ἐπέρχομαιepérchomai
to come in upon: followed by ἐπί Luke 21:35.
Greek (New Testament) · G1904
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἔρχομαιérchomai · G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.
- Luke 11:22 until someone even stronger attacks and overpowers him, strips him of his weapons, and carries off his belongings.
- Luke 21:26 People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
- Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 8:24 “Pray to the Lord for me,” Simon exclaimed, “that these terrible things you’ve said won’t happen to me!”
- Acts 13:40 Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.