ΠΡΟΘΥΕΣΘΑΙ, προθυεσθαι
PROTHYESTHAI, prothyesthai
Sounds Like: pro-thoo-ES-thai
Translations: to offer sacrifice beforehand, to sacrifice in advance
From the root: ΠΡΟΘΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, combining 'πρό' (pro), meaning 'before' or 'in front of', and 'θύω' (thuo), meaning 'to sacrifice'. It describes the action of offering a sacrifice or performing a ritual offering prior to some other event or action. It is used to indicate a preliminary or preparatory sacrifice.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4392 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:123
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΘΥΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΘΥΣΑΜΕΝΟΙ — having sacrificed beforehand, having offered beforehand, having eagerly sacrificed
- ΠΡΟΘΥΩ — to sacrifice beforehand, to offer before
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