to reach

Greek Verb

ἀφ-ικνέομαι, -οῦμαι [in LXX for בּוֹא, etc;] perfective of ἱκνέομαι, to come (M, Pr., 247), to arrive at, come to, reach: metaphorically (MM, see word), Rom.16:19. (AS)

to reach

Greek Verb

ἀφικνέομαι, Ionic dialect ἀπ- [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἀφικνεῖτο[Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἀφίξομαι[Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect 2nd pers.singular ἀπίξεαι[Refs 5th c.BC+], 3rd.pers.singular ἀπίξεται[Refs 3rd c.BC+]: perfect ἀφῖγμαι[Refs 8th c.BC+], Attic dialect 2nd pers.singular ἀφῖξαι[Refs 4th c.BC+], 3rd.pers.singular ἀφῖκται[Refs 5th c.BC+]pluperfect ἀφῖκτο[Refs], Ionic dialect 3rd.pers.plural ἀπίκατο[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἀφῑκόμην[Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive ἀφικέσθα; Doric dialect imperative ἀφίκευσο[Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist 1 participle ἀφιξάμενος[Refs]:—arrive at, come to, reach: Constr, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] came up to them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅτε μ᾽ ἄλγος ἀφίκετο came to me, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; similarly, τοῦτον νῦν ἀφίκεσθε come up to this throw! [Refs 8th c.BC+]; frequently also with Preps, ἀ. ἐς. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; less frequently ἐπί. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; still more rarely κατά, ποτί,[Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, arrive, ὁπποίης ἐπὶ νηὸς ἀφίκεο[Refs 8th c.BC+]the stranger, newcomer, [Refs] —Phrases: 1) ἀ. ἐπὶ or εἰς πάντα, to try every means, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) come into a certain condition, ἀ. ἐς πᾶν κακοῦ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς τοσοῦτο τύχης, ἐς τοῦτο δυστυχίας, come into such a,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς ὀλίγον ἀ. νικηθῆναι come within little of being conquered, [Refs]; εἰς τὸ ἴσον ἀ. τινί attain equality with, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; elliptically, ἐς ἄνδρ᾽ ἀφίκου reachedst man's estate, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) of intercourse with others, ἀ. τινὶ ἐς λόγους hold converse with one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς ἔχθεα, ἐς ἔριν ἀ. τινί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ μάχης, δι᾽ ἔχθρας ἀ. τινί, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3.b) less frequently with dative person, ἀ. τινί come at his call, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) εἰς τόξευμα ἀ. come within shot, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) of things, ἐς ὀξὺ ἀ. uncertain reading for ἀπηγμένα, -μένας in [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) the sense of return is sometimes implied in the context, but is not inherent in the word, as [Refs 8th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to go (i.e. spread) forth (by rumor); come abroad; from g575 (ἀπό) and the base of g2425 (ἱκανός)