ephikneomai marks reaching as far as a stated boundary or people in 2 Corinthians 10:13 and 2 Corinthians 10:14.

The two occurrences show reaching to a specified extent: an assigned area reaches as far as the readers in 2 Corinthians 10:13, and the speakers describe having reached them in 2 Corinthians 10:14.

1. Reaching to a stated extent or destination · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 10:13, the aorist middle infinitive occurs with the assigned area of ministry extending as far as the readers; the APB renders the clause "a measure that reaches even as far as you." In 2 Corinthians 10:14, the present middle participle describes the speakers in relation to having reached the readers, as the APB renders "as though we had not reached you."

   2 Corinthians 10:132 Corinthians 10:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "reaches even as far as you" in 2 Corinthians 10:13 and "had not reached you" in 2 Corinthians 10:14. These renderings confirm the clauses' reach-to-you relation rather than establish separate meanings.