προκυρόω
prokyróō · G4300 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to authorize in advance, to establish in advance, to validate in advance
To cause to be in force in advance
ExamplesGalatians 3:17 What I am saying is this: the Law, which came 430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (participle) 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὑπόby, under+ θεόςGod 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- προορίζω proorízō · G4309 · to decide beforehand, to determine ahead of time, to decide upon ahead of time
- Both express prior establishment/authorization of something. προορίζω focuses on the act of determining or deciding in advance, while προκυρόω emphasizes the prior ratification or validation of what has been determined. The verbs overlap in the temporal 'before' aspect but differ in that προορίζω is about decreeing/appointing and προκυρόω is about confirming/ratifying.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To authorize in advance, to establish in advance, to validate in advance76.19
- The verb describes formally ratifying something at an earlier time so that it remains binding. Paul's argument from the Abrahamic covenant uses this term: “What I am saying is this: the Law, which came 430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise” (Galatians 3:17).
Word family 11 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon προκύρω: perfect passive participle προκεκυρωμενος; to sanction, ratify, or establish…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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