προσέρχομαιprosérchomai
to approach, i.e. (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to
Greek (New Testament) · G4334
Meanings
to approach, draw near: absolutely, Matthew 4:11, Luke 9:42, and elsewhere; with infin., Matthew 24:1, and elsewhere; with dative loc., Hebrews 12:18, Hebrews 12:22; dative of person, Matthew 5:1, and frequently, John 12:21, and elsewhere; participle, προσελθών, with indicative, Matthew 8:2, and frequently, Mark 1:31, Luke 7:14, and elsewhere; π. αὐτῷ, with indicative, Matthew 4:3, Mark 6:35. Metaph.
(a) of approaching God: absolutely (Leviticus 21:17, Deuteronomy 21:5, and elsewhere), Hebrews 10:1, Hebrews 10:22; τ. θεῷ, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 11:6; τ. θρόνῳ τ. χάριτος, Hebrews 4:16; πρὸς Χριστόν, 1 Peter 2:4
(b) in sense not found elsewhere, to consent to: ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις, 1 Timothy 6:3.
Same root
- πρόςprós · G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
- ἔρχομαιérchomai · G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- προσήλυτοςprosḗlytos · G4339an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte")
Where it appears
Appears 86 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
- Matthew 4:11 Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.
- Matthew 5:1 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,
- Matthew 8:2 Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”
- Matthew 8:5 When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him,
- Matthew 8:19 Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
See every passage
- Matthew 4:3, 4:11, 5:1, 8:2, 8:5, 8:19, 8:25, 9:14, 9:20, 9:28, 13:10, 13:27, 13:36, 14:12, 14:15, 15:1, 15:12, 15:23, 15:30, 16:1, 17:7, 17:14, 17:19, 17:24, 18:1, 18:21, 19:3, 19:16, 20:20, 21:14, 21:23, 21:28, 21:30, 22:23, 24:1, 24:3, 25:20, 25:22, 25:24, 26:7, 26:17, 26:49, 26:50, 26:60, 26:69, 26:73, 27:58, 28:2, 28:9, 28:18
- Mark 1:31, 6:35, 10:2, 12:28, 14:45
- Luke 7:14, 8:24, 8:44, 9:12, 9:42, 10:34, 13:31, 20:27, 23:36, 23:52
- John 12:21
- Acts 7:31, 8:29, 9:1, 10:28, 12:13, 18:2, 22:26, 22:27, 23:14, 28:9
- 1 Timothy 6:3
- Hebrews 4:16, 7:25, 10:1, 10:22, 11:6, 12:18, 12:22
- 1 Peter 2:4
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.