Greek · G4313 · unreviewed

προπορεύομαι

To precede (as guide or herald)

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προπορεύομαι G4313

Pronunciation proporeúomai

What does προπορεύομαι (proporeúomai) mean in the Bible?

προπορεύομαι (proporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to precede (as guide or herald)". προ-πορεύω [in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ, also for עָבַר, etc.

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Meaning

to precede (as guide or herald)

Extended definition

to make to go before. Pass. and mid., to go before: Luk.1:76, Act.7:40" (LXX) ,

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

prospective 2

Tense

future 2

Voice

middle 2

Mood

indicative 2

NT Occurrences

Luke 1:76 προπορεύσῃ future middle indicative prospective Acts 7:40 προπορεύσονται future middle indicative prospective

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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