4291: προΐστημι

Verb


Dodson dictionary

G4291 προΐστημι

Transliteration: proḯstēmi

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Definition: I preside, rule over, give attention to, direct, maintain, practice diligently.

From: Public Domain Greek-English lexicon by John Jeffrey Dodson (2010)

Strong's Greek Dictionary

G4291 προΐστημι

Transliteration: proḯstēmi

Derivation: from G4253 and G2476;

Definition: to stand before, i.e. (in rank) to preside, or (by implication) to practise

From: Strong's Greek Dictionary by James Strong (1890)

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Abbott-Smith Lexicon

προΐστημι

G4291 

Occurrences in the NT: 8

προ-ΐστημι,
[in LXX: II Ki 13:17, Pr 23:5 26:17, Is 43:24, Am 6:10 (no proper Heb. equiv.), Da LXX Bel 7, I Mac 5:19, IV Mac 11:27*;]
1. trans. in fut., 1 aor., and mid. 1 aor., to put before, set over (Plat., al.).
2. Intrans., in pf., plpf., 2 aor. and mid. pres. and impf.;
(a) to preside, rule, govern: Ro 12:8, I Ti 5:17; c. gen., I Th 5:12, I Ti 3:4, 5, 12;
(b) to direct, maintain: c. gen. rei, καλῶν ἔργων, Tit 3:8, 14 (on R, mg., profess honest occupations, v. CGT, in l.; Field, Notes, 223 f.).†

From: Abbott-Smith, George, "A Manual Greek-English Lexicon of the Greek New Testament", 1922. Public Domain.

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Occurrences in the Greek New Testament

Text: Nestle's 1904 edition