- προκόπτω
- προκόπτω (Eur., Hdt. et al.) in our lit. only intr. (Polyb. et al.; ins, pap; Ps 44:5 Sym.; TestJud 21:8; Philo, Joseph., Just.) impf. προέκοπτον; fut. προκόψω; 1 aor. προέκοψα.① to move forward to a final stage, of time be advanced, be far gone (Chariton 2, 3, 9; Appian, Bell. Civ. 2, 78 §325 ἡ ἡμέρα προύκοπτεν; Just., D. 56, 16) ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν (Jos., Bell. 4, 298) Ro 13:12.② to move forward to an improved state, progress, advance in what is good or in what is bad τινί in someth. (Diod S 11, 87, 5; SIG 708, 18 [II B.C.] ἡλικίᾳ προκόπτων; Philo, Sacr. Abel. 7) Lk 2:52 v.l. Also ἔν τινι (Diod S 17, 69, 4; Epict. 2, 17, 4; Lucian, Hermot. 63; M. Ant. 1, 17, 8; Vett. Val. 60, 15; 19) Lk 2:52. ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ Gal 1:14. ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς 2 Cl 17:3; ἐπὶ πλεῖον πρ. (Diod S 14, 98, 3) make further progress 2 Ti 3:9; w. gen. foll. (Ael. Aristid. 46 p. 405 D. τ. σοφίας) ἐπὶ πλεῖον πρ. ἀσεβείας 2:16 (cp. Jos., Ant. 20, 205). πρ. ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον go on from bad to worse 3:13 (Paroem. Gr.: Zenob. 3, 82 τῶν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον προκοπτόντων; Jos., Bell. 6, 1 τὰ πάθη προύκοπτεν καθʼ ἡμέραν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, Ant. 4, 59; 18, 340; TestJud 21:8 v.l. ἐπὶ τὸ κακόν; schol. on Soph., El. 875 p. 142 ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον).—M-M. TW. Spicq.
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