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πρόγονος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πρόγονος, ον
Greek transliteration: 
progonos
Simplified transliteration: 
progonos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4269
GK Number: 
4591
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-3a
Gloss: 
(pl.) parents, forefathers, ancestors
Definition: 
born earlier, elder; a progenitor, pl. progenitors; parents, 1 Tim. 5:4; forefathers, ancestors, 2 Tim. 1:3*

Greek-English Concordance for πρόγονος

1 Timothy 5:4 But if a certain widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to show godliness first to their own household and to make some return to their parents (progonois | προγόνοις | dat pl masc); for this is pleasing before God.
2 Timothy 1:3 I continually thank God, whom I serve, as did my ancestors (progonōn | προγόνων | gen pl masc), with a clean conscience, as unceasingly I remember you in my prayers night and day,