verb
proairomō
Strong’sG4255
I propose, purpose
stem proair-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
προ-αιρέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: for חשׁק, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4255 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ήσωRefs 2nd c.AD+aorist προεῖλον:—bring forth, produce from one's stores, προαιρούσαις λαθεῖν (probable reading) ἄλφιτον, ἔλαιον κτλ. Refs 5th c.BC+
II mostly middle, late imperfect ἐπροῃρούμην Refs 1st c.AD+future -αιρήσομαι: aorist -ειλόμην: perfect passive (in middle sense) -ῄρημαι (see. below):—take away first for oneself, [ἀστραγάλους] ἐκ φορμίσκων Refs 5th c.BC+; remove, Ῥωμαίων τὰς ἀφορμάς Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.b elect previously, τινὰς ἐκ τοῦ πλήθους Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 prefer, τοῦ παρόντος κινδύνου τὸν μέλλοντα Refs 2nd c.AD+: but mostly followed by a preposition, πρὸ τοῦ κεκινημένου τὸν σώφρονα προαιρεῖσθαι φίλον Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 with accusative only, choose deliberately, prefer, οὔτε Λακεδαίμονα προῃροῦ οὔτε Κρήτην Refs 5th c.BC+having undertaken, Refs 4th c.BC+; opposed to φεύγειν τι, Refs not by preference, not deliberately, Refs
II.4 with infinitive, choose deliberately to do, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4.b purpose or propose to do, εὖ δρᾶν προῃρημένος Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive omitted, πλὴν ὧν ἐγὼ προειλόμην (i.e. πρᾶξαι) Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| proairotēπροῄρηται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | decided | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proairomō | proairome | proairomē | proairomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proairosō | proairose | proairosē | proairoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proairotō | proairote | proairotē1×προῄρηται | proairotelē |
| we 1st person plural | proaironō | proairone | proaironē | proaironelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proairovō | proairove | proairovē | proairovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proairolō | proairole | proairolē | proairolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proairomeiō | proairomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proairoseiō | proairoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proairoteiō | proairoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | proaironeiō | proaironeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proairoveiō | proairoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proairoleiō | proairoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proairosōr | proairosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proairotōr | proairotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proairovōr | proairovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proairolōr | proairolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proairomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | proairosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proairotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | proaironoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | proairovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | proairoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proairorō | proairorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proairorōntos | proairorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
proair is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
proairotē“decided”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 9:7hekastos kathōs proairotē ta kardia, mē ek lupau ē …… one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not …