Proséchō — G4337

Definition

verb

(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards, i.e. pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to

1. to bring to, bring near
1. τόν νοῦν, to turn the mind to, attend to, be attentive
2. προσέχω ἐμαυτῷ, to attend to oneself, i. e. to give heed to oneself
2. namely, ἐμαυτόν, to apply oneself to, attach oneself to, hold or cleave to a person or a thing (R. V. mostly give heed)

Usually translated as

heed, beware, attendance, have regard, attend, attendance at, attendance to, be given to, give

Origin

from G4314 and G2192

• prós (G4314)
• échō (G2192)

Occurrences

Proséchō occurs 24 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (6), Luke (4), Acts (6), 1 Timothy (4), Titus (1), Hebrews (2), 2 Peter (1)

• Matthew 6:1 — Take heed (προσέχετε) that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
• Matthew 7:15 — Beware (προσέχετε) of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
• Matthew 10:17 — But beware (προσέχετε) of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
• Matthew 16:6 — Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware (προσέχετε) of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
• Matthew 16:11 — How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware (προσέχειν) of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
• Matthew 16:12 — Then understood they how that he bade them not beware (προσέχειν) of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
• Luke 12:1 — In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware (προσέχετε) ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Luke 17:3 — Take heed (προσέχετε) to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
• Luke 20:46 — Beware (προσέχετε) of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
• Luke 21:34 — And take heed (προσέχετε) to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
• Acts 5:35 — And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed (προσέχετε) to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
• Acts 8:6 — And the people with one accord gave heed (προσεῖχον) unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
• Acts 8:10 — To whom they all gave heed (προσεῖχον), from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
• Acts 8:11 — And to him they had regard (προσεῖχον), because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
• Acts 16:14 — And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended (προσέχειν) unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
• Acts 20:28 — Take heed (προσέχετε) therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
• 1 Timothy 1:4 — Neither give heed (προσέχειν) to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
• 1 Timothy 3:8 — Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given (προσέχοντας) to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
• 1 Timothy 4:1 — Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed (προσέχοντες) to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
• 1 Timothy 4:13 — Till I come, give attendance (πρόσεχε) to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
• Titus 1:14 — Not giving heed (προσέχοντες) to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
• Hebrews 2:1 — Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed (προσέχειν) to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
• Hebrews 7:13 — For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance (προσέσχηκεν) at the altar.
• 2 Peter 1:19 — We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed (προσέχοντες), as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: