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Koine Greek wordlink #135039

SR GNT 1 Th 3:4 προελέγομεν (proelegomen) ‘with you_all we were we were previously_saying to you_all that we are going’ Strongs=43020 Lemma=prolegō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=1st number=plural
Year=54 AD Refers to Word #134296 Refers to Word #134989 Refers to Word #134935 Person=Paul

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Only use of identical word form προελέγομεν (V-IIA1··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘προελέγομεν’ (V-IIA1··P) is always and only glossed as ‘we were previously_saying’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘prolegō’ have 11 different glosses: ‘has previously_said’, ‘has_been previously_said’, ‘having_been previously_spoken’, ‘I am previously_saying’, ‘I have previously_said’, ‘I have previously_spoken’, ‘I previously_said’, ‘we have previously_said’, ‘we were previously_saying’, ‘we previously_said’, ‘previously_said’.

Greek words (2) other than προελέγομεν (V-IIA1··P) with a gloss related to ‘previously_saying’

2 COR 13:2 προλέγω (prolegō) V-IPA1··S ‘I have previously_said and I am previously_saying as being_present the’ SR GNT 2 Cor 13:2 word 3

OET-LV: 2 I _have _previously _said and I _am _previously _saying, as being _present the second time, and being _absent now to _the ones having _previously _sinned, and to _the rest all, that if I _may _come to the same again, not I _will _be _sparing anyone. (CO2_13:2)

OET-RV: 2 I said previously on my second visit and while I’m absent I’ll say it again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest as well: if I come back to find the same again, I won’t be sparing anyone, (CO2 13:2)

GAL 5:21 προλέγω (prolegō) V-IPA1··S ‘similar things to these which I am previously_saying to you_all as I previously_said’ SR GNT Gal 5:21 word 11

OET-LV: 21 envies, drunkennesses, carousings, and the similar things to _these, which I _am _previously _saying to _you _all, as I _previously _said, that the ones the such things doing, ˓will˒_ not _be _inheriting the_kingdom of_god. (GAL_5:21)

OET-RV: 21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and other similar things which I’ve mentioned previously. And as I also said previously, the people that do these things won’t be inheriting God’s kingdom. (GAL 5:21)

Key: V=verb