To watch out
προσέχωStrong’s G4337prosechō
Appears in 24 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prosechō is the Greek word usually translated “do beware”, “do take heed” and “were giving heed”. It appears in 24 verses of the New Testament.
“Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do beware”, “do take heed” and “were giving heed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do beware 6
- do take heed 5
- were giving heed 2
- to give heed 2
- giving heed 2
- to beware 1
- they were giving heed 1
- to attend 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 6
- Acts 6
- Luke 4
- 1 Timothy 4
- Hebrews 2
- Titus 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 3:8In contextLikewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
- 1 Timothy 4:1In contextNow the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
- 1 Timothy 4:13In contextTill I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
- Titus 1:14In contextNot giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
- 2 Peter 1:19In contextWe have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
- Matthew 6:1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Greek dictionary
προσέχω prosechō · to watch out
προσ-έχω [in LXX for קָשַׁב hi., שָׁמַר ni., etc. ;] 1. to turn to, bring to (frequently ναῦν, expressed or understood, to bring to port, land; Hdt., al.). 2. τ. νοῦν, before dative, to turn one's mind to, attend to; in Xen. and later writers with νοῦν omitted (El., § 53, 1; 81, 1): Act.8:6 16:14, Heb.2:1, 2Pe.1:19; in sense of caring or providing for, Act.20:28; π. ἑαυτῷ, to give heed to oneself (M, Pr., 157; cf. Gen.24:6, Exo.10:28, al.): Luk.17:3 21:34, Act.5:35; id. before ἀπό (M, Pr., 102; B1., § 34, 11; 40, 3; see: βλέπω), Luk.12:1; (without dative) Mat.7:15 10:17 16:6, 11-12, Luk.20: …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “beware” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BEWA'RE, verb intransitive
- Literally, to restrain or guard one's self from.
- To have a special regard to.
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.