πρόθεσις,
προθέσεως,
ἡ (
προτίθημι);
1. the setting forth of a thing, placing of it in view (
Plato,
Demosthenes,
Plutarch);
οἱ ἄρτοι τῆς προθέσεως (
Vulg.panes propositionis),
the showbread, the
Sept. for
הַפָנִים לֶחֶם (
Exodus 35:13;
Exodus 39:18 (
Exodus 38:36);
1 Kings 7:48 (
1 Kings 7:34)), and
הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת לֶחֶם (
1 Chronicles 9:32;
1 Chronicles 23:29); 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.
Winer, RWB, under the word Schaubrode; Roskoff in
Schenkel see p. 213f; (Edersheim, The Temple, chapter ix., p. 152ff;
BB. DD.)):
Matthew 12:4;
Mark 2:26;
Luke 6:4 (
οἱ ἄρτοι τοῦ προσώπου, namely,
Θεοῦ,
Nehemiah 10:33;
ἄρτοι ἐνωπιοι,
Exodus 25:29);
ἡ πρόθεσις τῶν ἄρτων (the rite of) the setting forth of the loaves,
Hebrews 9:2.
2. a purpose (2 Macc. 3:8; (
Aristotle),
Polybius,
Diodorus,
Plutarch):
Acts 27:13;
Romans 8:28;
Romans 9:11;
Ephesians 1:11;
Ephesians 3:11;
2 Timothy 1:9;
2 Timothy 3:10;
τῇ προθέσει τῆς καρδίας, with purpose of heart,
Acts 11:23.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Exodus
-
25:29; 35:13; 39:18
- 1 Kings
-
7:34; 7:48
- 1 Chronicles
-
9:32; 23:29
- Nehemiah
-
10:33
- Matthew
-
12:4
- Mark
-
2:26
- Luke
-
6:4
- Acts
-
11:23; 27:13
- Romans
-
8:28; 9:11
- Ephesians
-
1:11; 3:11
- 2 Timothy
-
1:9; 3:10
- Hebrews
-
9:2
