What does προχειροτονέω (procheirotonéō) mean in the Bible?
προχειροτονέω (procheirotonéō) is a Greek word meaning "to elect in advance".
Greek · G4401
προχειροτονέω
To elect in advance
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προχειροτονέωG4401
Pronunciationprocheirotonéō
What does προχειροτονέω (procheirotonéō) mean in the Bible?
προχειροτονέω (procheirotonéō) is a Greek word meaning "to elect in advance".
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How does the BSB render G4401?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include had chosen beforehand (1).
Where does προχειροτονέω (procheirotonéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 10:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 Ithad chosen beforehand1×Acts 10:41
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 10:41
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Acts1
Source forms
προκεχειροτονημένοις1xprokecheirotonēmenoisActs 10:41
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural1xActs 10:41
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to elect in advance
Source Gloss
to elect in advance
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(see χειροτονέω) to choose or appoint beforehand: Act.10:41 (Plat., al.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 10:41Verb Perfect Passive Participle Dative Plural Masculine
προκεχειροτονημένοιςprokeceirotonhmenoiv
I designate 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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect1
Voice
passive1
Mood
participle1
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
προχειροτονέω is built from these roots: