verb
proerchamō
Greekπροέρχομαι (proerchomai)
Strong’sG4281
I go before, precede
stem proerch-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
προ-έρχομαι,
[in LXX: Ge 33:3, 14 R (עבר), Jth 2:19, Si 35 (32):10, al;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4281 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| proercheteπροήρχετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular | leading | 1× |
| proerchetiπροελεύσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | go | 1× |
| proerchalaπροῆλθον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | went along | 2× |
| proerchaleiaπροέλθωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | go on ahead | 1× |
| proercharatosπροελθὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | going … farther | 2× |
| proercharatoisπροελθόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | went on ahead | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchamō | proerchame | proerchami | proerchama | proerchamē | proerchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchasō | proerchase | proerchasi | proerchasa | proerchasē | proerchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchatō | proerchate | proerchati | proerchata | proerchatē | proerchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | proerchanō | proerchane | proerchani | proerchana | proerchanē | proerchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchavō | proerchave | proerchavi | proerchava | proerchavē | proerchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proerchalō | proerchale | proerchali | proerchala2×προῆλθον | proerchalē | proerchalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchemō | proercheme | proerchemi | proerchema | proerchemē | proerchemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchesō | proerchese | proerchesi | proerchesa | proerchesē | proercheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchetō | proerchete1×προήρχετο | proercheti1×προελεύσεται | proercheta | proerchetē | proerchetelē |
| we 1st person plural | proerchenō | proerchene | proercheni | proerchena | proerchenē | proerchenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchevō | proercheve | proerchevi | proercheva | proerchevē | proerchevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proerchelō | proerchele | proercheli | proerchela | proerchelē | proerchelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchameiō | proerchameia | proerchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchaseiō | proerchaseia | proerchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchateiō | proerchateia | proerchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | proerchaneiō | proerchaneia | proerchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchaveiō | proerchaveia | proerchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proerchaleiō | proerchaleia1×προέλθωσιν | proerchaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchemeiō | proerchemeia | proerchemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proercheseiō | proercheseia | proercheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proercheteiō | proercheteia | proercheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | proercheneiō | proercheneia | proercheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proercheveiō | proercheveia | proercheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proercheleiō | proercheleia | proercheleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proerchasōr | proerchasar | proerchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchatōr | proerchatar | proerchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchavōr | proerchavar | proerchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proerchalōr | proerchalar | proerchalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proerchesōr | proerchesar | proerchesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchetōr | proerchetar | proerchetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchevōr | proerchevar | proerchevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proerchelōr | proerchelar | proerchelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchamoiō | proerchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchasoiō | proerchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchatoiō | proerchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | proerchanoiō | proerchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchavoiō | proerchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proerchaloiō | proerchaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchemoiō | proerchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchesoiō | proerchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchetoiō | proerchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | proerchenoiō | proerchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchevoiō | proerchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proercheloiō | proercheloia |
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 | proercharō | proerchari | proerchara | proercharē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proercherō | proercheri | proerchera | proercherē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | proercharōtos | proercharitos | proercharatos3×προελθὼν | proercharētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proercherōtos | proercheritos | proercheratos | proercherētos |
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
proerch 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
proerchete“leading”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 22:47“leading”Ēti autou lalarōtou idou ochlos, kai tos legirōtos Ioudaos henos toiu dōdeka proerchete autoin, kai engizata to Iēso filara auton.While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
proercheti“go”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:17“go”kai autos proercheti enōpion autou en pneume kai dunamia Ēliaou, epistrefara kardiain patēroiu epi tekneim kai apeithoin en fronēsia dikaioiu, hetoimazara kurio laon kataskeuazirēton.And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous — to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
proerchala“went along”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Mark 6:33“arrived ahead of”kai horala autoin hupagarōtoin kai epignōskala pollois, kai pezē apo pantaiu taiu politaiu suntrechala ekei kai proerchala autoin.But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
Acts 12:10“went along”diercharatois de prōtan fulakan kai deuteran erchala epi tan pulan tan sidērouan tan ferarōtan eis tan politan, hotinas automatas anoigita autoi, kai exercharatois proerchala ruman henan, kai eutheōs afistanata tos angelos apo autou.They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
proerchaleia“go on ahead”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 9:5“go on ahead”anankaiem oun hēgema parakalara toin adelfoin hina proerchaleia eis vin kai prokatartizaleia tan proepangellerētan eulogian vu, houtan hetoiman arō houtōs hōs eulogian kai mē hōs pleonexian.So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
proercharatos“going … farther”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Matthew 26:39“going … farther”kai proercharatos mikrem piptata epi prosōpem autou proseucherōtos kai legarōtos; Patēror mu, ei dunatem atō, parerchatar apo mu tem potēriem houtem; plēn ouk hōs mis thelamō alla hōs sis.Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
Mark 14:35“going … farther”kai proercharatos mikrem piptate epi tau gēau, kai proseuchete hina ei dunatem atō parerchateia apo autou tas hōras,Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
proercharatois“went on ahead”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 20:13“went on ahead”Nis de proercharatois epi tem ploiem anagina epi tan Assan, ekeithen mellarōtois analambarō ton Paulon, houtōs gar diatasserētos ate mellarōtos autos pezeuarō.We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.