Lexical Summary prothesis: a setting forth, proposal, the showbread, sacred (bread) Original Word: πρόθεσιςTransliteration: prothesis Phonetic Spelling: (proth'-es-is) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a setting forth, proposal, the showbread, sacred (bread) Meaning: a setting forth, proposal, the showbread, sacred (bread) Strong's Concordance purpose, showbread. From protithemai; a setting forth, i.e. (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially, the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God -- purpose, shew(-bread). see GREEK protithemai Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4286: πρόθεσιςπρόθεσις, προθέσεως, ἡ (προτίθημι); 1. the setting forth of a thing, placing of it in view (Plato, Demosthenes, Plutarch); οἱ ἄρτοι τῆς προθέσεως (Vulg.panes propositionis), the showbread, the Sept. for הַפָנִים לֶחֶם (Exodus 35:13; Exodus 39:18 ( 2. a purpose (2 Macc. 3:8; (Aristotle), Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch): Acts 27:13; Romans 8:28; Romans 9:11; Ephesians 1:11; Ephesians 3:11; 2 Timothy 1:9; 2 Timothy 3:10; τῇ προθέσει τῆς καρδίας, with purpose of heart, Acts 11:23. |