Probaínō — G4260

Definition

verb

to walk forward, i.e. advance (literally, or in years)

1. to go forward, go on

Usually translated as

be well stricken, be of a great age, go farther

Origin

from G4253 and the base of G939

• pró (G4253)
• básis (G939)

Occurrences

Probaínō occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (3)

• Matthew 4:21 — And going on (προβὰς) from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
• Mark 1:19 — And when he had gone (προβὰς) a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
• Luke 1:7 — And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken (προβεβηκότες) in years.
• Luke 1:18 — And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken (προβεβηκυῖα) in years.
• Luke 2:36 — And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age (προβεβηκυῖα), and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;