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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4312. προπετής (propetés) -- Reckless, rash, headstrong</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4312.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/28-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4312.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4312</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4311.htm" title="4311">◄</a> 4312. propetés <a href="../greek/4313.htm" title="4313">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">propetés: Reckless, rash, headstrong</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">προπετής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>propetés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pro-pe-TAYS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(prop-et-ace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Reckless, rash, headstrong<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>impulsive, rash, reckless.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek words "pro" (before) and "piptō" (to fall), literally meaning "falling forward."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "propetés," the concept of rashness or recklessness can be found in Hebrew words like "פָּזַר" (pazar) meaning to scatter or disperse, often used metaphorically for reckless behavior.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "propétés" is used to describe someone who acts without careful consideration, often driven by impulsive or rash behavior. It conveys a sense of being headstrong or reckless, acting hastily without weighing the consequences.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, virtues such as wisdom, self-control, and prudence were highly valued. Recklessness or rashness was often seen as a vice, leading to poor decision-making and potential disaster. The biblical use of "propetés" aligns with this cultural understanding, warning against impulsive actions that can lead to sin or harm.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4312</b> <i>propetḗs</i>s (an adjective derived from <a href="/greek/4253.htm">4253</a> <i>/pró</i>, "before" and <a href="/greek/4098.htm">4098</a> <i>/píptō</i>, "to fall") – properly, "fall forwards," i.e. headstrong; rash ("heady"), brought on by unbridled passion, etc.</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 comp. of <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a> and <a href="/greek/4098.htm">piptó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>falling forward, headlong<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>rash (1), reckless (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 4312: προπετής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">προπετής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">προπετές</span> (<span class="greek2">πρό</span> and <span class="greek2">πέτω</span> i. e. <span class="greek2">πίπτω</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">falling forward, headlong, sloping, precipitous</span>: <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> Nem. 6, 107; <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, r. eq. 1, 8; others. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">precipitate, rash, reckless</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/19-36.htm">Acts 19:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-4.htm">2 Timothy 3:4</a> (<a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-14.htm">Proverbs 10:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-3.htm">Proverbs 13:3</a>; Sir. 9:18; <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 1, 1 [ET]; and often in Greek writings).<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>reckless, thoughtless<p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a> and <a href="/greek/4098.htm">pipto</a>; falling forward, i.e. Headlong (figuratively, precipitate) -- heady, rash(-ly). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4098.htm">pipto</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>προπεσούνται προπετεις προπετείς προπετεῖς προπετες προπετές προπετὲς προπετής προπετούς propeteis propeteîs propetes propetès<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/acts/19-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 19:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ μηδὲν <b>προπετὲς</b> πράσσειν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and to do nothing <span class="itali">rash.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to do nothing <span class="itali">rashly.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and nothing <span class="itali">headlong</span> to do<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 3:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">προδόται <b>προπετεῖς</b> τετυφωμένοι φιλήδονοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> treacherous, <span class="itali">reckless,</span> conceited,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Traitors, <span class="itali">heady,</span> highminded,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> betrayers <span class="itali">reckless</span> puffed up lovers of pleasure<p><b><a href="/greek/4312.htm">Strong's Greek 4312</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4312.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/propeteis_4312.htm">προπετεῖς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/propetes_4312.htm">προπετὲς — 1 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'; 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