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ΠΡΟΣΤΗΝΑΙ, προστηναι
PROSTĒNAI, prostēnai
Sounds Like: pros-TEE-nai
Translations: to stand before, to preside over, to rule, to manage, to protect, to be a leader, to be in charge
From the root: ΠΡΟΪΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: ΠΡΟΣΤΗΝΑΙ is the aorist active infinitive form of the verb προΐστημι. It means to stand before or to be placed in front of something or someone. It is often used in the sense of presiding over, managing, or ruling, implying a position of leadership, authority, or protection. For example, one might be said to 'preside over' a household or 'protect' a group of people.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4399 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Timothy — 3:5
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Timothy — 3:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΪΣΤΗΜΙ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΕΣΤΗΚΕΣΑΝ — they presided over, they ruled, they led, they managed, they were over
- ΠΡΟΕΣΤΗΚΟΤΑ — those who preside, those who rule, leaders, rulers, chiefs, supervisors, those who are in charge
- ΠΡΟΕΣΤΗΣΕΝ — he presided, he ruled, he managed, he directed, he led
- ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΤΕΣ — leaders, rulers, those who preside, chief men, a leader, a ruler
- ΠΡΟΣΤΑΝΤΩΝ — of those who preside, of those who rule, of those who manage, of those who stand before, of those who protect
- ΠΡΟΣΤΗ — to stand before, to preside over, to manage, to rule, to protect, to be a leader, to be a guardian
- ΠΡΟΣΤΗΣΑΜΕΝΟΙ — having appointed, having set over, having stood before, having presided over, having been leaders
- ΠΡΟΣΤΗΣΑΜΕΝΟΥΣ — having appointed, having set over, having managed, having ruled, those having appointed, those having set over, those having managed, those having ruled
- ΠΡΟΣΤΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to stand before, to preside over, to rule, to manage, to be a protector, to be a patron, to be a leader
- ΠΡΟΣΤΗΣΗΤΑΙ — to preside over, to manage, to rule, to be a leader, to protect, to care for
- ΠΡΟΣΤΗΣΟΜΕΝΟΝ — about to preside over, about to be set over, about to manage, about to rule, about to lead
- ΠΡΟΥΣΤΗΝ — to preside over, to rule, to manage, to lead, to be a leader, to be a manager, to be a ruler, to be a guardian, to be a protector, to be diligent, to give aid
- ΠΡΟΥΣΤΗΣΕ — presided over, managed, ruled, led, stood before
- ΠΡΟΥΦΕΣΤΩΤΟΣ — of one standing before, of one presiding over, of one leading, of one ruling, of one managing, of one being in charge
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