ΠΡΟΗΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ, προηγουμενον
PROĒGOUMENON, proēgoumenon
Sounds Like: proh-ay-goo-MEH-non
Translations: preceding, leading, going before, foremost, principal, a preceding thing, the leader
From the root: ΠΡΟΗΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is the neuter singular form of the present active participle of the verb 'προηγέομαι' (proēgeomai), meaning 'to go before', 'to lead', or 'to precede'. As a participle, it describes something that is currently leading or going before. It can function as an adjective, meaning 'preceding' or 'foremost', or as a noun, referring to 'that which precedes' or 'the leader'. It is often used to indicate something that is primary in importance or sequence.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Present Active Participle
Strong’s number: G4254 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 2:16
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 4:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΗΓΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΗΓΕΝΔ — led, was leading, went before, was going before
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