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To care for

προνοέωStrong’s G4306

pronoeō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Pronoeō is the Greek word usually translated “providing”, “we plan” and “does provide for”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
1 Timothy 5:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “providing”, “we plan” and “does provide for”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • providing 1
  • we plan 1
  • does provide for 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1
  • 1 Timothy 1

3 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

προνοέω pronoeō · to care for

προ-μοέω, -ῶ and depon. -έομαι, οῦμαι, [in LXX: Dan LXX 11:37 (בִּין), Wis.6:7, al. ;] 1. to foresee. 2. to provide (RV, take thought for): with accusative of thing(s), καλά, Rom.12:17 (-ούμενοι), 2Co.8:21 (-οῦμεν). 3. to provide for (before περί, Wis, l.with): with genitive of person(s), 1Ti.5:8 (-εῖ, WH, mg., -εῖται).† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

PROVI'DE, verb transitive

[Latin provideo, literally to see before; pro and video, to see.]

  1. To procure beforehand; to get, collect or make ready for future use; to prepare.“Abraham said, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt-offering” Genesis 22:8“Provide neither gold nor silver nor brass in your purses” Matthew 10:9“Provide things honest in the sight of all men” Romans 12:17
  2. To furnish; to supply; followed by with.
  3. To stipulate previously.
  4. To make a previous conditional stipulation. [See Provided.]
All definitions and other forms of “provide”
  1. To foresee; a Latinism. [Not in use.]
  2. provide in a transitive sense, is followed by against or for.

PROVI'DE, verb intransitive

To procure supplies or means of defense; or to take measures for counteracting or escaping an evil. The sagacity of brutes in providing against the inclemencies of the weather is wonderful.

    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.