To go/bring before
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Προάγω means to go ahead, lead forward, bring before, or precede. The star goes before the magi toward the child, disciples travel ahead of Jesus by boat, and people at the front of a crowd try to silence a blind beggar.
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Προάγω means to go ahead, lead forward, bring before, or precede. The star goes before the magi toward the child, disciples travel ahead of Jesus by boat, and people at the front of a crowd try to silence a blind beggar.
The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include went ahead (2), will go ahead of (2), [hoping] to bring them out (1), are entering (1), go on ahead of (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (6), Mark (5), Acts (4), 1 Timothy (2).
Προάγω means to go ahead, lead forward, bring before, or precede. The star goes before the magi toward the child, disciples travel ahead of Jesus by boat, and people at the front of a crowd try to silence a blind beggar. Peter is about to be brought forward for trial, while earlier prophecies concerning Timothy go before him as he undertakes faithful ministry.
Going first does not necessarily mean leading rightly. A guide may direct toward Christ, a crowd's front rank may obstruct mercy, and legal authorities may bring a prisoner forward unjustly. The subject, destination, authority, and result show whether precedence serves guidance, preparation, coercion, or vocation.
Προάγω describes movement or testimony going before. Guidance toward Jesus, advance preparation, crowd leadership, judicial presentation, and prior prophetic confirmation give precedence different moral roles.
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
The star goes ahead until it stands over the child's location, serving providential guidance that culminates in worship rather than astrological technique for later believers.
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
The disciples go ahead by Jesus' command while He dismisses the crowd, setting the boat journey within His ordered care before He comes across the water.
Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Those at the front try to silence the blind man, but their leading position gives no right to block his appeal to the Son of David.
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
Herod intends to bring Peter forward after Passover, yet God's deliverance interrupts the ruler's judicial timetable and exposes the limits of coercive custody.
Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
Prophetic words previously spoken about Timothy accompany his present charge, strengthening responsible perseverance rather than replacing character, Scripture, or labor.
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Greek word. To lead or go before; intransitively emphasizes preceding or advancing ahead of others.
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 18 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
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Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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How this verb appears across 19 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
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προάγω is built from these roots:
Precedence can guide, prepare, obstruct, or coerce. The star goes before the magi until their journey ends in worship of Jesus. The disciples go ahead because Jesus orders the movement, not because separation means abandonment. In Luke, people leading the crowd misuse their position to suppress a desperate cry, yet Jesus stops and receives the man. Herod plans to bring Peter forward under state power, but divine rescue overturns the schedule.
Timothy receives a charge in keeping with words that have gone before, so past recognition becomes support for present faithfulness. Churches should test leading by destination and fruit. True guidance moves people toward Christ and obedient service; prominence that silences need or protects control has forfeited its claim to lead.
Matt.2.9
Προάγω combines before with lead or bring. It may be intransitive for going ahead, transitive for leading or bringing someone forward, or figurative for something preceding in time.
The Lord goes before Israel in wilderness and battle, while unfaithful leaders misdirect the people. Jesus is the shepherd who goes before His flock toward life.
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