What does προηγέομαι (proēgéomai) mean in the Bible?
προηγέομαι (proēgéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to prefer".
Greek · G4285
προηγέομαι
To prefer
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προηγέομαι G4285
Pronunciation proēgéomai
What does προηγέομαι (proēgéomai) mean in the Bible?
προηγέομαι (proēgéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to prefer".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4285?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Outdo yourselves (1).
Where does προηγέομαι (proēgéomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 12:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 It Outdo yourselves 1× Romans 12:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 12:10
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Romans 1
Source forms
προηγούμενοι 1x proēgoumenoi Romans 12:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Romans 12:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to prefer
Strong's G4285
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to prefer
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to go before as leader (in cl., with genitive, dative): Rom.12:10 (Chrys., Vg., al.; see ICC, in l).
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.
Romans 12:10 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προηγούμενοι· prohgoumenoi
I lead onward by example
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 1 Tenses Present Voices Middle
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Middle Rom 12:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
middle 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
προηγέομαι 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