προσκολλάω
proskolláō · G4347 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to join, to join oneself to, to become a part of
To begin an association with someone, whether temporary or permanent
ExamplesEphesians 5:31 FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.
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
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 2
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πρόςto, toward, with+ γυνήwoman, wife 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
- προσκληρόω prosklēróō · G4345 · to join, to join oneself to, to become a part of
- προσκολλάω and προσκληρόω both denote joining oneself to another. προσκολλάω draws on the image of physical adhesion, while προσκληρόω draws on the image of a shared allotment; the two converge in their relational outcome of close association.
In the other Testament 1 word
- דָּבַק dâbaq · H1692 · to stick together, to cling together, to cling
- Hebrew דָּבַק encompasses the broader semantic range of physical and relational attachment (including pursuit, overtaking, and covenant loyalty), while Greek προσκολλάω specifically denotes close adhesion or clinging, typically in contexts of marital union or devoted allegiance.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To join, to join oneself to, to become a part of34.22
- The verb describes being bound closely to another as if glued together. Paul's citation of the creation account on marriage uses this term: “FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH” (Ephesians 5:31).
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon προσκόλλω: 1 aorist passive προσεκολλήθην; 1 future passive προσκολληθήσομαι; the Sept.…
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
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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