Strong's Lexicon
G4287 — προθέσμιος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4287 |
|---|---|
| Word: | προθέσμιος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4253 and a derivative of G5087 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | prothesmios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | proth-es'-mee-os |
| Meaning: | 1. fixed beforehand, i.e. a designated day {feminine with G2250 implied} |
| KJV Renderings: | time appointed |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προθέσμιος, προθεσμία, προθεσμιον (πρό (which see in d. β.) and θεσμός fixed, appointed), set beforehand, appointed or determined beforehand, pre-arranged (Lucian, Nigr. 27); ἡ προθεσμία, namely, ἡμέρα, the day previously appointed; universally, the pre-appointed time: Gal 4:2. (Lysias, Plato, Demosthenes, Aeschines, Diodorus, Philo — cf. Siegfried, Philo, p. 113, Josephus, Plutarch, others; ecclesiastical writings; cf. Kypke and Hilgenfeld on Galatians, the passage cited.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
προθέσμιος (time appointed)
Galatians 4:2
- KJV: But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father
- GK: αλλά υπό επιτρόπους εστί και οικονόμους άχρι της προθεσμίας του πατρός