ἐφικνέομαι

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ἐφικνέομαι

Greek transliteration

ephikneomai

Simplified transliteration

ephikneomai

Principal Parts

-, ἐφικόμην, -, -, -

Strong's number

2185

GK Number

2391

Frequency in New Testament

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*

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.

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