Greek verb · G4374
προσφέρω
prospheropros-fer'-o
to bring to, lead to; to offer
47 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: prosphérō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4374is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 27spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4374
to bear towards, i.e. lead to, tender (especially to God), treat
The King James renders it: bring (to, unto), deal with, do, offer (unto, up), present unto, put to.
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
prosphero is rendered "to bring to, lead to; to offer". It stands 47 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Twenty of the uses stand in Hebrews, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to bring to, lead to".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:11On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-seven different ways.
The first use
On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Matthew 2:11προσήνεγκαν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to bring to, lead to, and to offer.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to bring to, lead to | Tagged as
and 19 more, 37 uses in all | WhereMatthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various… |
| to offerMat.2:11 | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 2:11On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary… |
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 |
| προσευχή | proseuche | prayer | Uses35 |
| προσκαλέομαι | proskaleomai | to call to/summon | Uses28 |
| προσέχω | prosecho | to watch out | Uses24 |
| 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 47, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
27 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
- προσήνεγκαν7
- προσήνεγκεν4
- προσέφερον3
- προσηνέχθη3
- προσφέρειν3
- προσενέγκας2
- προσένεγκε2
- προσηνέγκατέ2
- προσφέρῃ2
- προσφέρονται2
- προσενέγκαι1
- προσενέγκῃ.¶1
and 15 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural7V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular3V-2AAM-2S
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-API-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural3V-IAI-3P
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)3V-PAN
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-2AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person plural2V-AAI-2P
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-PAS-3S
- verb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-PPI-3P
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-2AAN
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-2AAS-3S
Matthew
fifteen uses
On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
- προσήνεγκανprosenegkanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they offered
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
- προσήνεγκανprosenegkanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they brought
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
- προσφέρῃςprospheresverb · present active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: you shall offer
leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
- πρόσφερεprosphereverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do offer
Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
- προσένεγκονprosenegkonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do offer
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
- προσήνεγκανprosenegkanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they brought
Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
- προσέφερονprosepheronverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were bringing
As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.
- προσήνεγκανprosenegkanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they brought
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
- προσηνέχθηprosenechtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was brought
And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him
- προσήνεγκανprosenegkanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: brought
I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
- προσήνεγκαprosenegkaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I brought
As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
- προσηνέχθηprosenechtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was brought to
Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
- προσηνέχθησανprosenechthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were brought
Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
- προσήνεγκανprosenegkanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they presented
The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
- προσήνεγκενprosenegkenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he brought to
Mark
three uses
“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
- προσένεγκεprosenegkeverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do offer
Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
- προσενέγκαιprosenegkaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to bring to
Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
- προσέφερονprosepheronverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were bringing
Luke
four uses
“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
- προσένεγκεprosenegkeverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do offer
Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
- Προσέφερονprosepheronverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They were bringing
and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
- προσηνέγκατέprosenegkateverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: You brought
The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
- προσφέροντεςprospherontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: offering
John
two uses
They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
- προσφέρεινprosphereinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to offer
A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.
- προσήνεγκανprosenegkanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they brought
Acts
three uses
But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
- προσηνέγκατέprosenegkateverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: did you offer
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
- προσήνεγκενprosenegkenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he offered
So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
- προσηνέχθηprosenechtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was offered
Hebrews
twenty uses
Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
- προσφέρῃprosphereverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may offer
That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
- προσφέρεινprosphereinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to offer sacrifices
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
- προσενέγκαςprosenegkasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having offered up
And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
- προσφέρεινprosphereinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to offer
- προσενέγκῃ.¶prosenegkeverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: He may offer
Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.
- προσφερόντωνprospherontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: offering
But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
- προσφέρειprosphereiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he offers
It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
- προσφέρονταιprospherontaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: are offered
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- προσήνεγκενprosenegkenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: offered
Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
- προσφέρῃprosphereverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: He may offer
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- προσενεχθεὶςprosenechtheisverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having been offered
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
- προσφέρουσινprospherousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they offer
If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.
- προσφερόμεναιprospheromenaiverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: being offered
In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
- προσφέρονταιprospherontaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: are offered
Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
- προσφέρωνprospheronverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: offering
But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
- προσενέγκαςprosenegkasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having offered
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
- προσήνεγκενprosenegkenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: offered
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
- προσενήνοχενprosenenochenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has offered up
- προσέφερενprosepherenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was offering up
Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
- προσφέρεταιprospheretaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is treating
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.
