Original: προκόπτω

Transliteration: prokóptō

Phonetic: prok-op'-to

Short Definition: Increase

- Original: προκόπτω

- Transliteration: Prokopto

- Phonetic: prok-op'-to

- Definition:

1. to beat forward

a. to lengthen out by hammering (as a smith forges metals)

b. metaph. to promote, forward, further

2. to go forward, advance, proceed

a. of time: the night is far spent

b. metaph. to increase, make progress

- Origin: from G4253 and G2875

- TDNT entry: 17:43,9

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G4253 and G2875; to drive forward (as if by beating) that is (figuratively and intransitively) to advance (in amount to grow; in time to be well along): - increase proceed profit be far spent wax.

Cognate: G4297