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
προσαγωγή (prosagōgḗ): Access to God's presence through Christ, emphasizing the privilege of believers' approach to the divine.
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προσαγωγήG4318
Pronunciationprosagōgḗ
What does προσαγωγή (prosagōgḗ) mean in the Bible?
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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 Itaccess2×Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:18
enter [ God’s ] presence1×Ephesians 3:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 5:2
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Romans1Ephesians2
Source forms
προσαγωγὴν3xprosagōgēnRomans 5:2, Ephesians 2:18, Ephesians 3:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular3xRomans 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'sG4318
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkRomans 5:2Source Gloss
admission
Extended definitionSource: 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 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.
Romans 5:2Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
προσαγωγὴνprosagwghn
approach, access
Read verseEphesians 2:18Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
προσαγωγὴνprosagwghn
approach, access
Read verseEphesians 3:12Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
προσαγωγὴνprosagwghn
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 patterns1Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · FeminineRom 5:2 · Eph 2:18 · Eph 3:123×
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:
ἀγωγήG72