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ἐφικνέομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐφικνέομαι
Greek transliteration: 
ephikneomai
Simplified transliteration: 
ephikneomai
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐφικόμην, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2185
GK Number: 
2391
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-3b
Gloss: 
to come (to), reach (to)
Definition: 
to come, or reach to, to reach a certain point or end; to reach, arrive at, 2 Cor. 10:13, 14*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐφικνέομαι

2 Corinthians 10:13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but only within the measure of the sphere of action which God has assigned to us as a measure, extending (ephikesthai | ἐφικέσθαι | aor mid inf ) even as far as you.
2 Corinthians 10:14 For it is not as though we (ephiknoumenoi | ἐφικνούμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) had (ephiknoumenoi | ἐφικνούμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) not come (ephiknoumenoi | ἐφικνούμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) to you, over-reaching ourselves, for we did come even as far as you with the gospel of Christ.