Lexical Summary aphikneomai: to arrive at Original Word: ἀφικνέομαιTransliteration: aphikneomai Phonetic Spelling: (af-ik-neh'-om-ahee) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to arrive at Meaning: to arrive at Strong's Concordance come abroad, go forthFrom apo and the base of hikanos; to go (i.e. Spread) forth (by rumor) -- come abroad. see GREEK apo see GREEK hikanos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 864: ἀφικνέομαιἀφικνέομαι, ἀφικνοῦμαι: 2 aorist ἀφικομην; (ἱκνέομαι to come); very often in Greek writings from Homer down; "to come from (ἀπό) a place (but often the preposition has almost lost its force); to come to, arrive at"; in the N. T. once, tropically: Romans 16:19 (ὑμῶν ὑπακοή εἰς πάντας ἀφίκετο your obedience has reached the ears of (A. V. is come abroad unto) all men; Sir. 47:16 εἰς νήσους ἀφίκετο τό ὄνομα σου. Josephus, Antiquities 19, 1, 16 εἰς τό θέατρον ... ἀφίκετο ὁ λόγος). |