What does προγίνομαι (progínomai) mean in the Bible?
προγίνομαι (progínomai) is a Greek word meaning "to do beforehand".
Greek · G4266
προγίνομαι
To do beforehand
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προγίνομαι G4266
Pronunciation progínomai
What does προγίνομαι (progínomai) mean in the Bible?
προγίνομαι (progínomai) is a Greek word meaning "to do beforehand".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4266?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include committed beforehand (1).
Where does προγίνομαι (progínomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 3:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (1).
Are there verse guides for προγίνομαι (progínomai)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 committed beforehand 1× Romans 3:25
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First aligned row Romans 3:25
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Romans 1
Source forms
προγεγονότων 1x progegonotōn Romans 3:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Romans 3:25
Key Verse and Form Guides
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. to do beforehand
Source Gloss
to do beforehand
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to happen before: pf. pass. ptcp., Rom.3:25.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
progegonotwn
I happen previously
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
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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 1 Tenses Perfect Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
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
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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