Quick Definition
ἐπέρχομαι v. I approach, overtake, attack
Strong's Definition
from 1909 and 2064; to supervene, i.e. arrive, occur, impend, attack, (figuratively) influence
KJV Usage: come (in, upon)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | fut. ἐπεισελεύσομαι | ἔρχομαι
13.119 · Be, Become, Exist, Happen · Happen
to happen to, to come upon, to overtake to happen to someone or something, with the implication of an event which is undesirable
verb | fut. ἐπελεύσομαι · aor. ἐπῆλθον · ptc. ἑπελθών · opt.3sg. ἐπέλθοι | ἔρχομαι
15.83 · Linear Movement · Come, Come To, Arrive
to come to, to arrive to move to or on to, generally with the implication of having arrived In the rendering of LUK 1:35 it is important to avoid the kind of literal translation which might suggest sexual relations.
39.47 · Hostility, Strife · Attack
to attack, to assault to use sudden physical force against someone as the outgrowth of a hostile attitude In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘to attack’ is simply ‘to start fighting against.’ In some languages, however, the equivalent is ‘to jump on’ or ‘to grab to do harm to.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπ-έρχομαι ; fut. ἐπελεύσομαι; 2 aor. ἐπῆλθον (3 pers. plur. ἐπῆλθαν, Acts xiv. 19 L T Tr WH); Sept. chiefly for 813; 1. fo come to, to arrive; a. univ., foll. by ἀπό with a gen. of place, Acts xiv. 19. b. of time; to come on, be at hand, be fulure: ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσι τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις, Eph. ii. 7, (Is. xli. 4, 22, 23; in Grk. writ. fr. Hom. down); of that which time will bring, to impend: ἡ τακατεσσάρων ἐτῶν, Gal. 11. 1. b. used λαιπωρία ἡ ἐπερχομένη, Jas. v. 1; τινί, Lk. xxi. 26, (Is. Ixiii. 4; also of things favorable, ἡ εὐλογία, Sir. iii. 8). 2. to come upon, ove riake, one; so even in Hom., as of steep, τινά, Od. 4, 793; 10,31; tui, 12, 311; of disease, 11, 200; ἐπί τινα, a. of calamities: Lk. xxi. 35 RG; ‘| will, Ro. x. 20 fr. Is. Lxv. 1. ἐφ᾽ v.], (Gen. xlii. 21; Mic. iii, 11; Zeph. ii. 2; 2 Ch. xx. 9; Jer. v. 12 [here #&er]). b. of the Holy Spirit, de scending and operating in one: Lk. i. 35; Acts i. 8. c. of an enemy attacking one: ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ αὐτόν, Lk. xi. 22; (Hom. Il. 12, 136; 1 S. xxx. 23; w. dat. of pers. Hdian. 1, 8, 12 [6 Bekk.]).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐπέρχομαι eperchomai 9x
to come to, Acts 14:19; to come upon, Lk. 1:35; 21:26; Acts 1:8; Jas. 5:1; to be coming on, to succeed, Eph. 2:7; to occur, happen to, Acts 8:24; 13:40; to come against, attack, Lk. 11:22*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* ἐπ-εισ-έρχομαι
[in LXX: I Mac 16:16 (c. dat.) * ;]
to come in upon: seq. ἐπί Lk 21:35.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐπέρχομαι is common in the sense ‘‘ proceed against, make a claim against,” e.g. P Eleph 3% (B.c. 284-3) μὴ ἐξέστω δὲ ᾿Αντιπάτρωι ἐπελθεῖν ἐπ᾽ ᾿Εἰλάφιον εἰσπράττοντι τροφεῖα, P Ryl II. 1741 (a.p. 112) καὶ μὴ] ἐπελεύσ{εσθ]αι μήτε αὐτὴν Ἥρακλοῦν μηδὲ τοὺς παρ᾽ αὐτῆς [ἐπὶ τὴν] Τασουχάρίιον, “and that neither Heraclous herself nor her assigns will proceed against Tasoucharion,” and especially the phrase μηδὲν ἐνκαλεῖν μηδ᾽ ἐνκαλέσειν μηδ᾽ ἐπελεύσεσθαι, as P Oxy X. 128279 (a.p. 83) 20. II. 2661621 (A.p. 96), 76. I. 912? (A.D. 187), P Fay 947 (A.D. 222-35) a/. For the meaning ““come upon” with the idea of violence, as in Lk 117* (cf. 1°, ‘an illapse sudden and irresistible,” Swete Holy Spirit tn NT, p. 26), see P Ryl II. 116" (Α.