πρόθεσις

G4286 G:N-F

purpose

πρό-θεσις , -εως, ἡ [in LXX: Exo.40:4, 23 (עֵרֶךְ), 1Ch.9:32 , al. (מַעֲרֶכֶת), 2Ch.4:19 (פָּנִים), 1Ma.1:22 , 2Ma.3:8 , al. ;] __1. a setting forth (Plat., Plut., al.): οἱ ἄρτοι τῆς π. (cf. LXX, ll. with, elsewhere ἄρτοι ἐνώπιοι, Exo.25:29; οἱ ἄ. τοῦ προσώπου, Neh.10:33 ), Mat.12:4 , Mrk.2:26 , Luk.6:4 ; ἡ π. τῶν ἄρτων, Heb.9:2. __2. a purpose (Mist., Polyb., al.; 2Mac, l.with): Act.11:23 27:13 , Rom.8:28 9:11 , Eph.1:11 3:11 , 2Ti.1:9 3:10 .† (AS)