ΠΡΟΘΕΟΥΣΙΝ, προθεουσιν
PROTHEOUSIN, protheousin
Sounds Like: pro-THEH-oo-sin
Translations: they run forward, they run ahead, they run before
From the root: ΠΡΟΘΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition πρό (pro), meaning 'before' or 'forward', and the verb θέω (theo), meaning 'to run'. Therefore, it means 'to run forward' or 'to run ahead'. It describes an action of moving quickly in a forward direction, often implying preceding others or moving to the front.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G4390 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 10:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΘΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΘΕΩ — to run before, to outrun, to run ahead
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