To encourage
προτρέπωStrong’s G4389protrepō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Protrepō is the Greek word usually translated “having encouraged”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:”
Meaning
Usually translated “having encouraged”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having encouraged 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
προτρέπω protrepō · to encourage
προ-τρέπω [in LXX: Wis.14:18, 2Ma.11:7, 4Ma.12:7 4Mac 15:12 4Mac 16:13 * ;] to urge forwards, exhort, persuade. Mid., in same sense (as also in cl.): Act.18:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “encourage” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ENCOUR'AGE, verb transitive
enkur'rage. To give courage to; to give or increase confidence of success; to inspire with courage, spirit, or strength of mind; to embolden; to animate; to incite; to inspirit.
- “But charge Joshua, and encourage him” Deuteronomy 3:28
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.