Prothesis

proth'-es-is
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Prothesis Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 12
  1. a setting forth of a thing, placing of it in view, the shewbread
    1. twelve loaves of wheaten bread, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel, which loaves were offered to God every Sabbath, and separated into two rows, lay for seven days upon a table placed in the sanctuary or front portion of the tabernacle, and afterwards of the temple
  2. a purpose
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
proqesiß
Origin
from (4388)
Strong's Number
4286
TDNT Entry
8:164,1176

NAS Word Usage

consecrated
3
purpose
7
resolute
1
sacred
1
Total
12

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Prothesis". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.