To set before
προΐστημιStrong’s G4291proistēmi
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Proistēmi is the Greek word usually translated “managing”, “leading” and “taking the lead”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”
Meaning
Usually translated “managing”, “leading” and “taking the lead”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- managing 2
- leading 1
- taking the lead 1
- to manage 1
- already ruling 1
- to be devoted 1
- to devote themselves 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 4
- Titus 2
- Romans 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 3:5In context(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
- 1 Timothy 3:12In contextLet the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
- 1 Timothy 5:17In contextLet the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
- Titus 3:8In contextThis is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
- Titus 3:14In contextAnd let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
- Romans 12:8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Greek dictionary
προΐστημι proistēmi · to set before
προ-ΐστημι [in LXX: 2Ki.13:17, Pro.23:5 26:17, Isa.43:24, Amo.6:10 (no proper Heb. equiv.), Dan LXX Bel 1:7, 1Ma.5:19, 4Ma.11:27 * ;] 1. trans. in fut., 1 aor., and mid. 1 aor., to put before, set over (Plat., al.). 2. Intrans., in pf., plpf., 2 aor. and mid. Pres. and impf.; (a) to preside, rule, govern: Rom.12:8, 1Ti.5:17; with genitive, 1Th.5:12, 1Ti.3:4-5 3:12; (b) to direct, maintain: with genitive of thing(s), καλῶν ἔργων, Tit.3:8, 14 (on R, mg., profess honest occupations, see CGT, in l; Field, Notes, 223 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “manage” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MAN'AGE, verb transitive
- To conduct; to carry on; to direct the concerns of; as, to manage a farm; to manage the affairs of a family.
- To train or govern, as a horse.
- To govern; to control; to make tame or tractable; as, the buffalo is too refractory to be managed.
- To wield; to move or use in the manner desired; to have under command.
All definitions and other forms of “manage”
- To make subservient.
- To husband; to treat with caution or sparingly.
- To treat with caution or judgment; to govern with address.
MAN'AGE, verb intransitive
To direct or conduct affairs; to carry on concerns or business.
MAN'AGE, noun
Conduct; administration; as the manage of the state or kingdom.
- Government; control, as of a horse, or the exercise of riding him.
- Discipline; governance; direction.
- Use; application or treatment.
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.