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προστίθημι

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Definition

προσ-τίθημι

[in LXX chiefly for יָסַף hi., also for אָסַף ni., etc. ;]

1. to put to.

2. to add, join to, give in addition: with accusative before ἐπί, Matthew 6:27, Luke 3:20; 12:25; ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό, Acts 2:47; with accusative and dative, Luke 17:5, Hebrews 12:19 (see MM, xxi); pass., absol., Acts 2:41, Galatians 3:19; with dative, Matthew 6:33, Mark 4:24, Luke 12:31, Acts 5:14; 11:24; προσιτέθη πρὸς τ. πατέρας (cf. Genesis 26:8, Judges 2:10, al.), Acts 13:36; with inf., of repeating or continuing the action signified by the following verb, as in Heb. idiom (Genesis 4:2; 8:12, al.; cf. WM, § 54, 5; Lft. on Clem., 1Co., xii; but see also M, Pr., 67, 233; Deiss., BS, 67.1; MM, xxi), Luke 20:11, Acts 12:3; similarly ptcp., προσ-θείς, with indic. (Genesis 38:5, al.), Luke 19:11.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as προστίθημι:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

18 total
  1. Matthew 6:27προσθεῖναι · add
    Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
  2. Matthew 6:33προστεθήσεται · will be added
    But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
  3. Mark 4:24προστεθήσεται · even more will be added
    He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
  4. Luke 3:20προσέθηκεν · [Herod] added
    Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
  5. Luke 12:25προσθεῖναι · add
    Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
  6. Luke 12:31προστεθήσεται · will be added
    But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
  7. Luke 17:5Πρόσθες · Increase
    The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
  8. Luke 19:11προσθεὶς · [Jesus] proceeded
    While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
  9. Luke 20:11προσέθετο
    So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.
  10. Luke 20:12προσέθετο
    Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.
  11. Acts 2:41προσετέθησαν · were added [ to the believers ]
    Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
  12. Acts 2:47προσετίθει · added
    …praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
  13. Acts 5:14προσετίθεντο · were brought
    Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
  14. Acts 11:24προσετέθη · were brought
    Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
  15. Acts 12:3προσέθετο · [Herod] proceeded
    And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
  16. Acts 13:36προσετέθη · [His body] was buried
    For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
  17. Galatians 3:19προσετέθη · It was added
    Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
  18. Hebrews 12:19προστεθῆναι · be spoken
    …to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.