What does προκαταρτίζω (prokatartízō) mean in the Bible?
προκαταρτίζω (prokatartízō) is a Greek word meaning "to prepare in advance".
Greek · G4294
προκαταρτίζω
To prepare in advance
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προκαταρτίζω G4294
Pronunciation prokatartízō
What does προκαταρτίζω (prokatartízō) mean in the Bible?
προκαταρτίζω (prokatartízō) is a Greek word meaning "to prepare in advance".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4294?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include make arrangements (1).
Where does προκαταρτίζω (prokatartízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 9:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 make arrangements 1× 2 Corinthians 9:5
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Usage map
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First aligned row 2 Corinthians 9:5
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
προκαταρτίσωσιν 1x prokatartisōsin 2 Corinthians 9:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 9:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to prepare in advance
Source Gloss
to prepare in advance
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.
2 Corinthians 9:5 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
προκαταρτίσωσι prokatartiswsin
I prepare beforehand
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 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
subjunctive 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
προκαταρτίζω 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