verb

proetoimazamō

Greekπροετοιμάζω (proetoimazō)

Strong’sG4282

I prepare beforehand, predestine

stem proetoimaz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur

Translated as

prepared beforehand2×

What it means

προ-ετοιμάζω,

[in LXX: Is 28:24 B, Wi 9:8*;]

to prepare before: c. acc. rei, Ro 9:23 (οἷς for ἅ by attraction), Eph 2:10.†

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

Strong’s G4282 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpro-et-oy-mad'-zo

to fit up in advance (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G4253 and G2090;

King Jamesordain before, prepare afore.

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
proetoimazataπροητοίμασεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	prepared beforehand	2×

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, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	proetoimazamō	proetoimazame	proetoimazami	proetoimazama	proetoimazamē	proetoimazamelē
you 2nd person singular	proetoimazasō	proetoimazase	proetoimazasi	proetoimazasa	proetoimazasē	proetoimazaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proetoimazatō	proetoimazate	proetoimazati	proetoimazata2×προητοίμασεν	proetoimazatē	proetoimazatelē
we 1st person plural	proetoimazanō	proetoimazane	proetoimazani	proetoimazana	proetoimazanē	proetoimazanelē
ye 2nd person plural	proetoimazavō	proetoimazave	proetoimazavi	proetoimazava	proetoimazavē	proetoimazavelē
they 3rd person plural	proetoimazalō	proetoimazale	proetoimazali	proetoimazala	proetoimazalē	proetoimazalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	proetoimazameiō	proetoimazameia	proetoimazameiē
you 2nd person singular	proetoimazaseiō	proetoimazaseia	proetoimazaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proetoimazateiō	proetoimazateia	proetoimazateiē
we 1st person plural	proetoimazaneiō	proetoimazaneia	proetoimazaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	proetoimazaveiō	proetoimazaveia	proetoimazaveiē
they 3rd person plural	proetoimazaleiō	proetoimazaleia	proetoimazaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	proetoimazasōr	proetoimazasar	proetoimazasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proetoimazatōr	proetoimazatar	proetoimazatēr
ye 2nd person plural	proetoimazavōr	proetoimazavar	proetoimazavēr
they 3rd person plural	proetoimazalōr	proetoimazalar	proetoimazalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	proetoimazamoiō	proetoimazamoia
you 2nd person singular	proetoimazasoiō	proetoimazasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proetoimazatoiō	proetoimazatoia
we 1st person plural	proetoimazanoiō	proetoimazanoia
ye 2nd person plural	proetoimazavoiō	proetoimazavoia
they 3rd person plural	proetoimazaloiō	proetoimazaloia

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	proetoimazarō	proetoimazari	proetoimazara	proetoimazarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	proetoimazarōtos	proetoimazaritos	proetoimazaratos	proetoimazarētos

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

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

proetoimaz 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

proetoimazata“prepared beforehand”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Romans 9:23“prepared beforehand”kai hina gnōrizateia ton plouton tau doxau autou epi skeueim eleseu, heim proetoimazata eis doxan,What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory —

Ephesians 2:10“prepared beforehand”autou gar anō poiēmem, ktiziratois en Christo Iēso epi ergei agathei hei proetoimazata tos theos hina en autei peripataneia.For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.