verb
prokoptamō
Strong’sG4298
I advance, make progress
stem prokopt-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 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-κόπτω,
[in Sm.: Ps 44 (45):5*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4298 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidprok-op'-to
to drive forward (as if by beating), i.e. (figuratively and intransitively) to advance (in amount, to grow; in time, to be well along)
King Jamesincrease, proceed, profit, be far spent, wax.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cut one's way forward, only metaphorically, π. διὰ τῆς λεωφόρου advance by the high-road, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive in Refs 5th c.BC+, advance, prosper, ἀνωτέρω ὀδὲν τῶν πρηγμάτων προκοπτομένων Refs
II with neuter adjectives, προκόψομεν οὐδέν shall make no progress, advance not at all. Refs 7th c.BC+; τὰ πολλὰ προκόψασ᾽ having prepared most of the way, Refs 5th c.BC+; τί ἂν προκόπτοι; what good would you get? Refs; οὐδὲν προὔκοπτον εἰς.. they made no progress towards.., NT+5th c.BC+
II.2 with genitive of things, τοῦ ναυτικοῦ μέγα μέρος προκόψαντες having made improvements in their navy to a great extent, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡμῶν προκοπτόντων τῆς ἀρχῆς ἐκείνοις since we promote the increase of their empire, Refs; ἐπὶ πλεῖον π. ἀσεβείας having advanced further in impiety, NT+2nd c.BC+
II.3 especially in Philos., of moreal and intellectual progress, Refs 4th c.BC+; προκοπτούσης τῆς θεραπείας if the treatment succeeds, Refs 3rd c.BC+; εἴωθε προκόπτειν ἡ.. ἀγωγή the treatment is usually successful, Refs 1st c.AD+; -κεκοφυίας τῆς νόσου as the disease improves, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3.b of Time, προκοπτούσης ὁδοῦ as the journey advanced, Refs 2nd c.AD+is far spent, NT+1st c.AD+; to be advanced in years, τῇ ἡλικίᾳ Refs 2nd c.BC+; ὁ μὲν -κέκοφεν, ὁ δὲ νέος ἐστίν Refs 4th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| prokoptameπροέκοπτον | was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular | advancing | 1× |
| prokoptateπροέκοπτεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | increased | 1× |
| prokoptaliπροκόψουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | go | 3× |
| prokoptataπροέκοψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | far gone | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prokoptamō | prokoptame1×προέκοπτον | prokoptami | prokoptama | prokoptamē | prokoptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prokoptasō | prokoptase | prokoptasi | prokoptasa | prokoptasē | prokoptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prokoptatō | prokoptate1×προέκοπτεν | prokoptati | prokoptata1×προέκοψεν | prokoptatē | prokoptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | prokoptanō | prokoptane | prokoptani | prokoptana | prokoptanē | prokoptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prokoptavō | prokoptave | prokoptavi | prokoptava | prokoptavē | prokoptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prokoptalō | prokoptale | prokoptali3×προκόψουσιν | prokoptala | prokoptalē | prokoptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prokoptameiō | prokoptameia | prokoptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prokoptaseiō | prokoptaseia | prokoptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prokoptateiō | prokoptateia | prokoptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | prokoptaneiō | prokoptaneia | prokoptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prokoptaveiō | prokoptaveia | prokoptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prokoptaleiō | prokoptaleia | prokoptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prokoptasōr | prokoptasar | prokoptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prokoptatōr | prokoptatar | prokoptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prokoptavōr | prokoptavar | prokoptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prokoptalōr | prokoptalar | prokoptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prokoptamoiō | prokoptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prokoptasoiō | prokoptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prokoptatoiō | prokoptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | prokoptanoiō | prokoptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prokoptavoiō | prokoptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prokoptaloiō | prokoptaloia |
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 | prokoptarō | prokoptari | prokoptara | prokoptarē |
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 | prokoptarōntos | prokoptarintos | prokoptarantos | prokoptarēntos |
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
prokopt 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.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
prokoptame“advancing”was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
Galatians 1:14kai prokoptame en to Ioudaismo huper polloin sunēlikiōtoin …I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my …
prokoptate“increased”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 2:52“increased”Kai Iēsus prokoptate sofia kai hēlikia kai charita para …And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and …
prokoptali“go”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural3×
2 Timothy 2:16… bebēlain kenofōniain peristēosōr; epi polloterem gar prokoptali asebeiau,… irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
2 Timothy 3:9“progress”alla ouk prokoptali epi polloterem, tas gar anoias autoiu …But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.
2 Timothy 3:13ponērois de anthrōpois kai goētois prokoptali epi tem cheirōnem, planarōntois kai planorōntois.while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and …
prokoptata“far gone”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 13:12“far gone”tas nuktas prokoptata, tas de hēmeras engizatē. apobaleneia oun …The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us …