verb
probainamō
Strong’sG4260
I go forward
stem probain-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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-βαίνω,
[in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βήσομαι: perfect -βέβηκα: aorist 2 προὔβην, imperative πρόβᾱ, Refs 5th c.BC+, plural πρόβᾱτε Refs 8th c.BC+perfect and present participle προβιβάς (as if from βίβημἰ, Refs 8th c.BC+; imperative προβιβάσθων Refs 5th c.AD+; participle προβάοντε, read by Refs 8th c.BC+:— step forward, advance, κραιπνά, κοῦφα ποσὶ προβιβάς, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸν δ᾽ ὦκα προβιβάντα (-βιβῶντα codices) πόδες φέρον Refs; ὑπασπίδια προβιβάντι (-βιβῶντι codices) Refs 8th c.BC+; μέγα π. take a big stride forward, Refs 5th c.BC+
b of hair, grow, Refs 4th c.AD+
2 as a mark of Time, ἄστρα προβέβηκε they are far gone in heaven, i.e. it is past midnight. Refs 8th c.BC+; ἡ νὺξ π. the night is wearing fast, Refs 5th c.BC+ as time went on, Refs 5th c.BC+; also τὰ μὲν προβέβηκεν the past, Refs 6th c.BC+; προβαίνοντος τοῦ ἔργου, τοῦ πολέμου, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκ τοῦ προβεβηκότος, e re nata, on the spur of the moment, Refs 5th c.BC+; of persons, οἱ προβεβηκότες τῇ ἡλικίᾳ advanced in age, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τῶν ἡμερῶν, ταῖς ἡμέραις, LXX+5th c.BC+
3 metaphorically of narrative, argument, action, events, μὴ πέρα προβῇς λόγου Refs 5th c.BC+; προβάς φησιν.. further on, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ἐκ τῶν κνημέων ἐς τοὺς μηρούς went on.., Refs 5th c.BC+; προέβαινε τὸ ἔθνος ἄρχον καὶ ἐπιτροπεῦον the nation was organized in a series of overlordships and mandates, Refs 5th c.BC+ it has gone so far that..,Refs 5th c.BC+; π. πόρρω μοχθηρίας to be far gone in knavery, Refs 5th c.BC+: in good sense, make progress, τοσοῦτον προβεβήκαμεν ὥστε.. Refs 5th c.BC+; of an enterprise, prosper, succeed, Refs 1st c.BC+
II go before, i.e. be superior to, another, πολὺ προβέβηκας ἁπάντων σῷ θάρσει Refs 8th c.BC+; δυνάμει τε καὶ αἰδοῖ Τρηχῖνος προβέβηκε by might and awe he is over, i.e. rules, Trachis, Refs 8th c.BC+
III with accusative of things, overstep, τέρμα προβάς Refs
IV with accusative of the instrum. of motion, πόδα π. Refs 6th c.BC+; προβεβήκασι τὰ ἀριστερά have their left legs foremost (variant{προβεβλήκασι}, see at {προβάλλω} Refs 8th c.BC+
V Causal, in future active, move forward, advance, τίς τρόπος ἄνδρα προβάσει [ᾱ]; Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| probainarantosπροβὰς | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | going on | 2× |
| probainarēntasπροβεβηκυῖα | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular feminine | advanced | 2× |
| probainarēntoisπροβεβηκότες | 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 | probainarōntos | probainarintos | probainarantos2×προβὰς | probainarēntos3× |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
probainarantos“going on”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Matthew 4:21Kai probainarantos ekeithen horata allosoin duo adelfoin, Iakōbon …Going on from there, He saw two other …
Mark 1:19kai probainarantos oligem horata Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou …Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee …
probainarēntas“advanced”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular feminine2×
Luke 1:18“advanced”… amō presbutos kai tas gunaikas mu probainarēntas en tai hēmerai autau.… angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Luke 2:36“advanced”… thugatras Fanouēl, ek fulau Asēr houtas probainarēntas en hēmerai pollai, zōarantas meta androu …… Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been …
probainarēntois“advanced”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 1:7“advanced”… ate tas Elisabet steiras, kai amfoterois probainarēntois en tai hēmerai autoiu ale.… children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.