:15 8×
Aorist Middle 1 Cor 3:18 1×
Optative wish or remote possibility 17×
Aorist Middle Luke 1:38 · Luke 20:16 · Acts 5:24 · Rom 3:4 · Rom 3:6 · Rom 3:31 · Rom 6:2 · Rom 6:15 · Rom 7:7 · Rom 7:13 · Rom 9:14 · Rom 11:1 · Rom 11:11 · 1 Cor 6:15 · Gal 2:17 · Gal 3:21 17×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 628 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 356 present 216 future 21 perfect 20 imperfect 8 pluperfect 7
Voice
active 383 middle 245
Mood
indicative 354 participle 156 infinitive 51 subjunctive 47 imperative 20
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:11 ἐλθόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:2 ἤλθομεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:23 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:8 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:9 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 3:11 ἐρχόμενος present middle participle participle Matthew 3:14 ἔρχῃ present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 3:16 ἐρχόμενον present middle participle participle Matthew 3:7 ἐρχομένους present middle participle participle Matthew 4:13 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:17 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:17 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:24 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 6:10 ἐλθέτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:15 ἔρχονται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 7:25 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:27 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:14 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:28 ἐλθόντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:29 ἦλθες aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:7 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ἔρχου present middle imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ἔρχεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 9:1 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:10 ἐλθόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:13 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:15 ἐλεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 9:18 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:18 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:23 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:28 ἐλθόντι aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:13 ἐλθάτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 10:23 ἔλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:34 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:34 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:35 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:14 ἔρχεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Matthew 11:18 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:19 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:3 ἐρχόμενος present middle participle participle
+588 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
γίνομαι / ἔρχομαι is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain