prothesis · presentation, purpose

What it means

prothesis (πρόθεσις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “presentation, purpose”.

Setting forth: "the bread of the presentation" was the bread set before God. Also purpose, plan.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The bread set before God.
2. What one sets out to do; God's plan.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• purpose ×8
• presentation ×4

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×2
• Romans×2
• Ephesians×2
• 2 Timothy×2
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 12:4

  how he entered into the house of God and they ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, except for the priests alone?

• Mark 2:26

  how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave it also to those who were with him?”

• Luke 6:4

  how he entered into the house of God and, taking the bread of the presentation, ate and gave it to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”

• Acts 11:23

  When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he was encouraging all to remain with the Lord with purpose of heart,

• Acts 27:13

  And when a south wind blew gently, thinking they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and were sailing along Crete close to shore.

• Romans 8:28

  And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

• Romans 9:11

  for when they were not yet born nor had done anything good or bad, so that the purpose of God according to election might remain,

• Ephesians 1:11

  in whom we also obtained an inheritance, having been destined beforehand according to the purpose of the one who works all things according to the counsel of his will,

• Ephesians 3:11

  according to the eternal purpose that he carried out in the Messiah Jesus our Lord,

• 2 Timothy 1:9

  who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in the Messiah Jesus before eternal times,

• 2 Timothy 3:10

  But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,

• Hebrews 9:2

  For a tent was prepared, the first one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the loaves of presentation; this is called the Holy Place.