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Lexicon :: Strong's G4291 - proistēmi

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προΐστημι
Transliteration
proistēmi (Key)
Pronunciation
pro-is'-tay-mee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:700,*

Strong’s Definitions

προΐστημι proḯstēmi, pro-is'-tay-mee; from G4253 and G2476; to stand before, i.e. (in rank) to preside, or (by implication) to practise:—maintain, be over, rule.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4291 in the following manner: rule (5x), maintain (2x), be over (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4291 in the following manner: rule (5x), maintain (2x), be over (1x).

  1. to set or place before

    1. to set over

    2. to be over, to superintend, preside over

    3. to be a protector or guardian

      1. to give aid

    4. to care for, give attention to

      1. profess honest occupations

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προΐστημι proḯstēmi, pro-is'-tay-mee; from G4253 and G2476; to stand before, i.e. (in rank) to preside, or (by implication) to practise:—maintain, be over, rule.
STRONGS G4291:
προΐστημι: 2 aorist infinitive προστῆναι; perfect participle προεστώς; present middle προισταμαι; from Homer, Iliad 4, 156 down;
1. in the transitive tenses to set or place before; to set over.
2. in the perfect pluperfect and 2 aorist active and in the present and imperfect middle
a. to be over, to superintend, preside over (A. V. rule) (so from Herodotus down): 1 Timothy 5:17; with a genitive of the person or thing over which one presides, 1 Thessalonians 5:12; 1 Timothy 3:4f, 12.
b. to be a protector or guardian; to give aid (Euripides, Demosthenes, Aeschines, Polybius): Romans 12:8 ((others with A. V. to rule; cf. Fritzsche at the passage; Stuart, commentary, excurs. xii.)).
c. to care for, give attention to: with a genitive of the thing, καλῶν ἔργων, Titus 3:8, 14; for examples from secular writings see Kypke and Lösner; (some (cf. R. V. marginal reading) would render these two examples profess honest occupations (see ἔργον, 1); but cf. ἔργον, 3, p. 248b middle and Field, Otium Norv. pars iii, at the passage cited).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
12:8
1 Thessalonians
5:12
1 Timothy
3:4; 3:12; 5:17
Titus
3:8; 3:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4291 matches the Greek προΐστημι (proistēmi),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

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Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you[fn] in the Lord and admonish you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:4

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He must manage his own household competently and have his children under control with all dignity.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:5

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(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:12

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Deacons are to be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:17

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The elders who are good leaders are to be considered worthy of double honor,[fn] especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

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This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.

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Let our people learn to devote themselves to good works for pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

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