ΠΡΟΚΕΧΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΜΕΝΟΙΣ, προκεχιροτονημενοις
PROKECHIROTONĒMENOIS, prokechirotonēmenois
Sounds Like: pro-keh-khee-roh-toh-nee-MEH-noys
Translations: appointed beforehand, chosen beforehand, ordained beforehand, designated beforehand
From the root: ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from πρό (before), χείρ (hand), and τείνω (to stretch). It literally means 'to stretch forth the hand beforehand,' which evolved to mean 'to appoint or choose beforehand by stretching forth the hand,' a common method of voting or designating in ancient times. It describes someone who has been pre-selected or pre-ordained for a specific role or purpose.
Inflection: Perfect Passive Participle, Masculine, Plural, Dative
Strong’s number: G4392 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Acts of the Apostles — 10:41
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΚΕΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) those chosen beforehand, (to) those appointed beforehand, (to) those designated beforehand
- ΠΡΟΚΕΧΙΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ — to choose beforehand, to appoint beforehand, to pre-elect, to pre-ordain
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