To go before
προέρχομαιStrong’s G4281proerchomai
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Proerchomai is the Greek word usually translated “having gone forward”, “having gone ahead” and “went before”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having gone forward”, “having gone ahead” and “went before”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having gone forward 2
- having gone ahead 2
- went before 1
- will go forth 1
- was going before 1
- they went on through 1
- they may go before 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 6:33And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
- Mark 14:35And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
- Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
- Luke 22:47And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
- Acts 12:10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
- Acts 20:5These going before tarried for us at Troas.
Greek dictionary
προέρχομαι proerchomai · to go before
προ-έρχομαι [in LXX: Gen.33:3, 14 R (עָבַר), Jdth.2:19, Sir.35:10 (Sir.32:10) al ;] 1. to go forward, go on, advance: before μικρόν, Mat.26:39 and Mrk.14:35 (WH, mg., προσελθών): ῥύμην μίαν (cf. Plat., Rep., i, 328e), Act.12:10. 2. Of relative position, to go before, precede: with genitive (cl.; Jth, l.with); with accusative of person(s) (not cl.), Luk.22:47 (with genitive, Rec.); before ἐνώπιον, Luk.1:17 (cf. Gen.33:3). 3. Of time, to go before or in advance: Act.20:5, 13 (WH, mg., R, mg.), 2Co.9:5; with accusative of person(s) (= cl. φθάνω), Mrk.6:33.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.