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πρόσφατοςStrong’s G4372

prosphatos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Prosphatos is the Greek word usually translated “new”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;”
Hebrews 10:20 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • new 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Hebrews 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    πρόσφατος prosphatos · new

    πρόσφατος, -ον (on the derivation, see Boisacq, see word and cf. -ως), [in LXX: Num.6:3 (לַח), Deu.32:17, Ecc.1:9 (חָדָשׁ), Psa.81:9 (זוּר), Sir.9:10 * ;] 1. originally, freshly slain. 2. Generally (from Æsch. on), new, fresh, recent: ὁδός, Heb.10:20 (see MM, Exp., xxi; Rutherford, NPhr., 471 f.).† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    NEW, adjective

    1. Lately made, invented, produced or come into being; that has existed a short time only; recent in origin; novel; opposed to old, and used of things; as a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion; a new theory; the new chimistry; a new discovery.
    2. Lately introduced to our knowledge; not before known; recently discovered; as a new metal; a new species of animals or plants found in foreign countries; the new continent.
    3. Modern; not ancient.
    4. Recently produced by change; as a new life.“Put on the new man” Ephesians 4:24
    All definitions and other forms of “new”
    1. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
    2. Renovated; repaired so as to recover the first state.
    3. Fresh after any event.
    4. Not of ancient extraction or a family of ancient distinction.
    5. Not before used; strange; unknown.“They shall speak with new tongues” Mark 16:17
    6. Recently commenced; as the new year.
    7. Having passed the change or conjunction with the sun; as the new moon.
    8. Not cleared and cultivated, or lately cleared; as new land.
    9. That has lately appeared for the first time; as a new star.

    NEW, verb transitive

    To make new [Not used.]

      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.