to come/go
Erchomai denotes arriving or moving into a person’s presence, a place, or a stated setting, including expected future arrivals.
The sampled verses most often use the verb for people or groups arriving at a destination or coming to others. It also marks anticipated arrivals, including persons and named future events, and can describe entry into a stated sphere or the onset of something upon a place or people.
Senses in use
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Arriving at a place or with people · dominant
The verb commonly marks travel that reaches a destination or another group. In Acts 18:1 the APB renders the clause that he left Athens and “came to Corinth”; in 1 Thessalonians 3:6 Timothy came from the recipients to Paul’s group, and in 2 Corinthians 11:9 brothers came from Macedonia and supplied what was needed. The future form in 1 Corinthians 16:5 similarly concerns a planned arrival with the recipients.
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Expected arrival or impending occurrence · common
In clauses about what lies ahead, the verb presents a person or event as approaching or due to arrive. In 1 Corinthians 11:26 the APB renders the proclamation as continuing until the Lord “comes”; 1 Thessalonians 5:2 describes the day of the Lord as one that “will come,” while 1 Corinthians 13:10 sets aside what is partial when “the perfect comes.”
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Entering a stated sphere or coming upon · occasional
Some clauses specify the setting into which someone or something comes rather than a geographic destination. In 1 Timothy 1:15 the APB renders Christ Jesus as having “came into the world,” and Acts 19:6 says the Holy Spirit “came upon” those on whom Paul laid hands. Acts 7:11 likewise describes a famine that came over Egypt and Canaan.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly uses “came,” “comes,” “coming,” and “will come,” and in 1 Timothy 4:13 uses “arrive.” These renderings confirm the clauses’ movement or arrival contexts rather than assigning a fixed English equivalent in every instance.