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To establish

προκυρόομαιStrong’s G4300

prokuroomai

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Prokuroomai is the Greek word usually translated “confirmed beforehand”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.”
Galatians 3:17 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • confirmed beforehand 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Galatians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    προκυρόομαι prokuroomai · to establish

    προ-κυρόω, -ῶ to establish or confirm beforehand: Gal.3:17.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    ESTAB'LISH, verb transitive

    [Latin stabilio; Heb. to set, fix, establish ]

    1. To set and fix firmly or unalterably; to settle permanently.“I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant” Genesis 17:19
    2. To found permanently; to erect and fix or settle; as, to establish a colony or an empire.
    3. To enact or decree by authority and for permanence; to ordain; to appoint; as, to establish laws, regulations, institutions, rules, ordinances, etc.
    4. To settle or fix; to confirm; as, to establish a person, society or corporation, in possessions or privileges.
    All definitions
    1. To make firm; to confirm; to ratify what has been previously set or made.“God forbid; yea, we establish the law” Romans 3:31
    2. To settle or fix what is wavering, doubtful or weak; to confirm.“So were the churches established in the faith” Acts 16:5
    3. To confirm; to fulfill; to make good.
    4. To set up in the place of another and confirm.“Who go about to establish their own righteousness” Romans 10:3

    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.