προτίθεμαι

protithemai · plan, display

Greek word · Strong’s number G4388 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

protithemai (προτίθεμαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “plan, display”.

Plan, purpose to do something; also set forth publicly, put on display.

How to say it

pro·ti·the·mai

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. To make plans, decide beforehand.
  2. To set before everyone's eyes.

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

How it is translated

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

  • I intended ×1
  • he purposed ×1
  • put forward ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Romans 1:13

    Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that often I intended to come to you (and I have been prevented until now), so that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the rest of the nations.

  • Romans 3:25

    whom God put forward as a cover of expiation through faith, in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins committed beforehand

  • Ephesians 1:9

    having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him,