Strong's Greek: 4312. προπετής (propetés) -- Reckless, rash, headstrong

Strong's Lexicon

propetés: Reckless, rash, headstrong

Original Word: προπετής
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: propetés
Pronunciation: pro-pe-TAYS
Phonetic Spelling: (prop-et-ace')
Definition: Reckless, rash, headstrong
Meaning: impulsive, rash, reckless.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek words "pro" (before) and "piptō" (to fall), literally meaning "falling forward."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: 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.

Usage: 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.

Cultural and Historical Background: 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.

HELPS Word-studies

4312 propetḗss (an adjective derived from 4253 /pró, "before" and 4098 /píptō, "to fall") – properly, "fall forwards," i.e. headstrong; rash ("heady"), brought on by unbridled passion, etc.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from a comp. of pro and piptó
Definition
falling forward, headlong
NASB Translation
rash (1), reckless (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4312: προπετής

προπετής, προπετές (πρό and πέτω i. e. πίπτω);

1. falling forward, headlong, sloping, precipitous: Pindar Nem. 6, 107; Xenophon, r. eq. 1, 8; others.

2. precipitate, rash, reckless: Acts 19:36; 2 Timothy 3:4 (Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 13:3; Sir. 9:18; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 1, 1 [ET]; and often in Greek writings).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

reckless, thoughtless

From a compound of pro and pipto; falling forward, i.e. Headlong (figuratively, precipitate) -- heady, rash(-ly).

see GREEK pro

see GREEK pipto

Forms and Transliterations

προπεσούνται προπετεις προπετείς προπετεῖς προπετες προπετές προπετὲς προπετής προπετούς propeteis propeteîs propetes propetès

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