What does προσάγω (proságō) mean in the Bible?
προσάγω (proságō): Brings to presence or nearness; in theology, means presenting someone before God or bringing near to God.
Greek · G4317
προσάγω
To bring near
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προσάγωG4317
Pronunciationproságō
What does προσάγω (proságō) mean in the Bible?
προσάγω (proságō): Brings to presence or nearness; in theology, means presenting someone before God or bringing near to God.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4317?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Bring (2), They brought them (1), were approaching (1).
Where does προσάγω (proságō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 9:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 1 Peter (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 ItBring2×Luke 9:41, 1 Peter 3:18
They brought them1×Acts 16:20
were approaching1×Acts 27:27
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 9:41προσάγαγεtoBringVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularActs 16:20προσαγαγόντεςtoThey brought themVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 27:27προσάγεινtowere approachingVerb - Present Infinitive Active1 Peter 3:18προσαγάγῃtobringVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 9:41
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Luke1Acts21 Peter1
Source forms
προσάγαγε1xprosagageLuke 9:41
προσαγάγῃ1xprosagagē1 Peter 3:18
προσαγαγόντες1xprosagagontesActs 16:20
προσάγειν1xprosageinActs 27:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xLuke 9:41
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 16:20
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular1x1 Peter 3:18
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xActs 27:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Brings to presence or nearness; in theology, means presenting someone before God or bringing near to God.
Strong'sG4317
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms4 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 9:41Source Gloss
to bring near
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 9:41Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Imperative
προσάγαγεprosagage
I bring near, approach
Read verseActs 16:20Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προσαγαγόντεςprosagagontev
I bring near, approach
Read verseActs 27:27Verb Present Active Infinitive
προσάγεινprosagein
I bring near, approach
Read verse1 Peter 3:18Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
προσαγάγῃprosagagh
I bring near, approach
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 groups4Aligned forms4TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 9:411×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveActs 16:201×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveActs 27:271×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist Active1 Pet 3:181×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3present1
Voice
active4
Mood
subjunctive1participle1infinitive1imperative1
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Jesus commands to bring a demon-possessed boy to him for healing
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
προσάγω is built from these roots:
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