To sit near/serve
προσεδρεύωStrong’s G4332prosedreuō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Prosedreuō is the Greek word usually translated “attending”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?”
Meaning
Usually translated “attending”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- attending 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
προσεδρεύω prosedreuō · to sit near/serve
προσεδρεύω (πρόσεδρος, sitting near), [in LXX: 1Ma.11:40 * ;] 1. to sit near. 2. to attend regularly: with dative, 1Co.9:13, Rec. (see: παρεδρεύω).† παρ-εδρεύω [in LXX: Pro.1:21 8:3 * ;] to sit constantly beside, attend constantly (cf. MM, xix): τ. θυσιαστηρίω, 1Co.9:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “attending” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ATTEND'ING, participle present
tense Going with; accompanying; waiting on; superintending or taking care of; being present; immediately consequent to; serving; listening; regarding with care.
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.