to advance

Greek Verb

προ-βαίνω [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא;] to go forwards, go on, advance: Mat.4:21, Mrk.1:19. Metaphorical, of age (Gen.18:11, al, Lys, Diod, al.), ἐν τ. ἡμέραις, Luk.1:7, 18 2:36. (AS)

to advance

Greek Verb

προβαίνω, future -βήσομαι: perfect -βέβηκα: aorist 2 προὔβην, imperative πρόβᾱ, [Refs 5th c.BC+], plural πρόβᾱτε [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect and present participle προβιβάς (as if from βίβημἰ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; imperative προβιβάσθων [Refs 5th c.AD+]; participle προβάοντε, read by [Refs 8th c.BC+]:— step forward, advance, κραιπνά, κοῦφα ποσὶ προβιβάς, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸν δ᾽ ὦκα προβιβάντα (-βιβῶντα codices) πόδες φέρον [Refs]; ὑπασπίδια προβιβάντι (-βιβῶντι codices) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μέγα π. take a big stride forward, [Refs 5th c.BC+] b) of hair, grow, [Refs 4th c.AD+] 2) as a mark of Time, ἄστρα προβέβηκε they are far gone in heaven, i.e. it is past midnight. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἡ νὺξ π. the night is wearing fast, [Refs 5th c.BC+] as time went on, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τὰ μὲν προβέβηκεν the past, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; προβαίνοντος τοῦ ἔργου, τοῦ πολέμου, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ τοῦ προβεβηκότος, e re nata, on the spur of the moment, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, οἱ προβεβηκότες τῇ ἡλικίᾳ advanced in age, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τῶν ἡμερῶν, ταῖς ἡμέραις, [LXX+5th c.BC+] 3) metaphorically of narrative, argument, action, events, μὴ πέρα προβῇς λόγου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προβάς φησιν. further on, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἐκ τῶν κνημέων ἐς τοὺς μηρούς went on, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προέβαινε τὸ ἔθνος ἄρχον καὶ ἐπιτροπεῦον the nation was organized in a series of overlordships and mandates, [Refs 5th c.BC+] it has gone so far that,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πόρρω μοχθηρίας to be far gone in knavery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in good sense, make progress, τοσοῦτον προβεβήκαμεν ὥστε. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of an enterprise, prosper, succeed, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II) go before, i.e. be superior to, another, πολὺ προβέβηκας ἁπάντων σῷ θάρσει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δυνάμει τε καὶ αἰδοῖ Τρηχῖνος προβέβηκε by might and awe he is over, i.e. rules, Trachis, [Refs 8th c.BC+] III) with accusative of things, overstep, τέρμα προβάς [Refs] IV) with accusative of the instrum. of motion, πόδα π. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; προβεβήκασι τὰ ἀριστερά have their left legs foremost (variant{προβεβλήκασι}, see at {προβάλλω} [Refs 8th c.BC+] V) Causal, in future active, move forward, advance, τίς τρόπος ἄνδρα προβάσει [ᾱ]; [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to walk forward, i.e. advance (literally, or in years); + be of a great age, go farther (on), be well stricken; from g4253 (πρό) and the base of g939 (βάσις)