What does προσαγωγή (prosagōgḗ) mean in the Bible?
προσαγωγή (prosagōgḗ): Access to God's presence through Christ, emphasizing the privilege of believers' approach to the divine.
Greek · G4318
προσαγωγή
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προσαγωγή G4318
Pronunciation prosagōgḗ
What does προσαγωγή (prosagōgḗ) mean in the Bible?
προσαγωγή (prosagōgḗ): Access to God's presence through Christ, emphasizing the privilege of believers' approach to the divine.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4318?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include access (2), enter [ God’s ] presence (1).
Where does προσαγωγή (prosagōgḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 5:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (2), Romans (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 access 2× Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:18
enter [ God’s ] presence 1× Ephesians 3:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 5:2
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Romans 1 Ephesians 2
Source forms
προσαγωγὴν 3x prosagōgēn Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:18, Ephesians 3:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 3x Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:18, Ephesians 3:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Access to God's presence through Christ, emphasizing the privilege of believers' approach to the divine.
Strong's G4318
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Romans 5:2 Source Gloss
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Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Access to God's presence through Christ, emphasizing the privilege of believers' approach to the divine.
(προσάγω),
1a bringing to.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 5:2 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
προσαγωγὴν prosagwghn
approach, access
Read verse Ephesians 2:18 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
προσαγωγὴν prosagwghn
approach, access
Read verse Ephesians 3:12 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
προσαγωγὴν prosagwghn
approach, access
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 5:2 · Eph 2:18 · Eph 3:12 3×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Spiritual access or entrance into God's grace through Christ
Joint access to the Father through one Spirit for both Jews and Gentiles
Boldness and confident approach to God through faith in Christ
Word Origins
προσαγωγή is built from these roots:
ἀγωγή G72
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