προ-κοπή, ἡ,
progress on a journey, Plu. 2.76d.
2. generally, progress, advance, τὴν οἴησιν ἔλεγε προκοπῆς ἐγκοπήν that opinionforming was the stoppage of progress, Bion ap. D.L. 4.50; π. σχεῖν, ποιεῖσθαι, λαμβάνειν, Plb. 2.37.10, 2.13.1, 8.15.6; ἡ ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον π. Id. 1.12.7; opp. ἡ ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον π. J. AJ 4.4.1; freq. of moral progress, Stoic. 3.31, al.; παλίντροπος π. progress in a contrary direction, Plb. 5.16.9; ἐν παιδείᾳ π. LXX Si. 51.17; proficiency, ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Phld. Piet. 107; ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ D.S. 16.6, cf. Cic. Att. 15.16; π. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ep.[Php 1:12]; τὸ ἐπιστρέφειν προϊέναι ἐστί, π. γάρ τις, ἀλλ’ οὐχὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰτίου Dam. Pr. 77; improvement in health, Herod.Med. ap. Orib. 10.8.17: pl., προκοπὰς λαμβάνειν Plb. 10.47.12, cf. Phld. Rh. 2.54 S., Ph. 1.83, al., J. BJ 2.2.5, Plu. 2.75b, Luc. Alex. 22; ἐν προκοπαῖς Epigr.Gr. 321.6, Arch.Pap. 1.220 ( Egypt ), cf. IG 14.1976 ( Rome ); ἐν μείζοσι προκοπαῖς PRyl. 233.16 (ii A.D.) . success, prosperity, δόζα καὶ π. παρά τισιν ὑπάρξει Aristeas 242, cf. OGI 627.2 ( Bostra ), Heph.Astr. 1.1 .
3. military promotion, J. BJ 6.2.6 .
4. process, κατὰ προκοπήν by process of time or growth, Sor. 1.43 .
5. Math., progression of numbers, μέχρις ἂν εἰς τετράδα ἡ π. ἔλθῃ Theol.Ar. 21 .
G4297 — προκοπή
προκοπης, ἡ (προκόπτω, which see), progress, advancement: [Phi 1:12], [Phi 1:25]; [1Ti 4:15]. (Polybius, Diodorus, Josephus, Philo, others; rejected by the Atticists, cf. Phrynich. edition Lob., p. 85; (Sir. 2:17; 2 Macc. 8:8).)
**† προ - κοπή , - ῆς , ἡ
( < προκόπτω ),
[in LXX : Sir 51:17 , 2Ma 8:8 * ;]
progress ( prop ., on a journey, then generally): [Php 1:12]; Php 1:25 , [1Ti 4:15] (condemned by Atticists, v. Rutherford, NPhr. , 158). †