verb

probainamō

Greekπροβαίνω (probainō)

Strong’sG4260

I go forward

stem probain-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

advanced3×going on1×going on … farther1×

What it means

προ-βαίνω,

[in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא;]

to go forwards, go on, advance: Mt 4:21, Mk 1:19. Metaph., of age (Ge 18:11, al., Lys., Diod., al.), ἐν τ. ἡμέραις, Lk 1:7, 18 2:36.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4260 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprob-ah'-ee-no

to walk forward, i.e. advance (literally, or in years)

Fromfrom G4253 and the base of G939;

King James+ be of a great age, go farther (on), be well stricken.

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
probainaratosπροβὰς	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine	going on	2×
probainarētasπροβεβηκυῖα	has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular feminine	advanced	2×
probainarētoisπροβεβηκότες	has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine	advanced	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	probainamō	probainame	probainami	probainama	probainamē	probainamelē
you 2nd person singular	probainasō	probainase	probainasi	probainasa	probainasē	probainaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	probainatō	probainate	probainati	probainata	probainatē	probainatelē
we 1st person plural	probainanō	probainane	probainani	probainana	probainanē	probainanelē
ye 2nd person plural	probainavō	probainave	probainavi	probainava	probainavē	probainavelē
they 3rd person plural	probainalō	probainale	probainali	probainala	probainalē	probainalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	probainameiō	probainameia	probainameiē
you 2nd person singular	probainaseiō	probainaseia	probainaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	probainateiō	probainateia	probainateiē
we 1st person plural	probainaneiō	probainaneia	probainaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	probainaveiō	probainaveia	probainaveiē
they 3rd person plural	probainaleiō	probainaleia	probainaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	probainasōr	probainasar	probainasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	probainatōr	probainatar	probainatēr
ye 2nd person plural	probainavōr	probainavar	probainavēr
they 3rd person plural	probainalōr	probainalar	probainalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	probainamoiō	probainamoia
you 2nd person singular	probainasoiō	probainasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	probainatoiō	probainatoia
we 1st person plural	probainanoiō	probainanoia
ye 2nd person plural	probainavoiō	probainavoia
they 3rd person plural	probainaloiō	probainaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	probainarō	probainari	probainara	probainarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	probainarōtos	probainaritos	probainaratos2×προβὰς	probainarētos3×

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

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

probain 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

probainaratos“going on”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×

Matthew 4:21“going on”Kai probainaratos ekeithen horata alloin duo adelfoin, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, en te ploie meta Zebedaiou tou patērou autoiu katartizarōtoin teim diktueim autoiu, kai kalata autoin.Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

Mark 1:19“going on … farther”kai probainaratos oligem horata Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, kai autoin en te ploie katartizarōtoin teim diktueim,Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

probainarētas“advanced”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular feminine2×

Luke 1:18“advanced”kai legata Zacharios pros ton angelon; Kata tinem gnōskemi houtem? mis gar amō presbutos kai tas gunaikas mu probainarētas en tai hēmerai autau.“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

Luke 2:36“advanced”Kai ate Hannas profētias, thugatēras Fanouēl, ek fulau Asēr houtas probainarētas en hēmerai pollai, zōaratas meta anērou eteim hepta apo tau partheniau autau,There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,

probainarētois“advanced”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×

Luke 1:7“advanced”kai ouk ate autoi teknem, kathoti ate tas Elisabet steiras, kai amfoterois probainarētois en tai hēmerai autoiu ale.But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.