Word

προπορεύομαι

proporeúomai · G4313 · Greek · 2 occurrences

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Meanings

to go in front of, to precede

To move in front of or ahead of, with the implication that both parties are moving in the same direction

Examples
Luke 1:76 “And you, child, also will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways;
to lead, to show the way to

To go in front of, in order to show the way

Examples
Acts 7:40 saying to Aaron, ‘MAKE US A GOD WHO WILL GO BEFORE US; FOR THIS MOSES WHO LED US OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT—WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.’

How it’s used In 3 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

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ὅςwho, which, that 1
Not stated: you (one person) 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἐνώπιονin front of+ κύριοςLord 1

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

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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Semantic domains 2 entries

To go in front of, to precede15.143: The verb describes physically moving ahead of another. Luke's account of the Israelites' demand to Aaron uses this term: “saying to Aaron, 'MAKE US A GOD WHO WILL GO BEFORE US; FOR THIS MOSES WHO LED US OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT—WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM'” (Acts 7:40).
To lead, to show the way to15.181: The same verb, applied to John the Baptist's role as forerunner, describes going ahead in order to prepare the way for another. Zechariah's prophecy over his infant son uses this term: “And you, child, also will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways” (Luke 1:76).

Word family 37 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

πέραν péran · G4008 · opposite, across from, on the other side of · 23×πορεύομαι poreúomai · G4198 · to move, to go, to travel · 153×πειράζω peirázō · G3985 · to test, to examine, to put to the test · 39×ἐκπορεύομαι ekporeúomai · G1607 · to go out of, to depart out of, to leave from within · 33×πειρασμός peirasmós · G3986 · examination, testing, temptation · 21×εἰσπορεύομαι eisporeúomai · G1531 · to move into, to come into, to go into · 18×ἀπορέω aporéō · G639 · to be at a loss, to be uncertain, to be anxious · 6×διαπεράω diaperáō · G1276 · to cross over, to go over · 6×εἴ περ eí per · G1512 · if indeed, if after all · 6×διαπορεύομαι diaporeúomai · G1279 · to travel around through, to journey all through, to pass through · 5×ἔμπορος émporos · G1713 · merchant, trader · 5×καίπερ kaíper · G2539 · although, though, even though · 5×παραπορεύομαι paraporeúomai · G3899 · to pass by, to go by · 5×διαπορέω diaporéō · G1280 · to be very perplexed, to not know what to do, to be very confused · 4×ἐκπειράζω ekpeirázō · G1598 · to test, to examine, to put to the test · 4×πέρας péras · G4009 · end, limit, conclusion · 4×συμπορεύομαι symporeúomai · G4848 · to come with, to go with, to accompany · 4×ἐμπορεύομαι emporeúomai · G1710 · to be in business, to engage in a business, to trade · 2×ἐξαπορέομαι exaporéomai · G1820 · to be in utter despair, to despair completely · 2×πεῖρα peîra · G3984 · to try, to attempt · 2×πέρυσι pérysi · G4070 · last year · 2×πορεία poreía · G4197 · to travel, to journey, to be on one’s way · 2×προπορεύομαιproporeúomai · G4313ἀντιπέραν antipéran · G495 · opposite, across from, on the other side of · 1×ἀπείραστος apeírastos · G551 · unable to be tempted, one who cannot be tempted · 1×ἄπειρος ápeiros · G552 · inexperienced in, unacquainted with · 1×ἀπέραντος apérantos · G562 · without limits, endless · 1×ἀπορία aporía · G640 · to be at a loss, to be uncertain, to be anxious · 1×ἐμπορία emporía · G1711 · to be in business, to engage in a business, to trade · 1×ἐμπόριον empórion · G1712 · marketplace · 1×ἐπιπορεύομαι epiporeúomai · G1975 · to come to, to arrive · 1×πειράω peiráō · G3987 · to try, to attempt · 1×περιπείρω peripeírō · G4044 · to undergo, to experience · 1×προσπορεύομαι prosporeúomai · G4365 · to move toward, to approach, to come near to · 1×φάραγξ pháranx · G5327 · ravine, narrow steep-sided valley · 1×ὅσπερ hósper · G3746 · who especially · 0×περ per · G4007 · an enclitic particle significant of abundance, i.e. emphasis; much, very or ever · 0×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 future middle προπορεύσομαί; to send before, to make to precede (Aelian nat. an. 10,…

: 1 future middle προπορεύσομαί; to send before, to make to precede (Aelian nat. an. 10, 22 (vat.)); middle to go before, to precede (see πρό, d. ἆ.): τίνος (on which genitive see Winers Grammar, § 52, 2 c.), to go before one, of a leader, Acts 7:40; πρό προσώπου τίνος (after the IIebr., Ex 32:34; Deut 3:18; Deut 9:3), of a messenger or a herald, Lk 1:76; (of the van of an army, 1 Macc. 9:11; Xenophon, Cyril 4, 2, 23; Polybius). (Cf. ἔρχομαι, at the end.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Come/Go In Front Of1 occurrence Lead, Bring, Take1 occurrence

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

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0