Greek · G4284 · unreviewed

προέχομαι

To excel

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προέχομαι G4284

Pronunciation proéchomai

What does προέχομαι (proéchomai) mean in the Bible?

προέχομαι (proéchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to excel". προ-έχω [in LXX: Job.

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Meaning

to excel

Extended definition

1Trans., to hold before; mid., to hold something before oneself (Hdt.), hence, metaphorically, to excuse oneself: Rom.3:9, R, mg. (but see Field, Notes, 152 f.; Lft., Notes, 266 f.; ICC and Vau., in l).

2Intrans.

ato project;

bin running, to have the start, hence, metaphorically, to excel: pass., Ro, l.with, R, txt. (see reff. supr.).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1

Tense

present 1

Voice

middle 1

Mood

indicative 1

NT Occurrences

Romans 3:9 προεχόμεθα present middle indicative ongoing

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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