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G4334 προσέρχομαι (prosérchomai)

Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

προσέρχομαι v. I come near, consent to

Strong's Definition

to approach, i.e. (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to

Derivation: from G4314 (πρός) and G2064 (ἔρχομαι) (including its alternate);

KJV Usage: (as soon as he) come (unto), come thereunto, consent, draw near, go (near, to, unto)

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

verb | fut. προσελεύσομαι · aor. προσῆλθον · impv. πρόσελθε · pf. προσελήλυθα | ἔρχομαι

15.77 · Linear Movement · Come Near, Approach

to move toward, to approach, to come near to to move toward a reference point, with a possible implication in certain contexts of a reciprocal relationship between the person approaching and the one who is approached

MAT 4:3 · MAT 4:11 · MAT 5:1 · MAT 8:2 · MAT 8:5 · MAT 8:19 · MAT 8:25 · MAT 9:14 · MAT 9:20 · MAT 9:28 · MAT 13:10 · MAT 13:27 · MAT 13:36 · MAT 14:12 · MAT 14:15 · MAT 15:1 · MAT 15:12 · MAT 15:23 · MAT 15:30 · MAT 16:1 · MAT 17:7 · MAT 17:14 · MAT 17:19 · MAT 17:24 · MAT 18:1 · MAT 18:21 · MAT 19:3 · MAT 19:16 · MAT 20:20 · MAT 21:14 · MAT 21:23 · MAT 21:28 · MAT 21:30 · MAT 22:23 · MAT 24:1 · MAT 24:3 · MAT 25:20 · MAT 25:22 · MAT 25:24 · MAT 26:7 · MAT 26:17 · MAT 26:49 · MAT 26:50 · MAT 26:60 · MAT 26:60 · MAT 26:69 · MAT 26:73 · MAT 27:58 · MAT 28:2 · MAT 28:9 · MAT 28:18 · MRK 1:31 · MRK 6:35 · MRK 12:28 · MRK 14:45 · LUK 7:14 · LUK 8:24 · LUK 8:44 · LUK 9:12 · LUK 9:42 · LUK 10:34 · LUK 13:31 · LUK 20:27 · LUK 23:36 · LUK 23:52 · JHN 12:21 · ACT 7:31 · ACT 8:29 · ACT 9:1 · ACT 12:13 · ACT 18:2 · ACT 22:26 · ACT 22:27 · ACT 23:14 · ACT 28:9 · HEB 4:16 · HEB 7:25 · HEB 10:1 · HEB 10:22 · HEB 11:6 · HEB 12:18 · HEB 12:22 · 1PE 2:4

34.23 · Association · Join, Begin To Associate

to undertake to join with, to seek association with to take the initiative in association with someone Though it is also true that Jews were not allowed to continue to associate with Gentiles, the focus of προσέρχομαι[b] in ACT 10:28 appears to be upon the initiative which could not be taken by a Jew in approaching a Gentile in order to be associated in some activity which would be contrary to ritual observances. προσέρχομαι in this context may therefore be rendered in some languages as 'to join arms with a Gentile, ́ 'to link oneself with a Gentile, ́ or 'to become a close friend of a Gentile. ́

ACT 10:28 · HEB 11:6

31.19 · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Agree, Consent

to come to an opinion with, to agree with (a figurative extension of meaning of προσέρχομαι[a] ‘to move toward,’ 15.77) to come to a position of holding the same opinion as someone else

