verb

proēgemō

Greekπροηγέομαι (proēgeomai)

Strong’sG4285

I lead onward by example

stem proēg-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

outdo1×

What it means

προ-ηγέομαι,

[in LXX: De 20:9 (בְּרוֹשׁ), Pr 17:14 (לִפְנֵי), II Mac 4:40, al.;]

1. to go before as leader (in cl., c. gen., dat.): Ro 12:10 (Chrys., Vg., al.; v. ICC, in l.).

2. In a sense not elsewhere found, ἀλλήλους προηγούμενοι = ἀ. ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας: Ro 12:10 (ICC, cf. I Th 5:13, Phl 2:3 and EV "preferring").†

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

Strong’s G4285 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpro-ay-geh'-om-ahee

to lead the way for others, i.e. show deference

Fromfrom G4253 and G2233;

King Jamesprefer.

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
proēgerōtoisπροηγούμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine	outdo	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	proēgemō	proēgeme	proēgemi	proēgema	proēgemē	proēgemelē
you 2nd person singular	proēgesō	proēgese	proēgesi	proēgesa	proēgesē	proēgeselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proēgetō	proēgete	proēgeti	proēgeta	proēgetē	proēgetelē
we 1st person plural	proēgenō	proēgene	proēgeni	proēgena	proēgenē	proēgenelē
ye 2nd person plural	proēgevō	proēgeve	proēgevi	proēgeva	proēgevē	proēgevelē
they 3rd person plural	proēgelō	proēgele	proēgeli	proēgela	proēgelē	proēgelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	proēgemeiō	proēgemeia	proēgemeiē
you 2nd person singular	proēgeseiō	proēgeseia	proēgeseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proēgeteiō	proēgeteia	proēgeteiē
we 1st person plural	proēgeneiō	proēgeneia	proēgeneiē
ye 2nd person plural	proēgeveiō	proēgeveia	proēgeveiē
they 3rd person plural	proēgeleiō	proēgeleia	proēgeleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	proēgesōr	proēgesar	proēgesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proēgetōr	proēgetar	proēgetēr
ye 2nd person plural	proēgevōr	proēgevar	proēgevēr
they 3rd person plural	proēgelōr	proēgelar	proēgelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	proēgemoiō	proēgemoia
you 2nd person singular	proēgesoiō	proēgesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proēgetoiō	proēgetoia
we 1st person plural	proēgenoiō	proēgenoia
ye 2nd person plural	proēgevoiō	proēgevoia
they 3rd person plural	proēgeloiō	proēgeloia

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	proēgerō	proēgeri	proēgera	proēgerē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	proēgerōtos1×	proēgeritos	proēgeratos	proēgerētos

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

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

proēg 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

proēgerōtois“outdo”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×

Romans 12:10“outdo”ta filadelfia eis allēloin filostorgois, ta tima allēloin proēgerōtois,Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.