Bible Dictionary

A Visit With Jesus
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ARRIVE

Other • New Testament
To arrive originally meant to reach the shore, but in biblical usage it means to come to a place or attain a goal. The New Testament can use it figuratively for reaching or obtaining something.
Biblical Usage
The New Testament uses the word literally of reaching a place and figuratively of attaining something. The Revised Version uses “attain to” in the passage concerning reaching righteousness.