G4295 πρόκειμαι (prókeimai)

Greek

Verb

Quick Definition

πρόκειμαι v. I am set before

Strong's Definition

to lie before the view, i.e. (figuratively) to be present (to the mind), to stand forth (as an example or reward)

Derivation: from G4253 (πρό) and G2749 (κεῖμαι);

KJV Usage: be first, set before (forth)

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πρόκειμαι (G4295)

verb | κεῖμαι

13.75 · Be, Become, Exist, Happen · Exist

to exist openly, to exist clearly to exist in an evident manner

2CO 8:12 · JUD 1:7

13.76 · Be, Become, Exist, Happen · Exist

to exist later, to lie before (someone), to lie ahead to exist subsequent to some temporal reference point

HEB 6:18 · HEB 12:1 · HEB 12:2

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

πρό-κειμαι ; (πρό [q. v.d.a.] and κεῖμαι) ; fr. Hom. down; 1. prop. to lie or be placed before (a person or thing), or in front (often so in Grk. writ.). 2. to be set before, i. 6. a. to be placed before the eyes, to lie in sight; to stand forth: with a pred. nom., δεῖγμα, as an example, Jude 7 (καλὸν ὑπόδειγμά σοι πρόκειται, Joseph. b. j. 6, 2, 1). Ὁ. i. q. to be appointed, destined: προκειμένη ἐλπίς, the hope open to us, offered, given, Heb. vi. 18; used of those things which by any appointment are destined to be done, borne, or attained by any one; SO προκείμενος ἀγών, Heb. xii. 1; προκειμ. χαρά, the destined joy (see ἀντί, 2 b.), ibid. 2 (the phrase τὰ ἄθλα προκεῖσθαι occurs often in prof. writ. fr. Hdt. down; cf. Bleek, Br. an die Heb. ii. 2 p. 268 sqq.). c. to be there, be present, be at hand, (so that it can become actual or available) : 2 Co. viii. 12.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

πρόκειμαι prokeimai 5x

to lie or be placed before; met. to be proposed or set before, as a duty, example, reward, etc., Heb. 6:18; 12:1, 2; Jude 7; to be at hand, be present, 2 Cor. 8:12*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

πρό-κειμαι,

[in LXX: Ex 39:18 (36), Nu 4:7 (פָּנִים), etc.;] used as pass. of προτίθημι;

to be set before one, to be set forth: He 6:18 12:1, 2, Ju 7.

to present oneself, be present: II Co 8:12 (v. Mey., in l.).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

πρόκειμαι [page 541] in the participle is common = set forth, aforesaid, e.g. P Lond 44 .10 (B.C. 161) (= I. p. 34, UPZ i. p. 140) τυγχάνω ἐν τῆι κατοχῆι γεγονὼς τὰ προκείμενα ἔτη , P Tebt II. 294 .8 f. (A.D. 146) β [ούλομα ]ι ὠνήσασθαι τὴν τοῦ προκιμένου ἱεροῦ προφη [τ ]εία [ν ] εἰς π [ρ ]ᾶσιν π [ρ ]οκιμένην ἔτι πάλαι , I wish to purchase the office of prophet in the aforesaid temple which has been for a long time offered for sale (Edd.), ib. 293 .23 ( c. A.D. 187) ὤμοσα τὸν προκείμενον ὅρκον κ [α ]θὼς πρόκειται , I have sworn the above oath as aforesaid (Edd.), and the Gnostic charm P Oxy XII. 1478 .4 (iii/iv A.D.) δὸς νείκην . . . τῷ προκειμένῳ Σαραπάμμωνι , give victory to the aforesaid Sarapammon : cf. also the letter regarding funeral expenses P Grenf II. 77 .28 (iii/iv A.D.) (= Selections , p. 121) μισθοῦ ὡς πρόκ (ειται )(δραχμαι ) τ̄μ̄ , cost (for the transport of the body) as set forth above 340 drachmae. Πρόκειμαι passes readily into the meaning am present, am there, as in 2Co_8:12 : ct. P Lond 1201 .2 (B.C. 161) (= III. p. 4) διὰ τῆς προκειμένης συγγραφῆς , and P Oxy II. 255 .17 (A.D. 48) (= Selections , p. 47) τὴ [ν π ]ροκειμένην [γρα ]φήν with reference to a census.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

