Lexical Definition
δεῦρο deûro (dyoo'-ro) come G:INJ
of uncertain affinity
come (hither), hither(-to).
- here
- used also imperative hither!
- and of time, hitherto
Abbott-Smith
δεῦρο adv., [in LXX chiefly for לֵךְ, לֵכָה ;]
1. of place;
(a) hither, with verbs of motion;
(b) (in cl. chiefly poët.) as an imperat., here! come!: Mt 19:21, Mk 10:21, Lk 18:22, Jo 11:43, Ac 7:3 (LXX), 34 (LXX), Re 17:1 21:9.
2. Of time, hitherto, now: Re 1:13.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 19:21 |
| Mark | 10:21 |
| Luke | 18:22 |
| John | 11:43 |
| Acts | 7:3 · 7:34 |
| Revelation | 1:13 · 17:1 · 21:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
δεῦρο
(Aeolic dialect δεῦρυ [Refs 8th c.BC+], strengthened in Attic dialect δευρί [Refs 5th c.BC+] in Attic dialect Inscrr., as [Refs]: late δευρεί [Refs 4th c.AD+]. adverb:
__I of Place, hither, with all Verbs of motion, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in pregnant sense with Verbs of rest, to [have come hither and] be here, δ. παρέστης [δεῦρο πάντ᾽ ἀνασκόπει 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 666: with \_Article\_, μακρὸν τὸ δ. πέλαγος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 663 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς δ. ὁδοῦ[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.b later, here, τὰ δ., = sensible objects, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__I.2 used as Interjection, come on! in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later with 2nd pers. plural imperative, δ. ἴτε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2.b with 1st pers. plural subjunctive, δεῦρο, φίλη, λέκτρονδε τραπείομεν come let us.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later in this sense with imperative, καί μοι δ. εἰπέ here now, tell me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δεῦρό σου στέψω κάρα come let me.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2.c without a Verb, δ. δηὖτε Μοῖσαι [Refs 7th c.BC+]; δεῦρο, σύ here, you! [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. παρὰ Σωκράτη (i.e. καθίζου) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. δὴ πάλιν (i.e. βλέπε) [Refs]
__I.2.d later, go away! [LXX]
__I.3 in arguments, μέχρι δ. τοῦ λόγου up to this point of the argument, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II of Time, until now, hitherto, Trag. (see. below) and Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέχριδεύρου (sic) [Refs 4th c.AD+]; εἰς τὴν δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]