verb
proepangelomō
Strong’sG4279
I promise beforehand
stem proepangel-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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-επ-αγγέλλω,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4279 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
announce before, ὡς μαντευσόμενοι Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, εὐλογία -ηγγελμένη NTmatters on which orders had been issued, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II canvass for an office before, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III middle, announce before, εὐαγγέλιον NT:—passive, to be promised before, Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| proepangeletaπροεπηγγείλατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | promised beforehand | 1× |
| proepangelorēntanπροεπηγγελμένην | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine | promised | 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proepangelomō | proepangelome | proepangelomē | proepangelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proepangelosō | proepangelose | proepangelosē | proepangeloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proepangelotō | proepangelote | proepangelotē | proepangelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | proepangelonō | proepangelone | proepangelonē | proepangelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proepangelovō | proepangelove | proepangelovē | proepangelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proepangelolō | proepangelole | proepangelolē | proepangelolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proepangelemi | proepangelema |
| you 2nd person singular | proepangelesi | proepangelesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proepangeleti | proepangeleta1×προεπηγγείλατο |
| we 1st person plural | proepangeleni | proepangelena |
| ye 2nd person plural | proepangelevi | proepangeleva |
| they 3rd person plural | proepangeleli | proepangelela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proepangelomeiō | proepangelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proepangeloseiō | proepangeloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proepangeloteiō | proepangeloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | proepangeloneiō | proepangeloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proepangeloveiō | proepangeloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proepangeloleiō | proepangeloleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proepangelemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | proepangeleseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proepangeleteia |
| we 1st person plural | proepangeleneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proepangeleveia |
| they 3rd person plural | proepangeleleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proepangelosōr | proepangelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proepangelotōr | proepangelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proepangelovōr | proepangelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proepangelolōr | proepangelolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proepangelesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proepangeletar |
| ye 2nd person plural | proepangelevar |
| they 3rd person plural | proepangelelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proepangelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | proepangelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proepangelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | proepangelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | proepangelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | proepangeloloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proepangelemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proepangelesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proepangeletoia |
| we 1st person plural | proepangelenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proepangelevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proepangeleloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proepangelorō | proepangelorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proepangeleri | proepangelera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proepangelorōntos | proepangelorēntos1× | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proepangelerintos | proepangelerantos |
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
proepangel 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
proepangeleta“promised beforehand”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 1:2hem proepangeleta dia toiu profētoiu autou en grafai …the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy …
proepangelorēntan“promised”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
2 Corinthians 9:5… proerchaleia eis vin kai prokatartizaleia tan proepangelorēntan eulogian vu, houtan hetoiman arō houtōs …… for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be …