πρόκειμαι (prokeimai) — to set before. πρόκειμαι, used as passive of προτίθημι, to be set before one, ὀνείαθ᾽ ἑτοῖμα προκείμενα the meats laid ready, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. δαίς, δεῖπνον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄρτοι προκείμενοι shew-bread, [LXX]

2. lie exposed, ὁρέω παιδίον προκείμενον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a tuft of wool, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄτιμος ὧδε πρόκειμαι, says Ajax of himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially lie dead, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προκείμενον νέκυν laid out for burial, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐξενεχθείς, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (also, to be buried first, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] to be exposed to.., [Refs 1st c.BC+]

3. to be set before competitors, as the prize of a contest, τοῖσι.. προὔκειτο μέγας τρίπος [Refs 8th c.BC+]

3. b metaphorically, to be set before one, proposed, γνῶμαι τρεῖς προεκέατο three opinions were set forth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τῷ συμβουλεύοντι σκοπὸς τὸ συμφέρον is proposed as a mark, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ προκειμένη ξυμμαγία the alliance which naturally offers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently of contests, πόνος τε καὶ ἀγὼν ἔσχατος ψυχῇ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be extant, προοίμια π. [Refs]; frequently in participle, ὁ προκείμενος ἄεθλος the task set, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ προκείμενα, opposed to μέλλοντα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ π. ἐν τῷ λόγῳ or τὸ π., the question under discussion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ π. πρῆγμα the matter in hand, [Refs 5th c.BC+] when the question is concerning safety, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

4. to be set forth, settled, prescribed, appointed, ἔργων ὧν νόμοι πρόκεινται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ προκείμεναι ἡμέραι the prescribed days,[Refs]; τὸ θανεῖν.. πᾶσι πρόκειται probably in [Refs]; of laws, νόμους ὑπερβαίνουσα τοὺς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of punishments, στέρεσθαι κρατὸς ἦν προκείμενον [Refs 5th c.BC+]

5. to be first stated, οὐ πρόκειται τοῦ λόγου τὸ τί ἐστιν [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. lie before, lie in front of, with genitive, Αἴγυπτος προκειμένη τῆς ἐχομένης γῆς projecting further than, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ᾗ (ᾧ codices) προὔκειτο μαστῶν περονίς where was set a brooch before her breasts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, of a cape, island, etc., ἐν τῇ θαλάττῃ π. χωρίον [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. bulge, project, ἡ γαστὴρ πρόκειται [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. precede, γράμμα π. an initial letter, [Refs]; ἐν τοῖς π. in the preceding pages, [Refs 2nd c.AD+], frequently in Papyrus, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; προκείμενον a preceding word, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; χρόνος ὁ προκείμενος date as above, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τοῦ π. ἔτους in the aforesaid year, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἡ π. βοτάνη above-mentioned, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] represented on this monument, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

III.2. τὸ π. αὐτοῦ μόριον from which it is derived (ὥς from ὅς), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

πρό-κειμαι [in LXX: Exo.39:18 (36), Num.4:7 (פָּנִים), etc. ;] used as pass. of προτίθημι; __1. to be set before one, to be set forth: Heb.6:18 12:1-2, Ju 7. __2. to present oneself, be present: 2Co.8:12 (see Mey., in l).† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (5)

8:12

6:18 12:1 12:2

1:7

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the eagerness is there, [the gift] is acceptable according to what one has, not according to [what] he does not have.

Hebrews 6:18

Thus by two unchangeable things in which [it is] impossible [for] God to lie -, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before [us] may be strongly encouraged.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, [since] we are surrounded by... such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin [that] so easily entangles, [and] let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

Hebrews 12:2

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of [our] faith, who for the joy set before Him endured [the] cross, scorning [its] shame, and sat down at [the] right hand of the throne of God.

Jude 1:7

In like manner..., Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued... strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain [the] punishment of eternal fire.