Progress
προκοπήStrong’s G4297prokopē
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prokopē is the Greek word usually translated “progress” and “advancement”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”
Meaning
Usually translated “progress” and “advancement”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- progress 2
- advancement 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Philippians 2
- 1 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
προκοπή prokopē · progress
προ-κοπή, -ῆς, ἡ (προκόπτω), [in LXX: Sir.51:17, 2Ma.8:8 * ;] progress (prop., on a journey, then generally): Php.1:12, 25, 1Ti.4:15 (condemned by Atticists, see Rutherford, NPhr., 158).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “progress” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROG'RESS, noun
[Latin progressus, progedior; pro and gradior, to step or go. See Grade and Degree.]
- A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward.
- A moving forward in growth; increase; as the progress of a plant or animal.
- Advance in business of any kind; as the progress of a negotiation; the progress of arts.
- Advance in knowledge; intellectual or moral improvement; proficiency.
All definitions and other forms of “progress”
- Removal; passage from place to place.
- A journey of state; a circuit.
PROGRESS', verb intransitive
To move forward in space; to pass; to proceed.
- To proceed; to continue onward in course.
- To advance; to make improvement.
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.