King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G864
Transliteration: aphikneomai
Phonetic Spelling: (af-ik-neh'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to arrive at
Meaning: to arrive at
ἀφικνέομαι, ἀφικνοῦμαι: 2 aorist ἀφικομην; (ἱκνέομαι to come); very often in Greek writings from Homer down; "to come from (ἀπό) a place (but often the preposition has almost lost its force); to come to, arrive at"; in the N. T. once, tropically: Romans 16:19 (ὑμῶν ὑπακοή εἰς πάντας ἀφίκετο your obedience has reached the ears of (A. V. is come abroad unto) all men; Sir. 47:16 εἰς νήσους ἀφίκετο τό ὄνομα σου. Josephus, Antiquities 19, 1, 16 εἰς τό θέατρον ... ἀφίκετο ὁ λόγος).
Word Summary
aphikneomai: to arrive at
Original Word: ἀφικνέομαιTransliteration: aphikneomai
Phonetic Spelling: (af-ik-neh'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to arrive at
Meaning: to arrive at
Strong's Concordance
come abroad, go forthFrom apo and the base of hikanos; to go (i.e. Spread) forth (by rumor) -- come abroad.
see GREEK apo
see GREEK hikanos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 864: ἀφικνέομαιἀφικνέομαι, ἀφικνοῦμαι: 2 aorist ἀφικομην; (ἱκνέομαι to come); very often in Greek writings from Homer down; "to come from (ἀπό) a place (but often the preposition has almost lost its force); to come to, arrive at"; in the N. T. once, tropically: Romans 16:19 (ὑμῶν ὑπακοή εἰς πάντας ἀφίκετο your obedience has reached the ears of (A. V. is come abroad unto) all men; Sir. 47:16 εἰς νήσους ἀφίκετο τό ὄνομα σου. Josephus, Antiquities 19, 1, 16 εἰς τό θέατρον ... ἀφίκετο ὁ λόγος).