"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*"
Definition and meaning
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*
In the original Greek the word is written: πρόκειμαι
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of prokeimai (G4295) across the King James Bible.
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
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Common questions
Strong's G4295 (prokeimai) is a Greek word that means: 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* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word prokeimai (G4295) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4295 is prokeimai, a Greek word defined as: 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. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
prokeimai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.