πρόγονος (prόgonos) — ancestor / forefather

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: πρόγονος; -ον

Related lemmas: γίνομαι

Sense 1: ancestor, forefather

Semantic entry: 10.20

Semantic domains: Kinship Terms

Subdomains: Kinship Relations Involving Successive Generations

Definition: a person several preceding generations removed from the reference person

Notes: In a number of languages one’s forefathers may be referred to simply as ‘fathers who have long since died.’ In other languages they may be referred to as ‘fathers of other generations’ or ‘fathers of ancient times.’

Show passage in OET: TI1 5:4

OET-RV TI1 5:4

4 because if a widow has children or grandchildren, then they should be learning to show their godliness to their own relatives first, and to be repaying their parents and grandparents because this is what God expects.

OET-LV TI1 5:4

4 But if any widow is _having children or grandchildren, let _them _be _learning to _be _devout first to _their own household, and to _be _giving _back recompense to _the parents, because/for this is acceptable before the god.

Show passage in OET: TI2 1:3

OET-RV TI2 1:3

3 I’ve been serving God with a clean conscience since my childhood and I’m thankful to him that night and day I haven’t stopped praying for you—

OET-LV TI2 1:3

3 I _am _having thankfulness to_ the _god, unto _whom I _am _serving from my_parents with a_pure conscience, as I _am _having the unceasing mentioning for you in the petitions of _me, night and day,

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πρόγονος

Form 1

Sense 1: ancestor, forefather