Lexical Summary propetēs: falling forward, headlong Original Word: προπετήςTransliteration: propetēs Phonetic Spelling: (prop-et-ace') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: falling forward, headlong Meaning: falling forward, headlong Strong's Concordance reckless, thoughtlessFrom a compound of pro and pipto; falling forward, i.e. Headlong (figuratively, precipitate) -- heady, rash(-ly). see GREEK pro see GREEK pipto Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4312: προπετήςπροπετής, προπετές (πρό and πέτω i. e. πίπτω); 1. falling forward, headlong, sloping, precipitous: Pindar Nem. 6, 107; Xenophon, r. eq. 1, 8; others. 2. precipitate, rash, reckless: Acts 19:36; 2 Timothy 3:4 (Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 13:3; Sir. 9:18; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 1, 1 [ET]; and often in Greek writings). |
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