Strong G4306προνοέω
to care for
- Transliteration
- pronoeō
- Pronunciation
- pron-o-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
προ-μοέω, -ῶ and depon. -έομαι, οῦμαι,
[in LXX: Dan LXX 11:37 (בִּין), Wis.6:7, al.;]
1. to foresee.
2. to provide (RV, take thought for): with accusative of thing(s), καλά, Rom.12:17 (-ούμενοι), 2Co.8:21 (-οῦμεν).
3. to provide for (before περί, Wis, l.with): with genitive of person(s), 1Ti.5:8 (-εῖ, WH, mg., -εῖται).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Dan LXX 11:37 (בִּין), Wis.6:7, al.;]
1. to foresee.
2. to provide (RV, take thought for): with accusative of thing(s), καλά, Rom.12:17 (-ούμενοι), 2Co.8:21 (-οῦμεν).
3. to provide for (before περί, Wis, l.with): with genitive of person(s), 1Ti.5:8 (-εῖ, WH, mg., -εῖται).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4306 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- provide3
- for1
First verses
- Romans 12:17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
- 2 Corinthians 8:21Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
- 1 Timothy 5:8But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
προνοέω,
perceive before, foresee, δόλον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.526, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 10.63; προνοῆσαι βραδεῖς τὰ.. ἀποβησόμενα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.38; τὸ μέλλον ἔσεσθαι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 291a24)]; προνοῶν ὅτι ἀνάγκη ἔσοιτο foreseeing that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.13)]; of divine foreknowledge, θεῖος νοῦς νοεῖ μὲν ὡς νοῦς, προνοεῖ δὲ ὡς θεός [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 134, compare 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 4.8.2.)]
b preconceive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “Sententiae ad intelligibilia ducentes” 26.)]
II think of or plan beforehand, provide, οὐ.. τι πάρα προνοῆσαι ἄμεινον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.364)]; opposed to μετανοέω, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 280)]; π. τὸ παραγγελλόμενον attend to it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.1.6)]: absolutely, to be on one's guard, take precautions, ὥρα προνοεῖν πρὶν πελάσαι στρατόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 289; περαιτέρω π. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.43; π. καὶ προβουλεύεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.10.3: followed by _relative_)] adverb, π. ὅπως.. provide, take care that.., [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.Mag.” 4.1)]; π. μὴ.., or ὡς μὴ.., cavere ne.., [Refs ([prev. author] “Oec.” 9.11, “Cyr.” 1.6.24)]; π. ὅτι.. pay due regard to the fact that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.58.)]
II.2 with genitive, provide for, take thought for, τῶν παίδων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.1, compare 8.7.15, etc.)]; θεὸς π. τῶν ὅλων [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 2.14.11, 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 120; μάλιστα δὲ προνόησον Ἀρσινόης “PHal.” 1.179 (3rd c.BC))]; opposed to ὀλιγωρεῖν, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.3.8)]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 122.)]
II.3 passive, to be provided, τὰ-ούμενα, of a poet's equipment, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ ποιημάτων” 5.3)]; of a patient, to be treated, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.632)]; receive consideration, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (PGiss. 7.23 (2nd c.AD).)]
III ={προνοητεύω}, [Refs (“CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 3408 (Magn.Sip.).)]
B Attic dialect writers (also Inscrr. and Papyrus, see below) prefer middle προνοοῦμαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.9, etc. (so also 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.33, “Mem.” 4.3.12))]: future -ήσομαι[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Prooemia” 43, “IG” 22.1035.18, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 8.90, etc.)]: aorist προὐνοησάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 399, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 421, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.43)]; in Prose mostly προὐνοήθην, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 395c, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.29, 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 2.46, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 44.64, “PSI” 3.166.34 (2nd c.BC))] (used in passive sense by [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 9.404, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.632))]: perfect προνενόημαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.48.2, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 12.69)] (but infinitive πεπρονοῆσθαι [Refs (17.23), etc.)]—The sense and construction are the same as in the active: provide, ταῦτα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.61, compare 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator [same place], 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 44.64, etc.)]; οὐδέν Pl.[same place]; οἰκίδιόν τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 6.23; τὰ συμφέροντα ὑπὲρ τῶν μελλόντων 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Mem.” [same place]: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.29, etc.; π. περὶ τούτων [prev. work]37; ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ τῆς πόλεως [prev. author] 26.15, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 14.4)]: with infinitive, take care to do, E.[same place], [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator [same place])]; π. μή with infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.135)]; π. ὅπως.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.41; ὅτι.. 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 38.16.1; ἵνα.. “Inscription Prien.” 27.12 (2nd c.BC).)]