1TI 6:3

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

προσέρχομαι; imperfect 3 person plural προσήρχοντο (Act_28:9); (future 3 person singular προσελεύσεται, Luk_1:17 WH marginal reading); 2 aorist 3 person plural προσῆλθον and (so L Tr WH in Mat_9:28; Mat_13:36; Mat_14:15; T Tr WH in Mat_5:1; Luk_13:31; WH in Mat_19:3; Mat_21:23; Joh_12:21) in the Alex. form προσῆλθαν (see ἀπέρχομαι, and ἔρχομαι); perfect προσελήλυθα (Heb_12:18; Heb_12:22); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for χΘψΗα and πΘβΗωΡ; to come to, to approach (πρός, IV. 1); a. properly, absolutely, Mat_4:11; Luke ( WH marginal reading); ; Act_8:29; Act_28:9; προσῆλθον λέγοντες, Luk_13:31; with rhetorical fullness of description (see ἀνίστημι, II. 1 c. (also ἔρχομαι, p. 250b bottom)) the participle προσελθών is joined to a finite verb which denotes a different action: Mat_8:2 L T Tr WH, Mat_8:19; Mat_8:25; Mat_9:20; Mat_13:10; Mat_13:27; Mat_14:12; Mat_15:12; Mat_15:23; Mat_16:1; Mat_17:7 (R, G); T Tr WH marginal reading (according to a reading no doubt corrupt (cf. Scrivener, lntroduction, p. 16)), ; ; Mar_1:31; Mar_10:2; Mar_12:28; (Mar_14:35 Tr WH marginal reading); Luk_7:14; Luk_8:24; Luk_8:44; Luk_9:12; Luk_9:42; Luk_10:34; Luk_20:27; Luk_23:36; Act_22:26 f; προσέρχομαι followed by an infinitive indicating the reason why one has drawn near, Mat_24:1; Act_7:31; Act_12:13 (here WH marginal reading προηλθε); with a dative of the place (examples from Greek authors are given in Passow, under the word, 1 a., p. 1190a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. 1)), Heb_12:18; Heb_12:22; with the dative of a person (see Lexicons as above), Mat_5:1; Mat_8:5; Mat_9:14; Mat_9:28; Mat_13:36; Mat_14:15; Mat_15:1; Mat_15:30; Mat_17:14; Mat_17:24; Mat_18:1; Mat_19:3; Mat_20:20; Mat_21:14; Mat_21:23; Mat_22:23; Mat_24:3; Mat_26:7; Mat_26:17; Mat_26:69; Joh_12:21; Act_10:28; Act_18:2; Act_24:23 Rec.; (with ἐπί and the accusative Act_20:13 Tr WH marginal reading). The participle προσελθών αὐτῷ with a finite verb (see above) occurs in Mat_4:3; Mat_18:21; Mat_21:28; Mat_21:30; Mat_26:49; Mat_27:58; Mar_6:35; Mar_14:45; Luk_20:27; Luk_23:52; Act_9:1; Act_23:14. b. tropically, α. προσέρχεσθαι τῷ Θεῷ, to draw near to God in order to seek his grace and favor, Heb_7:25; Heb_11:6; τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος, Heb_4:16; without τῷ Θεῷ, Heb_10:1; Heb_10:22 (in the O. T. προσέρχεσθαι, simply, is used of the priests about to offer sacrifices, Lev_21:17; Lev_21:21; Deu_21:5; with the addition of πρός Θεόν, of one about to ask counsel of God, 1Sa_14:36; with τοῖς θεοῖς, of suppliants about to implore the gods, Dio Cassius, 56, 9); πρός Χριστόν, to attach oneself to Christ, to come to a participation in the benefits procured by him, 1Pe_2:4 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 52, 3). β. equivalent to to assent to (cf. German beitreten (Latinaccedere; English come (over) to, used figuratively)): ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις, 1Ti_6:3 (Tdf. προσέχεται, which see 3).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

προσέρχομαι proserchomai 86x

to come or go to any one, approach, Mt. 4:3, 11; 5:1; 8:19, 25, et al. freq.; trop. to come or go to, approach, draw near, spiritually, Heb. 7:25; 11:6; 4:16; 1 Pet. 2:4; met. to assent to, accede to, concur in, 1 Tim. 6:3

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

προσ-έρχομαι,

[in LXX for קרב, נגשׁ, etc.;]

to approach, draw near: absol., Mt 4:11, Lk 9:42, al.; c. infin., Mt 24:1, al.; c. dat. loc., He 12:18, 22; dat. pers., Mt 5:1, and freq., Jo 12:21, al.; ptcp., προσελθών, c. indic., Mt 8:2, and freq., Mk 1:31, Lk 7:14, al.; π. αὐτῷ, c. indic., Mt 4:3, Mk 6:35. Metaph., of approaching God: absol. (Le 21:17, De 21:5, al.), He 10:1, 22; τ. θεῷ, He 7:25 11:6; τ. θρόνῳ τ. χάριτος, He 4:16; πρὸς Χριστόν, I Pe 2:4;

in sense not found elsewhere (Field, Notes, 211), to consent to: ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις, I Ti 6:3.

