verb
pronoamō
Greekπρονοέω (pronoeō)
Strong’sG4306
I provide for
stem prono-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| pronoerōtoisπρονοούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle 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 172, 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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pronoemō | pronoeme | pronoemi | pronoema | pronoemē | pronoemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pronoesō | pronoese | pronoesi | pronoesa | pronoesē | pronoeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronoetō | pronoete | pronoeti | pronoeta | pronoetē | pronoetelē |
| we 1st person plural | pronoenō | pronoene | pronoeni | pronoena | pronoenē | pronoenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoevō | pronoeve | pronoevi | pronoeva | pronoevē | pronoevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoelō | pronoele | pronoeli | pronoela | pronoelē | pronoelelē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pronoemeiō | pronoemeia | pronoemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pronoeseiō | pronoeseia | pronoeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronoeteiō | pronoeteia | pronoeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pronoeneiō | pronoeneia | pronoeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoeveiō | pronoeveia | pronoeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoeleiō | pronoeleia | pronoeleiē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pronoesōr | pronoesar | pronoesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronoetōr | pronoetar | pronoetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoevōr | pronoevar | pronoevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoelōr | pronoelar | pronoelēr |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pronoemoiō | pronoemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pronoesoiō | pronoesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pronoetoiō | pronoetoia |
| we 1st person plural | pronoenoiō | pronoenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pronoevoiō | pronoevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pronoeloiō | pronoeloia |
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 or for itself middle voice | pronoerō | pronoeri | pronoera | pronoerē |
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 | pronoarōtos | pronoaritos | pronoaratos | pronoarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | pronoerōtos1× | pronoeritos | pronoeratos | pronoerētos |
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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
pronoatō“provide for”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:8“provide for”ei de tinos toiu idioiu kai malista oikeioiu ouk pronoatō, tan pistian arnetē kai atō apistou cheirōnos.If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
pronoanō“intend”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 8:21“intend”pronoanō gar kaleim ouk monem enōpion kuriou alla kai enōpion anthrōpoiu.For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
pronoerōtois“take thought”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Romans 12:17“take thought”mēdeno kakem anti kakeu apodōarōtois; pronoerōtois kaleim enōpion pantoiu anthrōpoiu;Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.