verb

proairemō

Greekπροαιρέομαι (proaireomai)

Strong’sG4255

I propose, purpose

stem proair-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

decided1×

What it means

προ-αιρέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: for חשׁק, etc.;]

to bring forth or forward. Most freq. in mid., to take by choice, prefer, propose: II Co 9:7.†

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

Saidpro-ahee-reh'-om-ahee

to choose for oneself before another thing (prefer), i.e. (by implication) to propose (intend)

Fromfrom G4253 and G138;

King Jamespurpose.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
proairetēπροῄρηται	has happened · he/she/itperfect middle 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	proairemō	proaireme	proairemi	proairema	proairemē	proairemelē
you 2nd person singular	proairesō	proairese	proairesi	proairesa	proairesē	proaireselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proairetō	proairete	proaireti	proaireta	proairetē1×προῄρηται	proairetelē
we 1st person plural	proairenō	proairene	proaireni	proairena	proairenē	proairenelē
ye 2nd person plural	proairevō	proaireve	proairevi	proaireva	proairevē	proairevelē
they 3rd person plural	proairelō	proairele	proaireli	proairela	proairelē	proairelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	proairemeiō	proairemeia	proairemeiē
you 2nd person singular	proaireseiō	proaireseia	proaireseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proaireteiō	proaireteia	proaireteiē
we 1st person plural	proaireneiō	proaireneia	proaireneiē
ye 2nd person plural	proaireveiō	proaireveia	proaireveiē
they 3rd person plural	proaireleiō	proaireleia	proaireleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	proairesōr	proairesar	proairesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proairetōr	proairetar	proairetēr
ye 2nd person plural	proairevōr	proairevar	proairevēr
they 3rd person plural	proairelōr	proairelar	proairelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	proairemoiō	proairemoia
you 2nd person singular	proairesoiō	proairesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proairetoiō	proairetoia
we 1st person plural	proairenoiō	proairenoia
ye 2nd person plural	proairevoiō	proairevoia
they 3rd person plural	proaireloiō	proaireloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	proairerō	proaireri	proairera	proairerē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	proairerōtos	proaireritos	proaireratos	proairerētos

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

proairstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

proairetē“decided”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

2 Corinthians 9:7“decided”hekastos kathōs proairetē ta kardia, mē ek lupau ē ek anankau; hilaron gar doton agapatō tos theos.Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.