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

προσέρχομαι. The semi-technical use of this verb of the approach of the worshipper to God is frequent in the LXX, and is found septies in Heb, twice (10! 33) without an obj. : cf. P Giss I. 204 (beg. ii/a.p.) (= Chrest. I. p. 124) ἀξιώσεις ody δίστιXov αὐτῶι γραφῆναι, ἵνα ἀξίως σου kal τῶν θεῶν ἀόκνως προσέλθῃ, of worship to be performed at a private shrine of the Dioscuri. See also Dio Cassius ἵν]. 9 τοῖς θεοῖς προσερχώμεθα. The verb is similarly used of approach to a court in P Oxy VIII. rr1g® (A.D. 254) προσήλθομεν τῇ κρατίστῃ βουλῇ. Other exx. of προσέρχομαι c. dat. are P Oxy I. 7622 (A.D. 179) οὐκ οὖσα δὲ προαιρέσεως προσέρχεσθαι τῇ τούτου κληρονομίᾳ, ‘Cas I have no intention of entering on his inheritance ’’ (Edd.) (cf. adire hereditatem), and P Ryl II. 2348 (ii/A.D.) per’ dJACyov δέ μου προσελθόντος τῷ y[pap]paret. The absol. use is seen in P Oxy I. 40* (ii/iii A.D.) προσελθ[ό]ντίος Ψάσνι]ος kal εἰπόντος, ‘* Psasnis appeared and said.” No adequate parallel has yet been found to the meaning “consent to” required by the context in 1 Tim 6%: Field (Wores, p. 211) appears to favour Bentley’s conjecture προσἔχει for προσέρχεται, but see Parry ad . A proverbial phrase is found in a new Comic Fragment (P Berol 9941" 1) —bvos προσέρχεται (of one coming to a vacant seat at a banquet).

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

προσέρχομαι (proserchomai) — to come near/agree. προσέρχομαι, imperfect -ηρχόμην[Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ελεύσομαι[Refs 2nd c.BC+]aorist -ήλυθον, -ῆλθον: perfect -ελήλυθα:—come or go to, with dative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. Σωκράτει visit him as teacher, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινὶ ὥσπερ ἀθλητῇ Th. [prev. cited] (see. προσάρχομαι); αἷς ἂν προσέλθω [γυναιξί] [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with adverbs, π. δεῦρο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐγγύθεν, ὄπισθεν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, approach, draw nigh, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of pain, pleasure, etc., to be nigh at hand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. in hostile sense, attack, π. πρὸς τοὺς ἱππέας [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. come in, surrender, capitulate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

4. come forward to speak, π. τῷ δήμῳ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. πολιτείᾳ enter political life, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; π. πρὸς τὰ κοινά come forward in public, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. πρὸς τὸ πολιτεύεσθαι, πρὸς τὴν πολιτείαν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑμῖν (i.e. Ἀθηναίοις) [Refs 5th c.BC+]

5. appear before a tribunal, προσελθὼν εἶπεν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; π. τῷ δικαστηρίῳ κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ [Refs 4th c.AD+]; approach an official, π. διὰ βιβλιδίων τῷ λαμπροτάτῳ ἡγεμόνι [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; π. τοῖς θεοῖς in supplication, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

6. π. τῇ φιλοσοφίᾳ, τοῖς νόμοις, apply oneself to.. , [Refs 1st c.BC+]; π. τῇ τούτου κληρονομίᾳ enter upon his inheritance, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; have recourse to, τοῖς ἀνασκευαστικωτέροις [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

7. of things, to be added, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. come in, of revenue, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. have sexual intercourse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

προσ-έρχομαι [in LXX for קָרַב, נָגַשׁ, etc. ;] to approach, draw near: absol., Mat.4:11, Luk.9:42, al.; with infin., Mat.24:1, al.; with dative loc., Heb.12:18, 22; dative of person(s), Mat.5:1, and freq., Jhn.12:21, al.; ptcp., προσελθών, with indic., Mat.8:2, and freq., Mrk.1:31, Luk.7:14, al.; π. αὐτῷ, with indic., Mat.4:3, Mrk.6:35, Metaphorical, __(a) of approaching God: absol. (Lev.21:17, Deu.21:5, al.), Heb.10:1, 22; τ. θεῷ, Heb.7:25 11:6; τ. θρόνῳ τ. χάριτος, Heb.4:16; πρὸς Χριστόν, 1Pe.2:4; __(b) in sense not found elsewhere (Field, Notes, 211), to consent to: ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις, 1Ti.6:3 (AS)

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