Lexical Summary proaireō: to bring forth or forward Original Word: προαιρέωTransliteration: proaireō Phonetic Spelling: (pro-ahee-reh'-om-ahee) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to bring forth or forward Meaning: to bring forth or forward Strong's Concordance purpose. From pro and haireomai; to choose for oneself before another thing (prefer), i.e. (by implication) to propose (intend) -- purpose. see GREEK pro see GREEK haireomai Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4255: προαιρέωπροαιρέω, προαίρω: by prose writings from Herodotus (rather, from Thucydides 8, 90 at the end (in poetry, from Aristophanes Thesm. 419)) down, to bring forward, bring forth from one's stores; middle to bring forth for oneself, to choose for oneself before another i. e. to prefer; to purpose: καθώς προαιρεῖται (L T Tr WH the perfect προῄρηται) τῇ καρδία, 2 Corinthians 9:7. |