to come to
Katantao describes arriving at a place or reaching a stated goal, including the hope of resurrection and shared maturity.
The prevailing use marks arrival at a geographic destination in travel narratives. Other clauses use it for reaching what is set before a person or group: the ends of the ages, the word of God coming to a community, a hoped-for promise, unity and maturity, and resurrection.
Senses in use
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Arriving at a geographic destination · dominant
In Acts 16:1 the singular aorist form occurs as he comes to Derbe and Lystra; in Acts 18:19 and Acts 25:13 plural forms occur where travelers arrive at Ephesus and Caesarea. The first-person plural forms in Acts 20:15, Acts 21:7, and Acts 28:13 mark stages of a voyage, with the APB rendering arrivals opposite Chios, at Ptolemais, and at Rhegium.
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Reaching an outcome, state, or recipient · common
In 1 Corinthians 10:11 the perfect form is used of the ends of the ages having come upon the readers, while 1 Corinthians 14:36 asks whether the word of God came to them alone. The infinitive in Acts 26:7 concerns attaining the hoped-for promise; the subjunctive forms in Ephesians 4:13 and Philippians 3:11 look toward attaining unity and mature fullness, and attaining resurrection from the dead.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across travel accounts, the APB uses “came,” “arrived,” and “reached”; in goal-oriented clauses it uses “attain” and “reach.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these English variations should not by themselves define separate meanings.