Greek verb · G4337
προσέχω
prosechopros-ekh'-o
to turn to, bring to (frequently ναῦν, expressed or understood, to bring to port; τ. νοῦν, before dative, to turn one's mind to, attend to; to attach or devote oneself to
24 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: proséchō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4337is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4337
(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards, i.e. pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to
The King James renders it: (give) attend(-ance, -ance at, -ance to, unto), beware, be given to, give (take) heed (to unto); have regard.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
prosecho is rendered "to turn to, bring to (frequently ναῦν, expressed or understood, to bring to port; τ. νοῦν, before dative, to turn one's mind to, attend to; to attach or devote oneself to". It stands 24 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Six of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "to turn to, bring to (frequently ναῦν, expressed or understood, to bring to port".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:1Προσέχετε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: to turn to, bring to (frequently ναῦν, expressed or understood, to bring to port, and τ. νοῦν, before dative, to turn one's mind to, attend to, and to attach or devote oneself to.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to turn to, bring to (frequently ναῦν, expressed or understood, to bring to port | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do… |
| τ. νοῦν, before dative, to turn one's mind to, attend toin Xen. and later writers with νοῦν omitted (El. | Tagged as
| WhereGenesis 24:6Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there. |
| to attach or devote oneself to | Tagged as
| WhereActs 8:10and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| προσέρχομαι | proserchomai | to come near/agree | Uses86 |
| προσεύχομαι | proseuchomai | to pray | Uses85 |
| πρόσωπον | prosopon | face | Uses75 |
| προσκυνέω | proskyneo | to worship | Uses60 |
| προσφέρω | prosphero | to bring to | Uses47 |
| προσευχή | proseuche | prayer | Uses35 |
| προσκαλέομαι | proskaleomai | to call to/summon | Uses28 |
| προστίθημι | prostithemi | to add (to) | Uses18 |
| προσδοκάω | prosdokao | to look for | Uses16 |
| προσδέχομαι | prosdechomai | to wait for/welcome | Uses14 |
| προσλαμβάνω | proslambano | to take | Uses12 |
| προσκαρτερέω | proskartereo | to continue in/with | Uses10 |
and 56 more on the stem.
All 24, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- προσέχετε11
- προσέχειν4
- προσεῖχον3
- προσέχοντες3
- προσέσχηκεν1
- πρόσεχε1
- προσέχοντας1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural11V-PAM-2P
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)4V-PAN
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural3V-IAI-3P
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person singular1V-PAM-2S
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-PAP-APM
- verb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-RAI-3S
Matthew
six uses
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
- Προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do beware
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do beware
But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
- Προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do beware
“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do beware
How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do beware
Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- προσέχεινprosecheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to beware
Luke
four uses
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do take heed
Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
- προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do take heed
“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
- προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do beware
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do take heed
Acts
six uses
“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
- προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do take heed
The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
- προσεῖχονproseichonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Were giving heed
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
- προσεῖχονproseichonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were giving heed
They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
- προσεῖχονproseichonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They were giving heed
Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
- προσέχεινprosecheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to attend
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
- προσέχετεprosecheteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do take heed
1 Timothy
four uses
or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
- προσέχεινprosecheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to give heed
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- προσέχονταςprosechontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: being given
Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- προσέχοντεςprosechontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: giving heed
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.
- πρόσεχεprosecheverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do give heed
Titus
one use
and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
- προσέχοντεςprosechontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: giving heed
Hebrews
two uses
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- προσέχεινprosecheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to give heed
He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
- προσέσχηκενproseschekenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has served
2 Peter
one use
We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
- προσέχοντεςprosechontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: taking heed
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.