ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΗΣΑΙ, προστατησαι
PROSTATĒSAI, prostatēsai
Sounds Like: pros-tah-TEH-sai
Translations: to be a protector, to be a leader, to preside over, to protect, to help, to give aid, to manage, to rule
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the aorist active infinitive form of the verb 'προστατεύω' (prostateuō). It means 'to be a protector,' 'to lead,' 'to preside over,' or 'to help.' It describes the action of providing leadership, protection, or assistance to someone or something. In a sentence, it would express the purpose or result of an action, such as 'to be able to protect' or 'to intend to lead.'
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4316 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 14:47
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΕΥΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be a protector, to be a patron, to be a leader, to be a guardian, to be a champion, to be a ruler, to be a chief, to be a presider, to be a manager, to be a superintendent, to be a director, to be a defender, to be a helper
- ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΕΥΩ — to protect, to defend, to stand before, to be a patron, to be a guardian
- ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΟΥΝΤΟΣ — of one who presides, of one who protects, of one who manages, of one who stands before
- ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of those who protect, of those who preside, of those who lead, of those who are patrons, of those who are guardians
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