προσέρχομαι

imperfect 3 person plural προσήρχοντο (Acts 28:9); (future 3 person singular προσελεύσεται, Lk 1:17 WH marginal reading); 2 aorist 3 person plural προσῆλθον and (so L Tr WH in Mt 9:28; Mt 13:36; Mt 14:15; T Tr WH in Mt 5:1; Lk 13:31; WH in Mt 19:3; Mt 21:23; Jn 12:21) in the Alex. form προσῆλθαν (see ἀπέρχομαι, and ἔρχομαι); perfect προσελήλυθα (Heb 12:18, Heb 12:22); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for קָרַב and נָגַשׁ; to come to, to approach (πρός, IV. 1);
a. properly, absolutely, Mt 4:11; Luke ( WH marginal reading); Lk 9:42; ; Acts 8:29; Acts 28:9; προσῆλθον λέγοντες, Lk 13:31; with rhetorical fullness of description (see ἀνίστημι, II. 1 c. (also ἔρχομαι, p. 250b bottom)) the participle προσελθών is joined to a finite verb which denotes a different action: Mt 8:2 L T Tr WH, Mt 8:19, Mt 8:25; Mt 9:20; Mt 13:10, Mt 13:27; Mt 14:12; Mt 15:12, Mt 15:23; Mt 16:1; Mt 17:7 (R, G); Mt 19:16; Mt 25:20, Mt 25:22, Mt 25:24, Mt 26:39 T Tr WH marginal reading (according to a reading no doubt corrupt (cf. Scrivener, lntroduction, p. 16)), Mt 26:50, Mt 26:60, ; Mt 28:2, Mt 28:9, Mt 28:18; Mk 1:31; Mk 10:2; Mk 12:28; (Mk 14:35 Tr WH marginal reading); Lk 7:14; Lk 8:24, Lk 8:44; Lk 9:12, Lk 9:42; Lk 10:34; Lk 20:27; Lk 23:36; Acts 22:26f; προσέρχομαι followed by an infinitive indicating the reason why one has drawn near, Mt 24:1; Acts 7:31; Acts 12:13 (here WH marginal reading προηλθε); with a dative of the place (examples from Greek authors are given in Passow, under the word, 1 a., p. 1190a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. 1)), Heb 12:18, Heb 12:22; with the dative of a person (see Lexicons as above), Mt 5:1; Mt 8:5; Mt 9:14, Mt 9:28; Mt 13:36; Mt 14:15; Mt 15:1, Mt 15:30; Mt 17:14, Mt 17:24; Mt 18:1; Mt 19:3; Mt 20:20; Mt 21:14, Mt 21:23; Mt 22:23; Mt 24:3; Mt 26:7, Mt 26:17, Mt 26:69; Jn 12:21; Acts 10:28; Acts 18:2; Acts 24:23 Rec.; (with ἐπί and the accusative Acts 20:13 Tr WH marginal reading). The participle προσελθών αὐτῷ with a finite verb (see above) occurs in Mt 4:3; Mt 18:21; Mt 21:28, Mt 21:30; Mt 26:49; Mt 27:58; Mk 6:35; Mk 14:45; Lk 20:27; Lk 23:52; Acts 9:1; Acts 23:14.
b. tropically, α. προσέρχεσθαι τῷ Θεῷ, to draw near to God in order to seek his grace and favor, Heb 7:25; Heb 11:6; τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος, Heb 4:16; without τῷ Θεῷ, Heb 10:1, Heb 10:22 (in the O. T. προσέρχεσθαι, simply, is used of the priests about to offer sacrifices, Lev 21:17, Lev 21:21; Deut 21:5; with the addition of πρός Θεόν, of one about to ask counsel of God, 1 Sam 14:36; with τοῖς θεοῖς, of suppliants about to implore the gods, Dio Cassius, 56, 9); πρός Χριστόν, to attach oneself to Christ, to come to a participation in the benefits procured by him, 1 Pet 2:4 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 52, 3). β. equivalent to to assent to (cf. German beitreten (Latinaccedere; English come (over) to, used figuratively)): ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις, 1 Tim 6:3 (Tdf. προσέχεται, which see 3).