verb
proetoimazamō
Strong’sG4282
I prepare beforehand, predestine
stem proetoimaz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 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-ετοιμάζω,
[in LXX: Is 28:24 B, Wi 9:8*;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
get ready beforehand, Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, prepare for one's own use or purpose, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 1st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | proetoimazarōntos | proetoimazarintos | proetoimazarantos | proetoimazarēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
proetoimazata“prepared beforehand”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Romans 9:23“prepared beforehand”… doxau autou epi skeveim eleseu, heim proetoimazata eis doxan,… riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory —
Ephesians 2:10“prepared beforehand”… Christo Iēso epi ergei agathei hei proetoimazata tos theos hina en autei peripataneia.… created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as …