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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προτίθεμαι G4388
Pronunciation protíthemai
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 It He purposed 1× Ephesians 1:9
I planned 1× Romans 1:13
presented 1× Romans 3:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 1:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Romans 2 Ephesians 1
Source forms
προέθετο 2x proetheto Romans 3:25, Ephesians 1:9
προεθέμην 1x proethemēn Romans 1:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Romans 3:25, Ephesians 1:9
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Romans 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
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to set before, set forth publicly; so also in mid.: with accusative of person(s), Rom.3:25 (for a suggested alt, rend., see MM, xxii).
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 1:13 Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
προεθέμην proeqemhn
I purpose, design beforehand
Read verse proeqeto
I purpose, design beforehand
Read verse Ephesians 1:9 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
προέθετο proeqeto
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist Voices Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
middle 3
Mood
indicative 3
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:
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