"to come or go to any one, approach, Mt. 4:3, 11; 5:1; 8:19, 25, et al. freq.; trop. to come or go to, approach, draw near, spiritually, Heb. 7:25; 11:6; 4:16; 1 Pet. 2:4; met. to assent to, accede to, concur in, 1 Tim. 6:3"
Definition and meaning
to come or go to any one, approach, Mt. 4:3, 11; 5:1; 8:19, 25, et al. freq.; trop. to come or go to, approach, draw near, spiritually, Heb. 7:25; 11:6; 4:16; 1 Pet. 2:4; met. to assent to, accede to, concur in, 1 Tim. 6:3
In the original Greek the word is written: προσέρχομαι
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of proserchomai (G4334) across the King James Bible.
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
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Common questions
Strong's G4334 (proserchomai) is a Greek word that means: to come or go to any one, approach, Mt. 4:3, 11; 5:1; 8:19, 25, et al. freq.; trop. to come or go to, approach, draw near, spiritually, Heb. 7:25; 11:6; 4:16; 1 Pet. 2:4; met. to assent to, accede to,... It appears 85 times in the King James Bible.
The word proserchomai (G4334) appears 85 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4334 is proserchomai, a Greek word defined as: to come or go to any one, approach, Mt. 4:3, 11; 5:1; 8:19, 25, et al. freq.; trop. to come or go to, approach, draw near, spiritually, Heb. 7:25; 11:. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
proserchomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.