What does προκοπή (prokopḗ) mean in the Bible?
προκοπή (prokopḗ): Progress as advancement or forward movement, originally literal journey-progress, then spiritual/personal development in faith.
Greek · G4297
προκοπή
Progress
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προκοπήG4297
Pronunciationprokopḗ
What does προκοπή (prokopḗ) mean in the Bible?
προκοπή (prokopḗ): Progress as advancement or forward movement, originally literal journey-progress, then spiritual/personal development in faith.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4297?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include progress (2), advance (1).
Where does προκοπή (prokopḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 1:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Philippians (2), 1 Timothy (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 Itprogress2×Philippians 1:25, 1 Timothy 4:15
advance1×Philippians 1:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPhilippians 1:12
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Philippians21 Timothy1
Source forms
προκοπὴν2xprokopēnPhilippians 1:12, Philippians 1:25
προκοπὴ1xprokopē1 Timothy 4:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular2xPhilippians 1:12, Philippians 1:25
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1x1 Timothy 4:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Progress as advancement or forward movement, originally literal journey-progress, then spiritual/personal development in faith.
Strong'sG4297
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkPhilippians 1:12–18aSource Gloss
progress
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Progress as advancement or forward movement, originally literal journey-progress, then spiritual/personal development in faith.
(προκόπτω), [in LXX: Sir.51:17, 2Ma.8:8 * ;] progress (prop., on a journey, then generally): Php.1:12, 25, 1Ti.4:15 (condemned by Atticists, see Rutherford, NPhr., 158).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Philippians 1:12Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
προκοπὴνprokophn
progress, advancement
Read versePhilippians 1:25Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
προκοπὴνprokophn
progress, advancement
Read verse1 Timothy 4:15Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
προκοπὴprokoph
progress, advancement
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 4:151×
Accusative · Singular · FemininePhil 1:12 · Phil 1:252×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
progress through resistance
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
προκοπή is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Shows that gospel advancement occurs through hardship.Philippians 1:12–18a