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It is often used to describe actions, behaviors, or conditions that are deemed proper or fitting according to a standard or expectation. In the New Testament, it is used to express what is suitable or proper in the sight of God or within the Christian community.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, societal norms and expectations were highly valued, and the concept of propriety was significant in both public and private life. The use of "prepó" in the New Testament reflects the early Christian emphasis on living in a manner that is fitting for followers of Christ, aligning with the moral and ethical standards set forth by the teachings of Jesus and the apostles.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4241</b> <i>prépō</i> (a primitive verb meaning "<i>tower up</i>," "<i>be conspicuous</i>," so <i>Strong's Dictionary</i>) – properly, stand out, <i>be conspicuous</i>, especially in a way that is<i> suitable</i> ("fitting"). </p><p class="discovery">4241 (<i>prepō</i>) refers to acting <i>appropriately</i> in a particular situation, i.e. as it is <i>seemly to God</i> and therefore "'conspicuous amongst others; hence <i>eminent</i>, <i>distinguished</i>. . . <i>seemly</i> fit'" (Vine, Unger, White, <i>NT</i>, 55). </p><p class="discovery">[This is also the meaning of this term in Homer, <i>Odyssey</i> 8:172.]</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>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be fitting, proper, suitable<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fitting (4), proper (3).<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 4241: πρέπω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πρέπω</span></span>; imperfect 3 person singular <span class="greek2">ἔπρεπε</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to stand out, to be conspicuous, to be eminent</span>; so from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 12, 104 down. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to be becoming, seemly, fit</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down): <span class="greek2">πρέπει</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span> with a subject nominative, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26</a> (<a href="/interlinear/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 33:1>); <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> or <span class="greek2">ἅ</span> <span class="greek2">πρέπει</span>, which becometh, befitteth, <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-10.htm">1 Timothy 2:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/titus/2-1.htm">Titus 2:1</a>; impersonally, <span class="greek2">καθώς</span> <span class="greek2">πρέπει</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3</a>; <span class="greek2">πρέπον</span> <span class="greek2">ἐστιν</span> followed by the infinitive, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-15.htm">Matthew 3:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2-10.htm">Hebrews 2:10</a>; followed by an accusative with the infinitive <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11-13.htm">1 Corinthians 11:13</a>. On its construction cf. Alexander <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span> (1873) § 142, 2.<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>comely. <p>Apparently a primary verb; to tower up (be conspicuous), i.e. (by implication) to be suitable or proper (third person singular present indicative, often used impersonally, it is fit or right) -- become, comely. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>έπρεπε Επρεπεν έπρεπεν Ἔπρεπεν πρεπει πρέπει πρεπον πρέπον Eprepen Éprepen prepei prépei prepon prépon<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/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 3:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular">V-PPA-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὕτως γὰρ <b>πρέπον</b> ἐστὶν ἡμῖν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for in this way <span class="itali">it is fitting</span> for us to fulfill<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for thus <span class="itali">it becometh</span> us to fulfil<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> thus indeed <span class="itali">fitting</span> it is to us<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 11:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular">V-PPA-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῖς κρίνατε <b>πρέπον</b> ἐστὶν γυναῖκα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for yourselves: <span class="itali">is it proper</span> for a woman<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is it <span class="itali">comely</span> that a woman<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> yourselves judge <span class="itali">becoming</span> is it for a woman<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 5:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῖν καθὼς <b>πρέπει</b> ἁγίοις </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among <span class="itali">you, as is proper</span> among saints;<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> you, as <span class="itali">becometh</span> saints;<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you even as <span class="itali">is proper</span> to saints<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 2:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλλ' ὃ <b>πρέπει</b> γυναιξὶν ἐπαγγελλομέναις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> works, <span class="itali">as is proper</span> for women<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But (which <span class="itali">becometh</span> women professing<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> but what <span class="itali">is becoming</span> to women professing<p><b><a href="/text/titus/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 2:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λάλει ἃ <b>πρέπει</b> τῇ ὑγιαινούσῃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the things which <span class="itali">are fitting</span> for sound<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the things which <span class="itali">become</span> sound<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> speak the things that <span class="itali">become</span> sound<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 2:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>Ἔπρεπεν</b> γὰρ αὐτῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For it was fitting</span> for Him, for whom<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For <span class="itali">it became</span> him, for<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">it was fitting</span> indeed to him<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/7-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 7:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡμῖν καὶ <b>ἔπρεπεν</b> ἀρχιερεύς ὅσιος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For it was fitting</span> for us to have such<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> an high priest <span class="itali">became</span> us,<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> us indeed <span class="itali">became</span> a high priest holy<p><b><a href="/greek/4241.htm">Strong's Greek 4241</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4241.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eprepen_4241.htm">Ἔπρεπεν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/prepei_4241.htm">πρέπει — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/prepon_4241.htm">πρέπον — 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/4240.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4240"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4240" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4242.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4242"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4242" /></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>