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noun · feminine

prokopas

Greekπροκοπή (prokopē)

Strong’sG4297

progress, advancement

stem prokop-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

progress

What it means

**† προ-κοπή, -ῆς, ἡ

(< προκόπτω), [in LXX: Si 51:17, II Mac 8:8*;]

progress (prop., on a journey, then generally): Phl 1:12, 25, I Ti 4:15 (condemned by Atticists, v. Rutherford, NPhr., 158).†

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

Strong’s G4297 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprok-op-ay'

progress, i.e. advancement (subjectively or objectively)

Fromfrom G4298;

King Jamesfurtherance, profit.

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 caseone singularmore than one plural
subject nominativeprokopasπροκοπὴprokopais
object accusativeprokopanπροκοπὴνprokopain
direct address vocativeprokoparprokopair
of, belonging to genitiveprokopauprokopaiu
to, for dativeprokopaprokopai

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
prokopstem+agender+snruits job in the sentence case+ione · more than one number

prokopa 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

prokopas“progress”subjectnominative singular

1 Timothy 4:15“progress”houteim meletasōr, en houtei asōr, hina su tas prokopas faneras ateiō pantoi;Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.

prokopan“progress”objectaccusative singular

Philippians 1:12“progress”Gnōskarō de vin boulemō, adelfoir, hoti teim kata min mallon eis prokopan teu euangelieu erchatē,Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.

Philippians 1:25“progress”kai houtem peitharētos oidamē hoti menami kai paramenami pantoi vi eis tan vu prokopan kai charan tau pistiau,Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,