Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
πρό-θεσις (G4286)
12 πρό-θεσις , -εως, ἡ , [in LXX: Ex 40:4 , 23 ( עֵרֶךְ ), I Ch 9:32 , al. ( מַעֲרֶכֶת ), II Ch 4:19 ( פָּנִים ), I Mac 1:22 , II Mac 3:8 , al.;] a setting forth (Plat., Plut., al.): οἱ ἄρτοι τῆς π. (cf. LXX, Ex 40:4 , 23 , I Ch 9:32 , II Ch 4:19 , I Mac 1:22 , II Mac 3:8 , elsewhere ἄρτοι ἐνώπιοι , Ex 25:29 ; οἱ ἄ. τοῦ προσώπου , Ne 10:33 ), Mt 12:4 , Mk 2:26 , Lk 6:4 ; ἡ π. τῶν ἄρτων , He 9:2 . a purpose (Mist., Polyb., al.; II Mac 3:8 ): Ac 11:23 27:13 , Ro 8:28 9:11 , Eph 1:11 3:11 , II Ti 1:9 3:10 .†
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