What does καλῶς · προΐστημι mean in the Bible?
καλῶς · προΐστημι is a Greek phrase meaning "lead well, preside well, manage well".
Greek · G2573, G4291
καλῶς προεστῶτες
Well (usually morally) · to set before
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καλῶς G2573 well (usually morally)
Pronunciation kalōs
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προΐστημι G4291 to set before
Pronunciation proḯstēmi
Leadership role emphasizing active governance and oversight, not merely nominal position or authority.
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What does καλῶς προεστῶτες (kalōs proestōtes) mean in the Bible?
καλῶς · προΐστημι is a Greek phrase meaning "lead well, preside well, manage well".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2573, G4291?
G2573, G4291 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. lead well, preside well, manage well
Source Gloss
lead well, preside well, manage well
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 36
Matt 12:12 · Matt 15:7 · Mark 7:6 · Mark 7:9 · Mark 7:37 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 12:32 · Mark 16:18 · Luke 6:26 · Luke 6:27 · Luke 6:48 · Luke 20:39 · John 4:17 · John 8:48 · John 13:13 · John 18:23 36×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 6 aorist 1 perfect 1
Voice
middle 6 active 2
Mood
participle 5 infinitive 3
NT Occurrences
Romans 12:8 προϊστάμενος present middle participle participle 1 Thessalonians 5:12 προϊσταμένους present middle participle participle 1 Timothy 3:12 προϊστάμενοι present middle participle participle 1 Timothy 3:4 προϊστάμενον present middle participle participle 1 Timothy 3:5 προστῆναι aorist active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 5:17 προεστῶτες perfect active participle participle Titus 3:14 προΐστασθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Titus 3:8 προΐστασθαι present middle infinitive infinitive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain