προΐστημι

προ-ΐστημι

[in LXX: 2 Kong 13,17, Ord 23,5; 26,17, Es 43,24, Amos 6,10 (no proper Heb. equiv.), Bel 1,7, 1Ma 5,19, 4Ma 11,27 * ;]

1. trans. in fut., 1 aor., and mid. 1 aor., to put before, set over (Plat., al.).

2. Intrans., in pf., plpf., 2 aor. and mid. Pres. and impf.;

(a) to preside, rule, govern: Rom 12,8, 1 Tim 5,17; with genitive, 1 Thess 5,12, 1 Tim 3,4-5; 3,12;

(b) to direct, maintain: with genitive of thing(s), καλῶν ἔργων, Tit 3,8, 14 (on R, mg., profess honest occupations, see CGT, in l; Field, Notes, 223 f.).†