ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΣ, προχειρος
PROCHEIROS, procheiros
Sounds Like: pro-KHEI-ros
Translations: ready, at hand, a ready, an at hand, available, prompt, active, handy, easy
From the root: ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is ready, at hand, or easily accessible. It can refer to a person who is prompt or active, or to something that is easy to use or obtain. It is a compound word formed from πρό (pro), meaning 'before' or 'in front of', and χείρ (cheir), meaning 'hand'. Thus, it literally means 'before the hand' or 'at hand'.
Inflection: Nominative, Singular, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G4404 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 11:3
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 2:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 11:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΝ — ready at hand, at hand, available, convenient, easy, a ready thing, an available thing
- ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΤΑΤΟΝ — most ready, most at hand, most available, most suitable, most convenient, most prompt, most eager, most disposed
- ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΩΣ — readily, offhand, quickly, easily, without delay, at hand
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