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To prefer

προηγέομαιStrong’s G4285

proēgeomai

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Proēgeomai is the Greek word usually translated “esteeming”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
Romans 12:10 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • esteeming 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    προηγέομαι proēgeomai · to prefer

    προ-ηγέσμαι [in LXX: Deu.20:9 (בְּרוֹשׁ), Pro.17:14 (פָּנִים), 2Ma.4:40, al. ;] 1. to go before as leader (in cl., with genitive, dative): Rom.12:10 (Chrys., Vg., al.; see ICC, in l). 2. In a sense not elsewhere found, ἀλλήλους προηγούμενοι = ἀ. ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας: Ro, l.with (ICC, cf. 1Th.5:13, Php.2:3 and EV "preferring").† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    ESTEE'MING, participle present

    tense Valuing; estimating; valuing highly; prizing; thinking; deeming.

      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.