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G1205 δεῦτε (deûte)
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Quick Definition

δεῦτε v. come hither, come, hither

Strong's Definition

from 1204 and an imperative form of eimi (to go); come hither!

KJV Usage: come, X follow

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

advb. | δεῦρο

84.24 · Spacial Extensions · Extension To a Goal

here, hither, come here extension toward a goal at or near the speaker and implying movement

MAT 4:19 · MAT 11:28 · MAT 21:38 · MAT 22:4 · MAT 25:34 · MAT 28:6 · MRK 1:17 · MRK 6:31 · MRK 12:7 · JHN 4:29 · JHN 21:12 · REV 19:17

1 δεῦρο[a] and δεῦτε may be regarded (particularly in their absolute usage) as semantic hybrids in that they are adverbial in form, but in certain contexts they involve not only extension toward a goal near the speaker but actual movement.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

δεῦτε, adv., used when two or more are addressed [cf. B. 70 (61)]; perhaps fr. δεῦρ᾽ ire [yet see Bitm. Gram. 2116 Aufl. § 115 Anm. 8], see δεῦρο, 1; 1. fr. Hom. down, come hither, come here, come: foll. by an impyv., δεῦτε, κληρονομήσατε, Mt. xxv. 34; δεῦτε, ἴδετε, Mt. xxviii. 6; Jn. iv. 29; δεῦτε, ἀριστήσατε, Jn. xxi. 12; δεῦτε, συνάχθητε (Ree. 8. καὶ συνάγεσθε), Rev. xix. 17. δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου come after me, be my disciples: Mt. iv. 19; Mk. i. 17, (equiv. to ΠΝ 399, 2 K. vi. 19) ; δεῦτε εἰς τ. γάμους. Mt. xxii. 4; εἰς ἔρημον τόπον, Mk. vi. 31; δεῦτε πρός pe, Mt. xi. 28. 2. It gets the force of an interjection, come ! come now! foll. by a hortat. subj.: δεῦτε, ἀποκτείνωμεν, Mt. xxi. 38; Mk. xii. 7 and RG in Lk. xx. 14. (Sept. mostly for 337, sometimes for 393.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

δεῦτε deute 12x

come, Mt. 4:19; 11:28; as a particle of exhortation, incitement, etc., and followed by an imperative, come now, etc., Mt. 21:38; 28:6

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

δεῦτε adv., as pl. of δεῦρο, 1. (b), q.v.,

[in LXX chiefly for לְכוּ ;]

come on! come here! come!: c. imperat., Mt 25:34 28:6, Jo 4:29 21:12, Re 19:17; c. subjc., Mt 21:38, Mk 12:7; seq. ὀπίσω, Mt 4:19, Mk 1:17; πρός, Mt 11:28; εἰς, Mt 22:4, Mk 6:31.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

δεῦτε (deute) — come. δεῦτε, adverb, as plural of δεῦρο, come hither! in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: rarely in Lyric poetry, [Refs 7th c.BC+]: in later Prose, δ. οἰκοδομήσωμεν [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+]

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