Prepo means “become” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4241 — michyah (“quick”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4241 πρέπω (prepo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. prepo (prep'-o) v. 1. to tower up (be conspicuous) 2. (by implication) to be suitable or proper It has 17 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include becometh, our, lord, becomes, and things. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
prepo (prep'-o) v. 1. to tower up (be conspicuous) 2. (by implication) to be suitable or proper 3. (third person singular present indicative, often used impersonally) it is fit or right [apparently a primary verb] KJV: become, comely
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be proper
Usage: πρέπω [in LXX: Psa.93:5 (נָאָה pi.), etc. ;] __1. to be clearly seen. __2. to resemble. __3. to be fitting or becoming, to suit: with dative, Heb.7:26, 1Ti.2:10, Tit.2:1; impers., with dative, Eph.5:3; id. before inf., Heb.2:10; πρέπον ἐστίν, with dative of person(s) and inf., Mat.3:15; with accusative and inf., 1Co.11:13 (see Bl., § 72, 5).† (AS)
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Strong's G4241 (πρέπω) appears 10 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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7 indexed usages in New Testament.
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
A Psalm of David. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; Praise becomes the upright.
Praise becomes thee, O God, in Zion; And to thee shall the vow be performed.
Thy testimonies are made very sure: Holiness becomes thy house, O Lord, forever.
7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
We therefore at all times without ceasing, both in our feasts, and other convenient days, do remember you in the sacrifices which we offer, and in our prayers, as reason is, and as it becometh us to think upon our brethren:
We then, having endeavored to make allowance for the madness of these persons, and on our victorious return treating all people in Egypt courteously, acted in a manner which was befitting.
As soon, therefore, as the contents of this letter become known to you, in that same hour we order those Jews who dwell among you, with wives and children, to be sent to us, vilified and abused, in chains of iron, to undergo a death, cruel and ignominious, suitable to men disaffected.
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4241.
A Psalm of David. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; Praise becomes the upright.
Praise becomes thee, O God, in Zion; And to thee shall the vow be performed.
Thy testimonies are made very sure: Holiness becomes thy house, O Lord, forever.
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
We therefore at all times without ceasing, both in our feasts, and other convenient days, do remember you in the sacrifices which we offer, and in our prayers, as reason is, and as it becometh us to think upon our brethren:
We then, having endeavored to make allowance for the madness of these persons, and on our victorious return treating all people in Egypt courteously, acted in a manner which was befitting.
As soon, therefore, as the contents of this letter become known to you, in that same hour we order those Jews who dwell among you, with wives and children, to be sent to us, vilified and abused, in chains of iron, to undergo a death, cruel and ignominious, suitable to men disaffected.
Their priests, then, as it was meet, saluted him with good wishes, and all the people echoed with the Hallelujah. They then joyfully departed.
They were accordingly brought back in peace, while they gave utterance to becoming thanks; and they determined to keep these days during their sojourn as days of joyfulness.
To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord; And to forsake unrighteousness is a propitiation.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4241, grouped by book.
Prepo (Strong's G4241) is a Greek word most simply glossed "become". prepo (prep'-o) v. 1. to tower up (be conspicuous) 2. (by implication) to be suitable or proper
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's G4241 across 10 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4241 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as becometh, our, lord, becomes, things, and days. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4241, with linked reader references where each row is available.