What does προβαίνω (probaínō) mean in the Bible?
προβαίνω (probaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to advance".
Greek · G4260
προβαίνω
To advance
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προβαίνω G4260
Pronunciation probaínō
What does προβαίνω (probaínō) mean in the Bible?
προβαίνω (probaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to advance".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4260?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Going on (2), is well along (1), was well along (1), well along (1).
Where does προβαίνω (probaínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Going on 2× Matthew 4:21, Mark 1:19
is well along 1× Luke 1:18
was well along 1× Luke 2:36
well along 1× Luke 1:7
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:21 προβὰς to Going on Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 1:19 προβὰς to Going on Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 1:7 προβεβηκότες to well along Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 1:18 προβεβηκυῖα to is well along Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular Luke 2:36 προβεβηκυῖα to was well along Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:21
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 3
Source forms
προβὰς 2x probas Matthew 4:21, Mark 1:19
προβεβηκυῖα 2x probebēkuia Luke 1:18, Luke 2:36
προβεβηκότες 1x probebēkotes Luke 1:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 4:21, Mark 1:19
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x Luke 1:18, Luke 2:36
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 1:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to advance
Strong's G4260
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 1 form 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to advance
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:21 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προβὰς probav
I go forward
Read verse Mark 1:19 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προβὰς probav
I go forward
Read verse Luke 1:7 Verb Perfect Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προβεβηκότες probebhkotev
I go forward
Read verse Luke 1:18 Verb Perfect Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
προβεβηκυῖα probebhkuia
I go forward
Read verse Luke 2:36 Verb Perfect Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
προβεβηκυῖα probebhkuia
I go forward
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Perfect Active Luke 1:18 · Luke 2:36 · Luke 1:7 3×
Aorist Active Matt 4:21 · Mark 1:19 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 2 aorist 2
Voice
active 4
Mood
participle 4
NT Occurrences
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
προβαίνω is built from these roots:
βάσις G939
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