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Koine Greek wordlink #137413

SR GNT 1 Tim 3:5 προστῆναι (prostaʸnai) ‘of his own house to lead not has known how’ Strongs=42910 Lemma=proistēmi
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=active
Year=65 AD

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Only use of identical word form προστῆναι (V-NAA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘προστῆναι’ (V-NAA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to lead’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘proistēmi’ have 3 different glosses: ‘to lead’, ‘to_be leading’, ‘leading’.

Greek words (1) other than προστῆναι (V-NAA····) with a gloss related to ‘lead’

ACTs 23:18 ἀγαγεῖν (agagein) V-NAA···· Lemma=agō ‘asked this young_man to lead to you having’ SR GNT Acts 23:18 word 22

OET-LV: 18 Therefore indeed the one having _taken him, brought him to the commander, and he _is _saying: The prisoner, Paulos, having _called _to me, asked to _lead this the young _man to you, having something to _tell to _you. (ACT_23:18)

OET-RV: 18 So the centurion took him to the commander, explaining, “The prisoner Paul, called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to report to you.” (ACT 23:18)

Key: V=verb