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πρόκειμαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πρόκειμαι
Greek transliteration: 
prokeimai
Simplified transliteration: 
prokeimai
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4295
GK Number: 
4618
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-6b
Gloss: 
(pass.) to be set before, present
Definition: 
to lie, or be placed before; met. to be proposed or set before, as a duty, example, reward, etc., Heb. 6:18; 12:1, 2; Jude 7; to be at hand, be present, 2 Cor. 8:12*

Greek-English Concordance for πρόκειμαι

2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the readiness is present (prokeitai | πρόκειται | pres mid ind 3 sg), the gift is acceptable according to whatever a person has, not according to what he does not have.
Hebrews 6:18 so that through two unchangeable facts, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge might have strong incentive to hold fast to the hope set before (prokeimenēs | προκειμένης | pres mid ptcp gen sg fem) us.
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore since we ourselves have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every impediment, and the sin that so easily distracts, and let us run with endurance the race that is prescribed (prokeimenon | προκείμενον | pres mid ptcp acc sg masc) for us,
Hebrews 12:2 fixing our gaze upon Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who rather than the joy set before (prokeimenēs | προκειμένης | pres mid ptcp gen sg fem) him endured a cross, disregarding its shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
Jude 1:7 Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, which indulged in sexual immorality in the same way as the angels and pursued unnatural desire, are exhibited (prokeintai | πρόκεινται | pres mid ind 3 pl) as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.