ΠΡΟΕΛΚΩΝ, προελκων
PROELKŌN, proelkōn
Sounds Like: pro-EL-kohn
Translations: drawing forward, dragging forth, pulling out, leading on, one who draws forward, that which draws forward
From the root: ΠΡΟΕΛΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle formed from the prefix 'προ-' (pro-), meaning 'before' or 'forward,' and the verb 'ἕλκω' (helkō), meaning 'to draw' or 'to drag.' Therefore, it means 'drawing forward' or 'dragging forth.' It describes an action of pulling or leading something or someone onward or out from a place. As a participle, it functions adjectivally, describing a noun, or adverbially, modifying a verb.
Inflection: Present, Active, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G4267 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 3:53
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΕΛΚΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΕΛΚΟΝΤΕΣ — drawing forward, dragging forward, pulling forward, attracting, alluring
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