"pr. to charge beforehand; to convince beforehand, Rom. 3:9, since the charges in the case in question were drawn from Scripture.*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to charge beforehand; to convince beforehand, Rom. 3:9, since the charges in the case in question were drawn from Scripture.*
In the original Greek the word is written: προαιτιάομαι
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
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 proaitiaomai (G4256) across the King James Bible.
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
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Common questions
Strong's G4256 (proaitiaomai) is a Greek word that means: pr. to charge beforehand; to convince beforehand, Rom. 3:9, since the charges in the case in question were drawn from Scripture.* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word proaitiaomai (G4256) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4256 is proaitiaomai, a Greek word defined as: pr. to charge beforehand; to convince beforehand, Rom. 3:9, since the charges in the case in question were drawn from Scripture.*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
proaitiaomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.