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ΠΡΟΠΑΡΕΣΚΕΥΑΣΑΝ, προπαρεσκευασαν

PROPARESKEUASAN, propareskeuasan

Sounds Like: pro-par-es-KEV-ah-san

Translations: they prepared beforehand, they made ready beforehand, they got ready beforehand

From the root: ΣΚΕΥΑΖΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a compound verb, formed from the prefixes πρό (pro, meaning 'before' or 'in advance') and παρά (para, meaning 'beside' or 'alongside'), combined with the verb σκευάζω (skeuazo, meaning 'to prepare' or 'to make ready'). The combined meaning is 'to prepare beforehand' or 'to make ready in advance'. It describes an action of preparation that takes place prior to an event, often implying a thorough or complete readiness.

Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person, Plural

Strong’s numbers: G4304 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3844 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4639 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War
  • Book Five — 1:26

From the same root

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