verb
proerchamō
Strong’sG4281
I go before, precede
stem proerch-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 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-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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(πρόειμι serves as future), aorist προῆλθον: perfect προελήλῠθα Refs 4th c.BC+:—go forward, advance, Refs 5th c.BC+ absolutely, προελθών, = _Attic dialect_ παρελθών, having come forward to speak, Refs 4th c.BC+: with accusative cognate, π. ἡμερησίαν ὁδόν Refs 5th c.BC+
b come forth, πλάγια π. τὰ ἔμβρυα Refs 4th c.BC+to be born, Refs 2nd c.AD+; appear, be published, of a book, Refs 1st c.BC+
c go away from, leave, ἀπὸ τῆς ἑαυτοῦ [οἰκίας] Refs 2nd c.AD+; οὐδεπώποτε ἐξ Αἰθιοπίας τὸν ἕτερον πόδα προελθών Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 of Time, προελθόντος πολλοῦ χρόνου Refs 5th c.BC+; of persons, προεληλυθότες ταῖς ἡλικίαις advanced in years, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 go on, proceed, in a story or argument, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 metaphorically, [τὰ Περσέων πρήγματα] ἐς τοῦτο προελθόντα the power of the Persians having advanced to this height, Refs 5th c.BC+make progress, Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently in bad sense, εἰς πᾶν π. μοχθηρίας Refs 4th c.BC+; πόρρω προεληλύθασι φυλακῆς they are far gone in cautiousness, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 go before or first, Refs; π. τινός go before him,NT
5.b arrive first, Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect, have travelled first, ὁδόν Refs 5th c.BC+
II take legal proceedings, appear in court, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| proerchoteπροήρχετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive 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× |
| proercharantosπροελθὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | going … farther | 2× |
| proercharantoisπροελθόντες | 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 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 | proerchomō | proerchome | proerchomē | proerchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchosō | proerchose | proerchosē | proerchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchotō | proerchote1×προήρχετο | proerchotē | proerchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | proerchonō | proerchone | proerchonē | proerchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchovō | proerchove | proerchovē | proerchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proercholō | proerchole | proercholē | proercholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchemi | proerchema |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchesi | proerchesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proercheti1×προελεύσεται | proercheta |
| we 1st person plural | proercheni | proerchena |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchevi | proercheva |
| they 3rd person plural | proercheli | proerchela |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchomeiō | proerchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchoseiō | proerchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchoteiō | proerchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | proerchoneiō | proerchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchoveiō | proerchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proercholeiō | proercholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | proercheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proercheteia |
| we 1st person plural | proercheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proercheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | proercheleia |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proerchosōr | proerchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchotōr | proerchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchovōr | proerchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proercholōr | proercholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proerchesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchevar |
| they 3rd person plural | proerchelar |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | proerchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | proercholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proerchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proerchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proerchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | proerchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proerchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proerchorō | proerchorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proercheri | proerchera |
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 | proercharōntos | proercharintos | proercharantos3×προελθὼν | proercharēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proerchorōntos | proerchorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proercherintos | proercherantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
proerchote“leading”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 22:47“leading”… tos legorōntos Ioudos henos toiu dōdeka proerchote autoin, kai engizata to Iēso filara …… 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 1:17kai autos proercheti enōpion autou en pneume kai dunamia …And he will go on before the Lord in the …
proerchala“went along”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Mark 6:33“arrived ahead of”… pantaiu taiu polaiu suntrechala ekei kai proerchala autoin.… and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived …
Acts 12:10“went along”… hotinas automatas anoigita autoi, kai exercharantois proerchala ruman henan, kai eutheōs apostēata tos …… the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly …
proerchaleia“go on ahead”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 9:5“go on ahead”… oun hēgema parakalara toin adelfoin hina proerchaleia eis vin kai prokatartizaleia tan proepangelorēntan …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 …
proercharantos“going … farther”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Matthew 26:39kai proercharantos mikrem piptata epi prosōpem autou proseuchorōntos …Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My …
Mark 14:35kai proercharantos mikrem piptate epi tau gēau, kai …Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and …
proercharantois“went on ahead”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 20:13Nis de proercharantois epi tem ploiem anagina epi tan …We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to …