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Strong's #4318 - προσαγωγή

Transliteration

prosagōgḗ

Phonetics

pros-ag-ogue-ay'

Origin

from (G4317) (cf (G72))

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TDNT

1:133,20

Definition

Thayer's

the act of bringing to, a moving to
access, approach
1. to God, i.e. that relationship with God whereby we are acceptable to him and have assurance that he is favourably disposed towards him

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Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (3)

Romans

Ephesians

NAS (3)

Romans

Ephesians

HCS (3)

Romans

Ephesians

BSB (3)

Romans

Ephesians

ESV (3)

Romans

Ephesians

WEB (3)

Romans

Ephesians

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

προσᾰγωγ-ή, ἡ,

bringing to, πρὸς τὴν τῆς τροφῆς π. for the purpose of bringing the food to the mouth, Arist. PA 687b26; οἰκοδόμῳ εἰς π. πλίνθου PCair.Zen. 176.14 (iii B.C.) .

2. bringing up, μηχανημάτων, ὀργάνων, Plb. 1.48.2 (pl.), 14.10.9 (pl.); ποιεῖσθαι τὴν π., much like our phrase 'to make approaches', Id. 9.41.1 .

3. a bringing over, acquisition, ξυμμάχων Th. 1.82; ἐκ π. φίλος a friend under compulsion, D. 23.174 ( ἐκ προαγωγῆς Harp. ).

4. administering or taking of medicine, Phld. Ir. p.44 W.(pl.), Dsc. 4.148.

II solemn approach, as at festivals or in supplication, Hdt. 2.58 (pl.).

2. approach, access, introduction to a person, esp. to a king's presence, X. Cyr. 7.5.45, cf. Ep.Romans 5:2, Ep.Ephesians 2:18, etc.

3. π. νεῶν a place for ships to put in, Plb. 10.1.6, cf. D.S. 13.46, Plu. Aem. 13 .

4. attack, Aen.Tact. 10.23 (pl.).

5. addition, of food, opp. ἀφαίρεσις, Hp. Insomn. 89; ἐκ προσαγωγῆς by gradual additions, gradually, Id. Acut. 11, Thphr. HP 3.10.5, etc.; opp. ἀθρόος, Arist. Pol. 1308b16; ἐκ π. καὶ κατὰ μικρόν ib. 1306b14, cf. 1315a13; opp. ἐξαίφνης, Id. Mete. 368a7; τόποι ὑψηλοὶ ἐκ π. rising gradually to a height, ib. 350b22 .

III accession, addition, Epicur. Fr. 190 .

2. increase of rent, PTeb. 72.449 (ii B. C.) . surface of a stone intended for application to another, IG 22.244.102 (pl.).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

* προσ -αγωγή , -ῆς , ἡ ,

(< προσάγω ),

1. a bringing to.

2. approach, access (v. Lft., Notes, 284; MM, xxi): Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:18; Ephesians 3:12 (but v. Ellic., Eph., 59 f., where the transitive sense "introduction " is advocated).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

προσαγωγην προσαγωγήν προσαγωγὴν prosagogen prosagogḕn prosagōgēn prosagōgḕn

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