B.2 with genitive, provide for, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.9, etc.; τοῦ μέλλοντος 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 4.12; τῆς χώρας 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.33)]; superintend, τῆς οἰκοδομίας Haussoullier [Refs (“Milet” p.252; τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ ἀνδριάντος “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2930b10 (from Tralles).)]
perceive before, foresee, δόλον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.526, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 10.63; προνοῆσαι βραδεῖς τὰ.. ἀποβησόμενα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.38; τὸ μέλλον ἔσεσθαι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 291a24)]; προνοῶν ὅτι ἀνάγκη ἔσοιτο foreseeing that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.13)]; of divine foreknowledge, θεῖος νοῦς νοεῖ μὲν ὡς νοῦς, προνοεῖ δὲ ὡς θεός [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 134, compare 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 4.8.2.)]
b preconceive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “Sententiae ad intelligibilia ducentes” 26.)]
II think of or plan beforehand, provide, οὐ.. τι πάρα προνοῆσαι ἄμεινον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.364)]; opposed to μετανοέω, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 280)]; π. τὸ παραγγελλόμενον attend to it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.1.6)]: absolutely, to be on one's guard, take precautions, ὥρα προνοεῖν πρὶν πελάσαι στρατόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 289; περαιτέρω π. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.43; π. καὶ προβουλεύεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.10.3: followed by _relative_)] adverb, π. ὅπως.. provide, take care that.., [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.Mag.” 4.1)]; π. μὴ.., or ὡς μὴ.., cavere ne.., [Refs ([prev. author] “Oec.” 9.11, “Cyr.” 1.6.24)]; π. ὅτι.. pay due regard to the fact that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.58.)]
II.2 with genitive, provide for, take thought for, τῶν παίδων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.1, compare 8.7.15, etc.)]; θεὸς π. τῶν ὅλων [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 2.14.11, 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 120; μάλιστα δὲ προνόησον Ἀρσινόης “PHal.” 1.179 (3rd c.BC))]; opposed to ὀλιγωρεῖν, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.3.8)]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 122.)]
II.3 passive, to be provided, τὰ-ούμενα, of a poet's equipment, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ ποιημάτων” 5.3)]; of a patient, to be treated, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.632)]; receive consideration, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (PGiss. 7.23 (2nd c.AD).)]
III ={προνοητεύω}, [Refs (“CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 3408 (Magn.Sip.).)]
B Attic dialect writers (also Inscrr. and Papyrus, see below) prefer middle προνοοῦμαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.9, etc. (so also 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.33, “Mem.” 4.3.12))]: future -ήσομαι[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Prooemia” 43, “IG” 22.1035.18, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 8.90, etc.)]: aorist προὐνοησάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 399, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 421, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.43)]; in Prose mostly προὐνοήθην, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 395c, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.29, 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 2.46, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 44.64, “PSI” 3.166.34 (2nd c.BC))] (used in passive sense by [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 9.404, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.632))]: perfect προνενόημαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.48.2, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 12.69)] (but infinitive πεπρονοῆσθαι [Refs (17.23), etc.)]—The sense and construction are the same as in the active: provide, ταῦτα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.61, compare 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator [same place], 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 44.64, etc.)]; οὐδέν Pl.[same place]; οἰκίδιόν τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 6.23; τὰ συμφέροντα ὑπὲρ τῶν μελλόντων 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Mem.” [same place]: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.29, etc.; π. περὶ τούτων [prev. work]37; ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ τῆς πόλεως [prev. author] 26.15, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 14.4)]: with infinitive, take care to do, E.[same place], [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator [same place])]; π. μή with infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.135)]; π. ὅπως.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.41; ὅτι.. 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 38.16.1; ἵνα.. “Inscription Prien.” 27.12 (2nd c.BC).)]
B.2 with genitive, provide for, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.9, etc.; τοῦ μέλλοντος 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 4.12; τῆς χώρας 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.33)]; superintend, τῆς οἰκοδομίας Haussoullier [Refs (“Milet” p.252; τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ ἀνδριάντος “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2930b10 (from Tralles).)]