προθέσμιοςprothésmios
fixed beforehand, i.e. (feminine with G2250 (ἡμέρα) implied) a designated day
Greek (New Testament) · G4287
Meanings
appointed beforehand. In Attic law, as as a noun (so always in classical Greek), ἡ π. (namely ἡμέρα), a day appointed beforehand, a previously appointed time: Galatians 4:2.
Same root
- πρόpró · G4253"fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to
- τίθημιtíthēmi · G5087to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476 (ἵστημι), which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 (κεῖμαι) is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Galatians 4:2 They have to obey their guardians until they reach whatever age their father set.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.