Proegeomai means “prefer” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4285 — machshak (“darkness”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4285 προηγέομαι (proegeomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. proegeomai (pro-ay-geh'-om-ai) v. 1. to lead the way for others, i.e. show deference [from G4253 and G2233] It has 14 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include people, two, hundred, king, and being. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
proegeomai (pro-ay-geh'-om-ai) v. 1. to lead the way for others, i.e. show deference [from G4253 and G2233] KJV: prefer Root(s): G4253, G2233
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4285. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to prefer
Usage: προ-ηγέσμαι [in LXX: Deu.20:9 (בְּרוֹשׁ), Pro.17:14 (פָּנִים), 2Ma.4:40, al. ;] __1. to go before as leader (in cl., with genitive, dative): Rom.12:10 (Chrys., Vg., al.; see ICC, in l). __2. In a sense not elsewhere found, ἀλλήλους προηγούμενοι = ἀ. ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας: Ro, l.with (ICC, cf. 1Th.5:13, Php.2:3 and EV "preferring").† (AS)
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Strong's G4285 (προηγέομαι) appears 13 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And it shall come to pass when the scribes shall have ceased speaking to the people, that they shall appoint generals of the army to be leaders of the people.
But sedition and strife precede poverty.
11 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
And they returned unto Jerusalem, and to the other parts of Jewry, every man to his own city, who came with Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Resaiah, Eneneus, Mordecai, Beelsarus, Aspharasus, Reeliah, Rehum, and Baanah, their guides.
The number of them of the nation, and their governors: the sons of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two: the sons of Shephatiah, four hundred seventy and two:
And these are the chief according to their families and several dignities, that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4285.
And it shall come to pass when the scribes shall have ceased speaking to the people, that they shall appoint generals of the army to be leaders of the people.
But sedition and strife precede poverty.
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
And they returned unto Jerusalem, and to the other parts of Jewry, every man to his own city, who came with Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Resaiah, Eneneus, Mordecai, Beelsarus, Aspharasus, Reeliah, Rehum, and Baanah, their guides.
The number of them of the nation, and their governors: the sons of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two: the sons of Shephatiah, four hundred seventy and two:
And these are the chief according to their families and several dignities, that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:
And they delivered the king’s commandments unto the king’s stewards, and to the governors of Coelesyria and Phoenicia; and they honored the people and the temple of God.
therefore let the rulers of the multitude stay, and let all them of our habitations that have strange wives come at the time appointed,
Whereupon the common people rising, and being filled with rage, Lysimachus armed about three thousand men, and began first to offer violence; one Auranus being the leader, a man far gone in years, and no less in folly.
and joined with himself his own brethren, leaders of each band, to wit, Simon, and Joseph, and Jonathan, giving each one fifteen hundred men.
Also he appointed Eleazar to read the holy book: and when he had given them this watchword, The help of God: himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor.
For Ptolemy, that was called Macron, choosing rather to do justice unto the Jews for the wrong that had been done unto them, endeavored to continue peace with them.
And as they were at Jerusalem, there appeared before them on horseback one in white clothing, shaking his armor of gold.
And when they told him that this was not permissible, none of the nation, no, nor even the priests in general, but only the supreme high priest of all, and he only once in a year, being allowed to go in, he would by no means give way.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4285, grouped by book.
Proegeomai (Strong's G4285) is a Greek word most simply glossed "prefer". proegeomai (pro-ay-geh'-om-ai) v. 1. to lead the way for others, i.e. show deference [from G4253 and G2233]
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's G4285 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4285 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 people, two, hundred, king, being, and come. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 11 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4285, with linked reader references where each row is available.