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G2240 · Greek · New Testament
ἥκω
heko
Verb
to have come, to be present, to arrive

Definition

Heko (ἥκω) means 'I have come' or 'I am present' — it is a perfect-tense-like verb that emphasizes the present state of having arrived. It appears about 27 times in the New Testament. It differs from erchomai (to come/go) in emphasizing the state of arrival rather than the motion of coming.

Usage & Theological Significance

Jesus uses heko in powerful declarations of His mission: 'I have come [heko] to do your will, O God' (Hebrews 10:9, quoting Psalm 40:7–8). In John 8:42, Jesus says: 'I have come [heko] from God.' Revelation 3:3 warns: 'if you do not wake up, I will come [heko] like a thief.' The eschatological uses are particularly striking — Revelation 18:8 declares that Babylon's plagues 'have come [heko] in a single day.' The arrival of Christ — first in incarnation, finally in judgment — is the pivot of all history. Every use of heko in the NT points toward the one great Coming that defines everything before and after.

Key Bible Verses

Hebrews 10:9 Then he said, 'Here I am, I have come [heko] to do your will.' He sets aside the first to establish the second.
John 8:42 Jesus said to them, 'If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here [heko] from God.'
Matthew 8:11 I say to you that many will come [heko] from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
Revelation 3:3 If you do not wake up, I will come [heko] like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
Romans 11:26 ...and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written: 'The deliverer will come [heko] from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.'

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