Greek - English Dictionary
G4286 - Purpose
| Strong's No.: | G4286 |
| Greek: | πρόθεσις |
| Transliteration: | prothesis |
| Phonetic: | proth'-es-is |
| Word Origin: | From G4388 |
| Bible Usage: | purpose shew [-bread]. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | a setting forth that is (figuratively) proposal (intention); specifically the show bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. a setting forth of a thing, placing of it in view, the shewbread a. twelve loaves of wheaten bread, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel, which loaves were offered to God every Sabbath, and separated into two rows, lay for seven days upon a table placed in the sanctuary or front portion of the tabernacle, and afterwards of the temple 2. a purpose |
| Bible References:
Purpose |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
purpose ( 8 )
shewbread ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.