Word 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.