Strong's Greek · G4282

G4282 proetoimázō

προετοιμάζω

ordain before, prepare afore

When proetoimázō is spoken over you, Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against Scripture with people you trust, and return to it in a year.

Definition

to fit up in advance (literally or figuratively)

Derivation

from G4253 (πρό) and G2090 (ἑτοιμάζω);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Ephesians 2:10

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

Romans 9:23

What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—

When proetoimázō is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what proetoimázō means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like Ephesians 2:10 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

How weighing a word works

Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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