ἔρχονται

erchontai

they come

middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.

G2064

Mark 2:3 · Word #2

Lexicon G2064

Lemmaἔρχομαι
Transliterationérchomai
Strong'sG2064
In-contextthey come
Literalthey-come

Morphology V PRS MID IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἔρχομαι
Strong'sG2064

SIBI-P1 G2064-52

they were coming (drawing near)

Morphological NotesVerb, imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd person plural (Gr,V,IPM3,,P,). The imperfect denotes continuous or repeated past action; the middle/passive form is deponent in meaning but retains middle nuance of subject participation.
Rendering RationaleThe imperfect indicative expresses ongoing action in past time, hence "were coming." The middle/passive form (deponent in function) highlights the subjects’ own movement or involvement, reflected by the sense of "drawing near" as they themselves advance.

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Words from Root ἔρχομαι (to come, to go, to approach, to arrive, to enter, to appear)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2064-01 elelutha I have come and am now here
G2064-02 eleluthas you have come and are now present
G2064-03 eleluthei he/she/it had come (and was present)

Word Usage (632 occurrences of G2064)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 2:2 ἤλθομεν elthomen we have come
Matthew 2:8 ἐλθὼν elthon may come
Matthew 2:9 ἐλθὼν elthon it came