What does προετοιμάζω (proetoimázō) mean in the Bible?
προετοιμάζω (proetoimázō): To prepare or fashion something in advance, emphasizing prior divine arrangement or readiness before need arises
Greek · G4282
προετοιμάζω
προετοιμάζω (proetoimázō): To prepare or fashion something in advance, emphasizing prior divine arrangement or readiness before need arises
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προετοιμάζωG4282
Pronunciationproetoimázō
What does προετοιμάζω (proetoimázō) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G4282?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He prepared in advance (1), prepared in advance (1).
Where does προετοιμάζω (proetoimázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 9:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (1), Romans (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 ItHe prepared in advance1×Romans 9:23
prepared in advance1×Ephesians 2:10
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Usage map
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First aligned rowRomans 9:23
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Romans1Ephesians1
Source forms
προητοίμασεν2xproētoimasenRomans 9:23, Ephesians 2:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular2xRomans 9:23, Ephesians 2:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To prepare or fashion something in advance, emphasizing prior divine arrangement or readiness before need arises
Strong'sG4282
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkEphesians 2:8-10Source Gloss
to fit up in advance (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 9:23Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
προητοίμασενprohtoimasen
I prepare beforehand, predestine
Read verseEphesians 2:10Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
προητοίμασενprohtoimasen
I prepare beforehand, predestine
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveRom 9:23 · Eph 2:102×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative2
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Good works divinely prepared in advance for believers to walk in
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
προετοιμάζω is built from these roots: