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verb

Greekπροβαίνω (probainō)
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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;]

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.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
προβαίνω,
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.

advanced3×going on1×going on … farther1×

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
probainarantosπροβὰςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculinegoing on2×
probainarēntasπροβεβηκυῖαhas happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular feminineadvanced2×
probainarēntoisπροβεβηκότεςhas happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculineadvanced1×

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularprobainamōprobainameprobainamiprobainamaprobainamēprobainamelē
you 2nd person singularprobainasōprobainaseprobainasiprobainasaprobainasēprobainaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprobainatōprobainateprobainatiprobainataprobainatēprobainatelē
we 1st person pluralprobainanōprobainaneprobainaniprobainanaprobainanēprobainanelē
ye 2nd person pluralprobainavōprobainaveprobainaviprobainavaprobainavēprobainavelē
they 3rd person pluralprobainalōprobainaleprobainaliprobainalaprobainalēprobainalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularprobainameiōprobainameiaprobainameiē
you 2nd person singularprobainaseiōprobainaseiaprobainaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprobainateiōprobainateiaprobainateiē
we 1st person pluralprobainaneiōprobainaneiaprobainaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralprobainaveiōprobainaveiaprobainaveiē
they 3rd person pluralprobainaleiōprobainaleiaprobainaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularprobainasōrprobainasarprobainasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularprobainatōrprobainatarprobainatēr
ye 2nd person pluralprobainavōrprobainavarprobainavēr
they 3rd person pluralprobainalōrprobainalarprobainalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularprobainamoiōprobainamoia
you 2nd person singularprobainasoiōprobainasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularprobainatoiōprobainatoia
we 1st person pluralprobainanoiōprobainanoia
ye 2nd person pluralprobainavoiōprobainavoia
they 3rd person pluralprobainaloiōprobainaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceprobainarōprobainariprobainaraprobainarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceprobainarōntosprobainarintosprobainarantos2×προβὰςprobainarēntos3×

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+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen 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

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.