What does προτίθεμαι (protíthemai) mean in the Bible?
προτίθεμαι (protíthemai) is a Greek word meaning "to plan/present".
Greek · G4388
προτίθεμαι
To plan/present
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προτίθεμαιG4388
Pronunciationprotíthemai
What does προτίθεμαι (protíthemai) mean in the Bible?
προτίθεμαι (protíthemai) is a Greek word meaning "to plan/present".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4388?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He purposed (1), I planned (1), presented (1).
Where does προτίθεμαι (protíthemai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 1:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2), Ephesians (1).
Are there verse guides for προτίθεμαι (protíthemai)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItHe purposed1×Ephesians 1:9
I planned1×Romans 1:13
presented1×Romans 3:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 1:13
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Romans2Ephesians1
Source forms
προέθετο2xproethetoRomans 3:25, Ephesians 1:9
προεθέμην1xproethemēnRomans 1:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular2xRomans 3:25, Ephesians 1:9
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular1xRomans 1:13
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to plan/present
Source Gloss
to plan/present
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 1:13Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
προεθέμηνproeqemhn
I purpose, design beforehand
Read verseproeqeto
I purpose, design beforehand
Read verseEphesians 1:9Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
προέθετοproeqeto
I purpose, design beforehand
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 groups1Aligned forms3TensesAoristVoicesMiddle
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3
Voice
middle3
Mood
indicative3
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
προτίθεμαι is built from these roots: