What does προπορεύομαι (proporeúomai) mean in the Bible?
προπορεύομαι (proporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to precede (as guide or herald)".
Greek · G4313
προπορεύομαι
To precede (as guide or herald)
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προπορεύομαιG4313
Pronunciationproporeúomai
What does προπορεύομαι (proporeúomai) mean in the Bible?
προπορεύομαι (proporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to precede (as guide or herald)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4313?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will go before (1), you will go on (1).
Where does προπορεύομαι (proporeúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:76. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (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 Itwill go before1×Acts 7:40
you will go on1×Luke 1:76
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 1:76
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke1Acts1
Source forms
προπορεύσῃ1xproporeusēLuke 1:76
προπορεύσονται1xproporeusontaiActs 7:40
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular1xLuke 1:76
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 7:40
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to precede (as guide or herald)
Source Gloss
to precede (as guide or herald)
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.
Luke 1:76Verb Second Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
προπορεύσῃproporeush
I precede, pass on before
Read verseActs 7:40Verb Third Person Plural Future Middle Deponent Indicative
προπορεύσονταιproporeusontai
I precede, pass on before
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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future2
Voice
middle2
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)
Word Origins
προπορεύομαι is built from these roots: