ΠΡΟΗΓΝΕΥΚΟΣ, προηγνευκος
PROĒGNEUKOS, proēgneukos
Sounds Like: pro-eeg-NEV-kos
Translations: having purified beforehand, having been pure beforehand, having consecrated beforehand, having been holy beforehand
From the root: ΑΓΝΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle, combining the prefix 'προ-' (pro-), meaning 'before' or 'earlier', with the verb 'ἀγνεύω' (hagneuō), meaning 'to be pure' or 'to purify'. Therefore, it describes someone or something that has been purified, consecrated, or made holy in advance or beforehand. It implies a state of prior ritual or moral purity.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Neuter, Perfect Active Participle
Strong’s number: G0053 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:85
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΓΝΕΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑΓΝΕΥΟΝΤΑΣ — purifying, being pure, living chastely, consecrating oneself
- ΑΓΝΕΥΟΝΤΕΣ — purifying themselves, being pure, abstaining, keeping themselves pure
- ΑΓΝΕΥΟΝΤΟΣ — of purifying, of being pure, of being chaste, of consecrating oneself
- ΑΓΝΕΥΣΑΣ — having purified, having consecrated, having been pure, having abstained
- ΑΓΝΕΥΣΕΙΣ — you will purify yourself, you will be pure, you will be holy
- ΑΓΝΕΥΩ — to be pure, to be chaste, to purify oneself, to live chastely
- ΗΓΝΕΥΚΩΣ — having purified, having consecrated, having been pure, having been holy
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