adjective

progonos

Greekπρόγονος (progonos)

Strong’sG4269

an ancestor

stem progon-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

ancestors1×parents1×

What it means

** πρό-γονος, -ον

(< προγίνομαι), [in LXX: Es 4:17, Si 8:4, al.;]

1. born before.

2. As subst., in pl., οἱ π., ancestors, forefathers: II Ti 1:3; of living parents (so Plat.), I Ti 5:4.†

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

Strong’s G4269 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprog'-on-os

an ancestor, (grand-)parent

Fromfrom G4266;

King Jamesforefather, parent.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	progonos	progonas	progonem	progonois	progonais	progoneim
object accusative	progonon	progonan		progonoin	progonain
direct address vocative	progonor	progonar		progonoir	progonair
of, belonging to genitive	progonou	progonau	progoneu	progonoiu1×προγόνων	progonaiu	progoneiu
to, for dative	progono	progona	progone	progonoi1×προγόνοις	progonai	progonei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

progonstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

progon 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

progonoiu“ancestors”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

2 Timothy 1:3“ancestors”Charian echamō to theo, ho latreuamō apo progonoiu en kathara suneidēsia, hōs adialeiptan echamō tan peri su mneian en tai deēsiai mu, nuxau kai hēmerauI thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

progonoi“parents”to, fordative plural1×

1 Timothy 5:4“parents”ei de tinas chēras tekneim ē ekgoneim echatō, mathalōr prōton ton idion oikon eusebarō kai amoibain apodōarō toi progonoi, houtem gar atō apodektem enōpion tou theou.But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.