Study
Word study

Word study

Greek

To prompt

προβιβάζωStrong’s G4264

probibazō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Probibazō is the Greek word usually translated “having been urged on”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.”
Matthew 14:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having been urged on”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having been urged on 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    προβιβάζω probibazō · to prompt

    προ-βιβάζω causal of προβαίνω, [in LXX: Exo.35:34 (יָרָה hi.), Deu.6:7 (שָׁנַן pi.) * ;] to lead forward, lead on; metaphorically, to induce, incite, urge: Mat.14:8.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “prompt” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    PROMPT, adjective

    [Latin promptus, from promo.]

    1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands.
    2. Of a ready disposition; acting with cheerful alacrity; as prompt in obedience or compliance.
    3. Quick; ready; not dilatory; applied to things; as, he manifested a prompt obedience; he yielded prompt assistance.
    4. Quick; hasty; indicating boldness or forwardness.
    All definitions and other forms of “prompt”
    1. Ready; present; told down; as prompt payment.
    2. Easy; unobstructed.

    PROMPT, verb transitive

    To incite; to move or excite to action or exertion; to instigate. Insults prompt anger or revenge; love prompts desire; benevolence prompts men to devote their time and services to spread the gospel. Ambition prompted Alexander to wish for more worlds to conquer.

    1. To assist a speaker when at a loss, by pronouncing the words forgotten or next in order, as to prompt an actor; or to assist a learner, by suggesting something forgotten or not understood.
    2. To dictate; to suggest to the mind.
    3. To remind. [Not used.]

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.