To plan/present
προτίθημιStrong’s G4388protithēmi
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Protithēmi is the Greek word usually translated “purposed” and “set forth as”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.”
Meaning
Usually translated “purposed” and “set forth as”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- i purposed 1
- set forth as 1
- he purposed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- Ephesians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 3:25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
- Ephesians 1:9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
Greek dictionary
προτίθημι protithēmi · to plan/present
προ-τίθημι [in LXX: Exo.40:4, 23, Lev.24:8 (עָרַךְ) Psa.54:3 (שׂוּם), etc. ;] 1. to set before, set forth publicly; so also in mid.: with accusative of person(s), Rom.3:25 (for a suggested alt, rend., see MM, xxii). 2. Mid., to set before oneself, propose, purpose: with inf., Rom.1:13; with accusative of thing(s), Eph.1:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “purposed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PUR'POSED, participle passive
Intended; designed; applied to things.
- Resolved; having formed a design or resolution; applied to persons.“I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress” Psalms 17:3
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.