1. advance, progress forward — To make progress or advance, used metaphorically in the New Testament for moral, spiritual, or temporal advancement. In Paul's letters it describes his former progress in Judaism (Gal 1:14), the advance of ungodliness (2 Tim 2:16, 3:9, 3:13), and in Luke 2:52 Jesus's growth in wisdom. The underlying image is of cutting a path forward, but all NT uses are figurative. Also used of the night being 'far spent' or advanced (Rom 13:12), applying the metaphor of forward movement to the passage of time. 6×
AR["تَقَدَّمَ","سَيَتَقَدَّمونَ","كَانَ-يَتَقَدَّمُ","كُنتُ-أتَقَدَّمُ"]·ben["অগ্রসর-হয়েছে,","আমি-উন্নতি-করতাম","এগিয়ে-যাবে","বৃদ্ধি-পাচ্ছিলেন"]·DE["voranschreiten","προέκοπτεν"]·EN["I-was-advancing","has-advanced","they-will-advance","was-advancing","will-advance"]·FR["progresser"]·heb["הִתְקַדֵּם","הִתְקַדַּמְתִּי","יִתְקַדְּמוּ","קָדְמָה"]·HI["बढ़ता-रहा","बधहेनगे","बीत-गई-है","मैन-अअगे-बधत-थ"]·ID["akan-berkembang","aku-maju","bertambah","mereka-akan-berkembang","telah-jauh,"]·IT["proekopten","proekopton","progredire","prokopsousin"]·jav["badhé-majeng","kula-majeng","sampun-majeng,","saya-majeng"]·KO["나아가리라","나아가지-못할-것이다","나아갈-것이다","앞서갔노라","자라갔다","지났고"]·PT["avançarão","avançou,","progredia"]·RU["-день","будут-преуспевать","преуспевал","преуспеют"]·ES["avanzaba","avanzarán","avanzó","progresaba"]·SW["akaendelea","endelea","nilifanya-maendeleo","umepita,","wataendelea"]·TR["ilerledi","ilerleyecek","ilerleyecekler","ilerliyordu","ilerliyordum"]·urd["بڑھتا-رہا","بڑھیں-گے","ترقی-کرتا-تھا","گزر-گئی-ہے"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
προκόπτω, cut one's way forward, only metaphorically, π. διὰ τῆς λεωφόρου advance by the high-road, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive in Refs 5th c.BC+, advance, prosper, ἀνωτέρω ὀδὲν τῶν πρηγμάτων προκοπτομένων Refs __II with neuter adjectives, προκόψομεν οὐδέν shall make no progress, advance not at all. Refs 7th c.BC+; τὰ πολλὰ προκόψασ᾽ having prepared most of the way, Refs 5th c.BC+; τί ἂν προκόπτοι;…