Words the Bible translates as come upon
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- eperchomaiἐπέρχομαιto come upon: to arrive at, move onto, or bear down on a person or place
- epipiptōἐπιπίπτωto fall on someone: to come down onto a person bodily, or to sweep over them suddenly from outside.
- phthanōφθάνωto get all the way there: to reach a place, a person, or a goal, arriving rather than merely drawing close.
- adahעֲדָהto go from where it was: for rule, honor, or a binding order to pass away, or for someone with power to take it away
- metaמְטָאto reach: to get all the way to the thing something was heading for, whether a height, a place, a person, or an appointed time.
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