2001 Translation

PROLĒPSEŌS, prolēpseōs

Sounds Like: pro-LAYP-seh-ohs

Translations: of a preconception, of a prejudice, of a presupposition, of an anticipation

From the root: ΠΡΟΛΗΨΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a preconception, a prejudice, or an anticipation. It describes an idea or opinion formed beforehand, often without sufficient evidence, which can influence one's judgment or understanding. It can also refer to the act of taking something in advance or anticipating an event.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine

Strong’s number: G4307 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Justin Martyr

• Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:3
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 17:1

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΛΗΨΙΣ.

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.

• ΠΡΟΛΗΨΙΝ — preconception, a preconception, anticipation, an anticipation, apprehension, an apprehension
• ΠΡΟΛΗΨΙΣ — preconception, prejudice, anticipation, apprehension, a preconception, a prejudice, an anticipation, an apprehension

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