Strong's Concordance prepó: to be fitting, proper, suitable Original Word: πρέπωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prepó Phonetic Spelling: (prep'-o) Short Definition: it becomes, is fitting to Definition: it becomes, is fitting to, is right. HELPS Word-studies 4241 prépō (a primitive verb meaning "tower up," "be conspicuous," so Strong's Dictionary) – properly, stand out, be conspicuous, especially in a way that is suitable ("fitting"). 4241 (prepō) refers to acting appropriately in a particular situation, i.e. as it is seemly to God and therefore "'conspicuous amongst others; hence eminent, distinguished. . . seemly fit'" (Vine, Unger, White, NT, 55). [This is also the meaning of this term in Homer, Odyssey 8:172.] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4241: πρέπωπρέπω; imperfect 3 person singular ἔπρεπε; 1. to stand out, to be conspicuous, to be eminent; so from Homer, Iliad 12, 104 down. 2. to be becoming, seemly, fit (from Pindar, Aeschylus, Herodotus down): πρέπει τίνι with a subject nominative, Hebrews 7:26 (Psalm 32:1 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. Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 42417 Occurrences Ἔπρεπεν — 2 Occ. πρέπει — 3 Occ. πρέπον — 2 Occ. Matthew 3:15 V-PPA-NNS GRK: οὕτως γὰρ πρέπον ἐστὶν ἡμῖν NAS: for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill KJV: for thus it becometh us to fulfil INT: thus indeed fitting it is to us 1 Corinthians 11:13 V-PPA-NNS Ephesians 5:3 V-PIA-3S 1 Timothy 2:10 V-PIA-3S Titus 2:1 V-PIA-3S Hebrews 2:10 V-IIA-3S Hebrews 7:26 V-IIA-3S |