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Lexicon :: Strong's G4286 - prothesis

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πρόθεσις
Transliteration
prothesis (Key)
Pronunciation
proth'-es-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:164,1176

Strong’s Definitions

πρόθεσις próthesis, proth'-es-is; from G4388; a setting forth, i.e. (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially, the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God:—purpose, shew(-bread).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G4286 in the following manner: purpose (8x), shewbread (with G740) (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G4286 in the following manner: purpose (8x), shewbread (with G740) (4x).

  1. a setting forth of a thing, placing of it in view, the shewbread

    1. twelve loaves of wheaten bread, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel, which loaves were offered to God every Sabbath, and separated into two rows, lay for seven days upon a table placed in the sanctuary or front portion of the tabernacle, and afterwards of the temple

  2. a purpose

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρόθεσις próthesis, proth'-es-is; from G4388; a setting forth, i.e. (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially, the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God:—purpose, shew(-bread).
STRONGS G4286:
πρόθεσις, προθέσεως, ἡ (προτίθημι);
1. the setting forth of a thing, placing of it in view (Plato, Demosthenes, Plutarch); οἱ ἄρτοι τῆς προθέσεως (Vulg.panes propositionis), the showbread, the Sept. for הַפָנִים לֶחֶם (Exodus 35:13; Exodus 39:18 (Exodus 38:36); 1 Kings 7:48 (1 Kings 7:34)), and הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת לֶחֶם (1 Chronicles 9:32; 1 Chronicles 23:29); twelve loaves of wheaten bread, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel, which loaves were offered to God every Sabbath, and, separated into two rows, lay for seven days upon a table placed in the sanctuary or anterior portion of the tabernacle, and afterward of the temple (cf. Winer, RWB, under the word Schaubrode; Roskoff in Schenkel see p. 213f; (Edersheim, The Temple, chapter ix., p. 152ff; BB. DD.)): Matthew 12:4; Mark 2:26; Luke 6:4 (οἱ ἄρτοι τοῦ προσώπου, namely, Θεοῦ, Nehemiah 10:33; ἄρτοι ἐνωπιοι, Exodus 25:29); ἡ πρόθεσις τῶν ἄρτων (the rite of) the setting forth of the loaves, Hebrews 9:2.
2. a purpose (2 Macc. 3:8; (Aristotle), Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch): Acts 27:13; Romans 8:28; Romans 9:11; Ephesians 1:11; Ephesians 3:11; 2 Timothy 1:9; 2 Timothy 3:10; τῇ προθέσει τῆς καρδίας, with purpose of heart, Acts 11:23.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
25:29; 35:13; 39:18
1 Kings
7:34; 7:48
1 Chronicles
9:32; 23:29
Nehemiah
10:33
Matthew
12:4
Mark
2:26
Luke
6:4
Acts
11:23; 27:13
Romans
8:28; 9:11
Ephesians
1:11; 3:11
2 Timothy
1:9; 3:10
Hebrews
9:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4286 matches the Greek πρόθεσις (prothesis),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:36 - the table and all its utensils;
the Bread of the Presence;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:4 - Then bring in the table, and arrange the utensils on it. And bring in the lampstand, and set up the lamps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:23 - And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:6 - Since there was no other food available, the priest gave him the holy bread—the Bread of the Presence that was placed before the LORD in the Tabernacle. It had just been replaced that day with fresh bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:32 - And some members of the clan of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread to be set on the table each Sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:29 - They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:16 - He designated the amount of gold for the table on which the Bread of the Presence would be placed and the amount of silver for other tables.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:4 - I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the LORD our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:19 - Solomon also made all the furnishings for the Temple of God:
the gold altar;
the tables for the Bread of the Presence;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11 - They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD every morning and evening. They place the Bread of the Presence on the holy table, and they light the gold lampstand every evening. We are following the instructions of the LORD our God, but you have abandoned him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:18 - Then the Levites went to King Hezekiah and gave him this report: “We have cleansed the entire Temple of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the Bread of the Presence with all its utensils.
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