Ὁ. 194) ἐπῆλθέ μοι μετὰ Σερήνου, ‘assaulted me with the aid of Serenus,” and cf. BGU I. 2215 (a.p. 114) (= Selections, p. 75) Ταορσενοῦgis... ἐπελθοῦσα ἐν τὴν οἰκία (/. οἰκίαν) pov ἄλογόν μοι ἀηδίαν συνεστήσατο, “TT. having burst into my house picked a brutal quarrel with me.”” In P Oxy I. 69! (a.p. 190) ἐπέλευσις = ‘‘raid,” ‘‘robbery '’ — ééraow ποιήσασθαι περὶ τῆς γενομένης ἐπελεύσεως, ‘to make due inquiry about the robbery” (Edd.), and in P Fay 26! (a.p. 150) 3» εἰ | τῶν ἐκ τῆς ἐπελεύσεως φανέντων the editors suggest as an alternative translation ‘‘ review,” ‘‘ examination.’ See also | P Oxy XII. 1562” (A.D. 276-82) ὁμολογῶ μηδεμίαν ἔφοδον ἢ ἐπέλευσιν ἔχ[ειν πρὸς τὸν A., and for ἐπελευστικός, cf. | P Oxy VIII. 112019 (early iii/A.p.) ἵνα μὴ φανῇ ἐπελευστι«és, ‘so that he should not seem indictable ” (Ed.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐπέρχομαι (eperchomai) — to arrive/invade. ἐπέρχομαι, imperfect [Refs 5th c.BC+] (unless from ἐπάρχομαι: Attic dialect imperfect is ἐπῇα (but see at {ἔρχομαι}) and future ἔπειμι): aorist 2 ἐπῆλθον, Epic dialect -ήλῠθον: perfect -ελήλυθα:
I. come upon:
I.1. of persons, approach, with dative, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; especially come suddenly upon, [Refs 8th c.BC+] codices (nisi to be read ἐσ-); come to for advice, μάντεις, μοῦσαν, [Refs 8th c.BC+].
I.1. b frequently in hostile sense, go or come against, attack, absolutely, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὴν τῶν πέλας ἐ. invade it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence, visit, reprove, [Refs 5th c.BC+], invade, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
I.1. c come forward to speak, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς Αακεδαιμονίοις [Refs]
I.1. d in Law, proceed against, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] impugn, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: also in aorist 1 [Refs 2nd c.BC+] is more common in the present in the Hellenistic period.)
I.2. of events, conditions, etc., come upon, especially come suddenly upon, with accusative, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with dative, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; βροτοῖσιν.. [Refs 6th c.BC+], etc.
I.3. with dative person, come into one's head, occur to one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅ τι ἂν ἐπέλθῃ Latin quicquid in buccam venerit, [Refs 5th c.BC+] with infinitive, [Refs 6th c.BC+].
I.4. come in, of revenues, etc., ἐπερχόμενοι τόκοι, ἐπιβολαί, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. of Time, come on, ἐπήλυθον ὧραι the season came round again, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; also, come on, be at hand, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; τὸ παρὸν τό τ᾽ ἐπερχόμενον πῆμα and that which is coming, the future, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2. come in after or over another, of a second wife, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. go over or on a space, traverse, mostly of persons, with accusative, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; go the round of, visit, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry); πόλιν, of a god, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of an officer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; walk on ice, [Refs] overflows it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2. go through or over, discuss, recount, with accusative, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; review, [Refs 4th c.BC+], +others; followed by an interrogative, [Refs]; πῶς δεῖ.. ἐπέλθωμεν συντόμως [Refs]
III.3. accomplish, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
IV. come up to, imitate, [Refs 5th c.BC+].