What does προέρχομαι (proérchomai) mean in the Bible?
προέρχομαι (proérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to go onward, precede (in place or time)".
Greek · G4281
προέρχομαι
To go onward, precede (in place or time)
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προέρχομαι G4281
Pronunciation proérchomai
What does προέρχομαι (proérchomai) mean in the Bible?
προέρχομαι (proérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to go onward, precede (in place or time)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4281?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include went on ahead (2), [and] walked the length of (1), arrived before (1), Going (1), Going a little farther (1).
Where does προέρχομαι (proérchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:39. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (2), Mark (2), 2 Corinthians (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 went on ahead 2× Acts 20:5, Acts 20:13
[and] walked the length of 1× Acts 12:10
arrived before 1× Mark 6:33
Going 1× Matthew 26:39
Going a little farther 1× Mark 14:35
led by 1× Luke 22:47
visit you beforehand 1× 2 Corinthians 9:5
will go on 1× Luke 1:17
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:39 προελθὼν to Going Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 6:33 προῆλθον to arrived before Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 14:35 προελθὼν to Going a little farther Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 1:17 προελεύσεται to will go on Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Luke 22:47 προήρχετο to led by Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 12:10 προῆλθον to [and] walked the length of Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 20:5 προελθόντες to went on ahead Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 20:13 προελθόντες to went on ahead Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2 Corinthians 9:5 προέλθωσιν to visit you beforehand Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:39
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 2 Luke 2 Acts 3 2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
προελθόντες 2x proelthontes Acts 20:5, Acts 20:13
προελθὼν 2x proelthōn Matthew 26:39, Mark 14:35
προῆλθον 2x proēlthon Mark 6:33, Acts 12:10
προελεύσεται 1x proeleusetai Luke 1:17
προέλθωσιν 1x proelthōsin 2 Corinthians 9:5
προήρχετο 1x proērcheto Luke 22:47
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Mark 6:33, Acts 12:10
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Acts 20:5, Acts 20:13
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 26:39, Mark 14:35
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 9:5
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 1:17
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 22:47
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to go onward, precede (in place or time)
Source Gloss
to go onward, precede (in place or time)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:39 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προελθὼν proelqwn
I go before, precede
Read verse Mark 6:33 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
προῆλθον prohlqon
I go before, precede
Read verse Mark 14:35 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προελθὼν proelqwn
I go before, precede
Read verse Luke 1:17 Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
προελεύσεται proeleusetai
I go before, precede
Read verse Luke 22:47 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
προήρχετο prohrceto
I go before, precede
Read verse Acts 12:10 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
προῆλθον prohlqon
I go before, precede
Read verse Acts 20:5 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προελθόντες proelqontev
I go before, precede
Read verse Acts 20:13 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προελθόντες proelqontev
I go before, precede
Read verse 2 Corinthians 9:5 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
προέλθωσιν proelqwsin
I go before, precede
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 6 future 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 6 middle 2
Mood
indicative 4 participle 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 26:39 προελθὼν aorist active participle participle Mark 6:33 προῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:35 προελθὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 1:17 προελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Luke 22:47 προήρχετο imperfect middle indicative background Acts 12:10 προῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 20:13 προελθόντες aorist active participle participle 2 Corinthians 9:5 προέλθωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
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
προέρχομαι is built from these roots:
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