προσανατίθημι
prosanatíthēmi · G4323 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to add
To add something to an existing quantity
ExamplesGalatians 2:6 But from those who were of considerable repute (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism)—well, those who were of repute contributed nothing to me.
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to consult with, to ask advice of
To ask someone for advice
ExamplesGalatians 1:16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,
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
- δοκέωto think, to suppose, to seem 1
- Not stated: I 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- οὐδείςno one 1
- ἀνέρχομαιto come up 1
To or for whomIndirect object
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- αἷμαblood 1
- ἐγώI, we 1
- σάρξflesh, body, physical body 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
- συμβουλεύω symbouleúō · G4823 · to advise, to counsel, to confer
- συμβουλεύω denotes giving counsel or consulting with someone, which overlaps significantly with the middle-voice sense of προσανατίθημι ('to consult, confer with'). Both express the act of deliberation and seeking or giving advice, though συμβουλεύω more commonly emphasizes the advisory role.
In the other Testament 2 words
- יָסַף yâçaph · H3254 · to add, to increase, to do again
- The Hebrew יָסַף (yāsap̱) expresses the core notion of 'adding' or 'doing additionally,' which maps to προσανατίθημι's sense of 'laying up in addition' or 'adding.' Both can denote contributing something further or adding to existing content.
- יָעַץ yâʻats · H3289 · to plan, to plot, to devise
- The Hebrew יָעַץ (yāʿaṣ) denotes consultation and seeking counsel, which corresponds directly to the middle-voice sense of προσανατίθημι ('to consult, to confer with'). Both express the act of seeking advice or deliberating with others.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To consult with, to ask advice of33.175
- The verb describes seeking counsel from another before acting. Paul's account of receiving his gospel directly from Christ uses this term: “to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood” (Galatians 1:16).
- To add59.72
- The same verb describes supplementing or contributing something further. Paul's account of the Jerusalem apostles' response to his gospel uses this term: “But from those who were of considerable repute (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism)—well, those who were of repute contributed nothing to me” (Galatians 2:6).
Word family 49 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 2 aorist middle προσανεθέμην; 1. to lay upon in addition (cf. πρός, IV. 2). 2. Middle,…
1. to lay upon in addition (cf. πρός, IV. 2).
2. Middle,
a. to lay upon oneself in addition: φορτον, Pollux 1, 9, 99; to undertake besides: τί, Xenophon, mem. 2, 1, 8.
b. with a dative of the person to put oneself upon another by going to him (πρός), i. e. to commit or betake oneself to another namely, for the purpose of consulting him, hence, to consult, to take one into counsel (A. V. confer with), (Diodorus 17, 116 τοῖς μαντεσι προσαναθεμενος περί τοῦ σημείου; Lucian, Jup. trag. § 1 ἐμοί προσαναθου, λαβέ με σύμβουλον πόνων), Gal 1:16.
c. to add from one's store (this is the force of the middle), to communicate, impart: τί πινι Gal 2:6.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
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
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