"it becomes, it is fitting, it is proper, it is right, etc., and part. πρέπον, becoming, suitable, decorous, etc., Mt. 3:15; 1 Cor. 11:13; Eph. 5:3; 1 Tim. 2:10"
Definition and meaning
it becomes, it is fitting, it is proper, it is right, etc., and part. πρέπον, becoming, suitable, decorous, etc., Mt. 3:15; 1 Cor. 11:13; Eph. 5:3; 1 Tim. 2:10
In the original Greek the word is written: πρέπω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of prepo (G4241) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
But(which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
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Common questions
Strong's G4241 (prepo) is a Greek word that means: it becomes, it is fitting, it is proper, it is right, etc., and part. πρέπον, becoming, suitable, decorous, etc., Mt. 3:15; 1 Cor. 11:13; Eph. 5:3; 1 Tim. 2:10 It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word prepo (G4241) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4241 is prepo, a Greek word defined as: it becomes, it is fitting, it is proper, it is right, etc., and part. πρέπον, becoming, suitable, decorous, etc., Mt. 3:15; 1 Cor. 11:13; Eph. 5:3; 1 . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
prepo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.