verb
pronoamō
Strong’sG4306
I provide for
stem prono-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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-νοέω, -ῶ, and depon. -έομαι, οῦμαι,
[in LXX: Da LXX 11:37 (בִּין), Wi 6:7, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4306 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpron-o-eh'-o
to consider in advance, i.e. look out for beforehand (actively, by way of maintenance for others; middle voice by way of circumspection for oneself)
King Jamesprovide (for).
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
perceive before, foresee, δόλον Refs 8th c.BC+; προνοῶν ὅτι ἀνάγκη ἔσοιτο foreseeing that.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of divine foreknowledge, θεῖος νοῦς νοεῖ μὲν ὡς νοῦς, προνοεῖ δὲ ὡς θεός Refs 3rd c.AD+
b preconceive, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II think of or plan beforehand, provide, οὐ.. τι πάρα προνοῆσαι ἄμεινον Refs 8th c.BC+; opposed to μετανοέω, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸ παραγγελλόμενον attend to it, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, to be on one's guard, take precautions, ὥρα προνοεῖν πρὶν πελάσαι στρατόν Refs 5th c.BC+ adverb, π. ὅπως.. provide, take care that.., Refs; π. μὴ.., or ὡς μὴ.., cavere ne.., Refs; π. ὅτι.. pay due regard to the fact that.., Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with genitive, provide for, take thought for, τῶν παίδων Refs 5th c.BC+; θεὸς π. τῶν ὅλων Refs 3rd c.BC+; opposed to ὀλιγωρεῖν, Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.AD+
II.3 passive, to be provided, τὰ-ούμενα, of a poet's equipment, Refs 1st c.BC+; of a patient, to be treated, Refs 2nd c.AD+; receive consideration, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III ={προνοητεύω}, Refs
B Attic dialect writers (also Inscrr. and Papyrus, see below) prefer middle προνοοῦμαι, Refs 5th c.BC+: future -ήσομαιRefs 4th c.BC+: aorist προὐνοησάμην Refs 5th c.BC+; in Prose mostly προὐνοήθην, Refs 5th c.BC+ (used in passive sense by Refs 2nd c.AD+: perfect προνενόημαι Refs 2nd c.BC+ (but infinitive πεπρονοῆσθαι Refs—The sense and construction are the same as in the active: provide, ταῦτα Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδέν Pl.[same place]; οἰκίδιόν τινι Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, take care to do, E.[same place], Refs 5th c.BC+; π. μή with infinitive, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. ὅπως.. Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2 with genitive, provide for, Refs 5th c.BC+; superintend, τῆς οἰκοδομίας Haussoullier Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pronoatōπρονοεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | provide for | 1× |
| pronoanōπρονοοῦμεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | intend | 1× |
| pronoorōntoisπρονοούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | take thought | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pronoamō | pronoame | pronoami | pronoama | pronoamē | pronoamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pronoasō | pronoase | pronoasi | pronoasa | pronoasē | pronoaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronoatō1×προνοεῖ | pronoate | pronoati | pronoata | pronoatē | pronoatelē |
| we 1st person plural | pronoanō1×προνοοῦμεν | pronoane | pronoani | pronoana | pronoanē | pronoanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoavō | pronoave | pronoavi | pronoava | pronoavē | pronoavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoalō | pronoale | pronoali | pronoala | pronoalē | pronoalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pronoomō | pronoome | pronoomē | pronoomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pronoosō | pronoose | pronoosē | pronooselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronootō | pronoote | pronootē | pronootelē |
| we 1st person plural | pronoonō | pronoone | pronoonē | pronoonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoovō | pronoove | pronoovē | pronoovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoolō | pronoole | pronoolē | pronoolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pronoameiō | pronoameia | pronoameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pronoaseiō | pronoaseia | pronoaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronoateiō | pronoateia | pronoateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pronoaneiō | pronoaneia | pronoaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoaveiō | pronoaveia | pronoaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoaleiō | pronoaleia | pronoaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pronoomeiō | pronoomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pronooseiō | pronooseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronooteiō | pronooteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pronooneiō | pronooneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronooveiō | pronooveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pronooleiō | pronooleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pronoasōr | pronoasar | pronoasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronoatōr | pronoatar | pronoatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoavōr | pronoavar | pronoavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoalōr | pronoalar | pronoalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pronoosōr | pronoosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronootōr | pronootēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoovōr | pronoovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoolōr | pronoolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pronoamoiō | pronoamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pronoasoiō | pronoasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronoatoiō | pronoatoia |
| we 1st person plural | pronoanoiō | pronoanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoavoiō | pronoavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoaloiō | pronoaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pronoomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | pronoosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronootoiō |
| we 1st person plural | pronoonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | pronooloiō |
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 | pronoarō | pronoari | pronoara | pronoarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pronoorō | pronoorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pronoarōntos | pronoarintos | pronoarantos | pronoarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pronoorōntos1× | pronoorēntos |
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
prono 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
pronoatō“provide for”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:8… toiu idioiu kai malista oikeioiu ouk pronoatō, tan pistian arnotē kai atō apistou …If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own …
pronoanō“intend”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 8:21“intend”pronoanō gar kaleim ouk monem enōpion kuriou …For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also …
pronoorōntois“take thought”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Romans 12:17“take thought”mēdeno kakosem anti kakoseu apodōarōntois; pronoorōntois kaleim enōpion pantoiu anthrōpoiu;Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider …