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Lexicon :: Strong's G4269 - progonos

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πρόγονος
Transliteration
progonos (Key)
Pronunciation
prog'-on-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

πρόγονος prógonos, prog'-on-os; from G4266; an ancestor, (grand-)parent:—forefather, parent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4269 in the following manner: parent (1x), forefather (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4269 in the following manner: parent (1x), forefather (1x).

  1. born before, older

    1. of ancestors

    2. of a mother

    3. of grandparents

    4. of great-grand parents (if they are still alive)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρόγονος prógonos, prog'-on-os; from G4266; an ancestor, (grand-)parent:—forefather, parent.
STRONGS G4269:
πρόγονος, προγονου, ὁ (προγίνομαι), born before, older: Homer, Odyssey 9, 221; plural ancestors, Latinmajores (often so by Greek writings from Pindar down): ἀπό προγόνων, in the spirit and after the manner received from (my) forefathers (cf. ἀπό, II. 2 d. aa., p. 59a bottom), 2 Timothy 1:3; used of a mother, grandparents, and (if such survive) great-grandparents, 1 Timothy 5:4 (A. V. parents) (of surviving ancestors also in Plato, legg. 11, p. 932 at the beginning).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Timothy
5:4
2 Timothy
1:3

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Strong's Number G4269 matches the Greek πρόγονος (progonos),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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