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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 27
    New Testament books
  • 27
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

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

Twenty of the word's forty-seven uses are in Hebrews.

The other 21 New Testament books never use the word.

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

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
to bring to, lead toTagged as
  • they brought4
  • offering3
  • they were bringing3
  • are offered2
  • offered2
  • to offer2
  • being offered1
  • brought1

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.2:11Tagged as
  • do offer4
  • He may offer3
  • he offered1
  • they offered1
  • was offered1
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.

προσέρχομαιproserchomaito come near/agreeUses86
προσεύχομαιproseuchomaito prayUses85
πρόσωπονprosoponfaceUses75
προσκυνέωproskyneoto worshipUses60
προσευχήproseucheprayerUses35
προσκαλέομαιproskaleomaito call to/summonUses28
προσέχωprosechoto watch outUses24
προστίθημιprostithemito add (to)Uses18
προσδοκάωprosdokaoto look forUses16
προσδέχομαιprosdechomaito wait for/welcomeUses14
προσλαμβάνωproslambanoto takeUses12
προσκαρτερέωproskartereoto continue in/withUses10

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.

    Matthew 2:11

    • 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.

    Matthew 4:24

    • 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,

    Matthew 5:23

    • 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.

    Matthew 5:24

    • 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.”

    Matthew 8:4

    • 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.

    Matthew 8:16

    • 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.”

    Matthew 9:2

    • 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.

    Matthew 9:32

    • 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.

    Matthew 12:22

    • 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

    Matthew 14:35

    • προσήνεγκανprosenegkanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: brought
  • I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

    Matthew 17:16

    • προσήνεγκαprosenegkaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I brought
  • As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.

    Matthew 18:24

    • 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.

    Matthew 19:13

    • προσηνέχθησανprosenechthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were brought
  • Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

    Matthew 22:19

    • 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.’

    Matthew 25:20

    • 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.”

    Mark 1:44

    • 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.

    Mark 2:4

    • 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.

    Mark 10:13

    • 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.”

    Luke 5:14

    • 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.

    Luke 18:15

    • 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.

    Luke 23:14

    • προσηνέγκατέprosenegkateverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: You brought
  • The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.

    Luke 23:36

    • 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.

    John 16:2

    • 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.

    John 19:29

    • 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?

    Acts 7:42

    • 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.

    Acts 8:18

    • 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.

    Acts 21:26

    • 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.

    Hebrews 5:1

    • 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.

    Hebrews 5:3

    • 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.

    Hebrews 5:7

    • 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.

    Hebrews 8:3

    • 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.

    Hebrews 8:4

    • 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.

    Hebrews 9:7

    • 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.

    Hebrews 9:9

    • 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!

    Hebrews 9:14

    • 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.

    Hebrews 9:25

    • 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.

    Hebrews 9:28

    • 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.

    Hebrews 10:1

    • 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.

    Hebrews 10:2

    • 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).

    Hebrews 10:8

    • 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.

    Hebrews 10:11

    • 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.

    Hebrews 10:12

    • 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.

    Hebrews 11:4

    • 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,

    Hebrews 11:17

    • 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?

    Hebrews 12:7

    • 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.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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