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It conveys the idea of something that is set forth or displayed, often in the context of God's divine purpose or plan. The term is used to describe both human intentions and God's sovereign purposes.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, "prothesis" could refer to the act of setting something before others, such as a public display or a presentation. In the context of the Jewish temple, it was used to describe the "showbread" (bread of the Presence) that was placed before God as a continual offering. This bread symbolized God's provision and presence among His people.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4286</b> <i>próthesis</i> (from <a href="/greek/4253.htm">4253</a> <i>/pró</i>, "before" and <a href="/greek/5087.htm">5087</a> <i>/títhēmi</i>, "purposefully set forth") – properly, <i>providence</i> – literally, "a setting forth in advance for a <i>specific purpose</i> ("God's <i>pre-thesis</i>"). </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4388.htm">protithémi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a setting forth, i.e. fig. proposal, spec. the showbread, sacred (bread)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>consecrated (3), purpose (7), resolute (1), sacred (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4286: πρόθεσις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πρόθεσις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">προθέσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">προτίθημι</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">the setting forth</span> of a thing, placing of it in view (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>); <span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">ἄρτοι</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">προθέσεως</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">panes propositionis</span>), <span class="accented">the showbread,</span> the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">הַפָנִים</span> <span class="hebrew">לֶחֶם</span> (<a href="/interlinear/exodus/35-13.htm">Exodus 35:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-18.htm">Exodus 39:18</a> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Exodus 38:36>); <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48</a> (<BIBLE/VERSE_ONLY:1 Kings 7:34>)), and <span class="hebrew">הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת</span> <span class="hebrew">לֶחֶם</span> (<a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-32.htm">1 Chronicles 9:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">1 Chronicles 23:29</a>); 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 anterior portion of the tabernacle, and afterward of the temple (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>, RWB, under the word Schaubrode; Roskoff in <span class="abbreviation">Schenkel</span> see p. 213f; (Edersheim, The Temple, chapter ix., p. 152ff; <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span>)): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-4.htm">Matthew 12:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/2-26.htm">Mark 2:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/6-4.htm">Luke 6:4</a> (<span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">ἄρτοι</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">προσώπου</span>, namely, <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Nehemiah 10:33</a>; <span class="greek2">ἄρτοι</span> <span class="greek2">ἐνωπιοι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-29.htm">Exodus 25:29</a>); <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">πρόθεσις</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἄρτων</span> (the rite of) the setting forth of the loaves, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2</a>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a purpose</span> (2 Macc. 3:8; (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>): <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-13.htm">Acts 27:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-11.htm">Romans 9:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-11.htm">Ephesians 3:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/1-9.htm">2 Timothy 1:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-10.htm">2 Timothy 3:10</a>; <span class="greek2">τῇ</span> <span class="greek2">προθέσει</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">καρδίας</span>, with purpose of heart, <a href="/interlinear/acts/11-23.htm">Acts 11:23</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>purpose, showbread. <p>From <a href="/greek/4388.htm">protithemai</a>; a setting forth, i.e. (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially, the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God -- purpose, shew(-bread). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4388.htm">protithemai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>προθεσει προθέσει προθεσεως προθέσεως προθεσιν πρόθεσιν προθεσις πρόθεσις prothesei prothései protheseos protheseōs prothéseos prothéseōs prothesin próthesin prothesis próthesis<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/12-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 12:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄρτους τῆς <b>προθέσεως</b> ἔφαγον ὃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and they ate <span class="itali">the consecrated</span> bread,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> loaves of the <span class="itali">presentation</span> he ate which<p><b><a href="/text/mark/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 2:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄρτους τῆς <b>προθέσεως</b> ἔφαγεν οὓς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and ate <span class="itali">the consecrated</span> bread,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bread of the <span class="itali">presentation</span> ate which<p><b><a href="/text/luke/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 6:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄρτους τῆς <b>προθέσεως</b> λαβὼν ἔφαγεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and ate <span class="itali">the consecrated</span> bread<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bread of the <span class="itali">presence</span> having taken ate<p><b><a href="/text/acts/11-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 11:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάντας τῇ <b>προθέσει</b> τῆς καρδίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them all <span class="itali">with resolute</span> heart<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them all, <span class="itali">that with purpose</span> of heart<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/11-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all of the <span class="itali">resolute purpose</span> of heart<p><b><a href="/text/acts/27-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δόξαντες τῆς <b>προθέσεως</b> κεκρατηκέναι ἄραντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that they had attained <span class="itali">their purpose,</span> they weighed anchor<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that they had obtained <span class="itali">[their] purpose,</span> loosing<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having thought the <span class="itali">purpose</span> to have gained having weighed [anchor]<p><b><a href="/text/romans/8-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 8:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῖς κατὰ <b>πρόθεσιν</b> κλητοῖς οὖσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> according <span class="itali">to [His] purpose.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the called according <span class="itali">to [his] purpose.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to those who according to <span class="itali">[his] purpose</span> called are<p><b><a href="/text/romans/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατ' ἐκλογὴν <b>πρόθεσις</b> τοῦ θεοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that God's <span class="itali">purpose</span> according<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that <span class="itali">the purpose</span> of God<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> according to election <span class="itali">purpose</span> of God<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 1:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">προορισθέντες κατὰ <b>πρόθεσιν</b> τοῦ τὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> according <span class="itali">to His purpose</span> who works<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> according to <span class="itali">the purpose</span> of him who worketh<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having been predestined according to <span class="itali">[the] purpose</span> of him who the<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 3:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατὰ <b>πρόθεσιν</b> τῶν αἰώνων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with the eternal <span class="itali">purpose</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the eternal <span class="itali">purpose</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> according to <span class="itali">[the] purpose</span> of the ages<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατὰ ἰδίαν <b>πρόθεσιν</b> καὶ χάριν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to His own <span class="itali">purpose</span> and grace<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his own <span class="itali">purpose</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> according to his own <span class="itali">purpose</span> and grace<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 3:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀγωγῇ τῇ <b>προθέσει</b> τῇ πίστει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> conduct, <span class="itali">purpose,</span> faith,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> manner of life, <span class="itali">purpose,</span> faith,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> conduct the <span class="itali">purpose</span> the faith<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 9:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡ <b>πρόθεσις</b> τῶν ἄρτων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the table <span class="itali">and the sacred</span> bread;<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the shewbread;</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">presentation</span> of the loaves<p><b><a href="/greek/4286.htm">Strong's Greek 4286</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4286.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/prothesei_4286.htm">προθέσει — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/protheseo_s_4286.htm">προθέσεως — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/prothesin_4286.htm">πρόθεσιν — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/prothesis_4286.htm">πρόθεσις — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4285.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4285"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4285" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4287.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4287"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4287" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>