προκόπτω
prokoptō · advance, progress
Greek word · Strong’s number G4298 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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prokoptō (προκόπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “advance, progress”.
Grow; of time, be far spent.
How to say it
pro·kop·tō
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
- Move forward, improve; go from bad to worse; the night nearly over.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- will advance ×2
- I was advancing ×1
- far gone ×1
- get ×1
- kept advancing ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 2:52
And Jesus kept advancing in wisdom and stature and favor with God and people.
- Romans 13:12
The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- Galatians 1:14
and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, being far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
- 2 Timothy 2:16
But avoid the profane empty chatter, for they will advance further in ungodliness,
- 2 Timothy 3:9
But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as that of those two also was.
- 2 Timothy 3:13
But evil people and impostors will advance from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.