Quick Definition
πρόγονος, ου, ὁ n.m. an ancestor
Strong's Definition
from 4266; an ancestor, (grand-)parent
KJV Usage: forefather, parent
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ον | γίνομαι
10.20 · Kinship Terms · Kinship Relations Involving Successive Generations
ancestor, forefather a person several preceding generations removed from the reference person In a number of languages one’s forefathers may be referred to simply as ‘fathers who have long since died.’ In other languages they may be referred to as ‘fathers of other generations’ or ‘fathers of ancient times.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πρό-γονος, -ov, ὁ, (προγίνομαι), born before, older: Hom. Od. 9, 221; plur. ancestors, Lat. majores, (often so by Grk. writ. fr. Pind. down) : ἀπὸ προγόνων, in the spirit and after the manner received from (my) forefathers (ef. ἀπό, 11. 2 ἃ. aa. p. 59" bot.], 2 Tim. i.3; used of a mother, grandparents, and (if such survive) great-crandparents, 1 Tim. ν. 4 [A. V. parents] (of surviving ancestors also in Plato, lere. 11 p. 932 init.).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πρόγονος progonos 2x
born earlier, elder; a progenitor, pl. progenitors; parents, 1 Tim. 5:4; forefathers, ancestors, 2 Tim. 1:3*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** πρό-γονος, -ον
(< προγίνομαι), [in LXX: Es 4:17, Si 8:4, al.;]
born before.
As subst., in pl., οἱ π., ancestors, forefathers: II Ti 1:3; of living parents (so Plat.), I Ti 5:4.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πρόγονος. The phrase ἀπὸ προγόνων, ‘from one’s forefathers,” as in 2 Tim 1%, is common in the inscrr., e.g. OG/S 485% (i/A.D.) ἄνδρα... ἀπὸ προγόνων εὐσχήμονα καὶ ἤθει Kal ἀγωγῇ κόσμιον, 7). 529! (A.D. 117-138) ἀπό τε τῶν [προ]γόνων διασημότατον κα[ὶ ἀ)πὸ τῶν ἰδίων αὐτοῦ φιλοτειμιῶν λαμπρότατον : cf. P Tor I. 1-18 (Βισ, 117-6) τῶν προγόνων προστάγματα περὶ τῶν κεκρατηκότων. TIpéyovor is used of /éving parents, as in 1 Tim 54, in Plato Legg. xi. 931 E. In P Fay 48+ %endii 3the editors, following Wilcken, now understand πρόγο(νοϑΞ) = ‘‘ stepson”: see P Oxy IV. p. 263 and Archiv i. p. 552.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πρόγονος (progonos) — parent/ancestor. πρόγον-ος, ον, (γίγνομαι, γέγονα) early-born, [ἄρνες], opposed to μέτασσαι, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; first-born, [Refs]
2. ={ἀπόγονος} 1, uncertain in [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II. forefather, ancestor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of gods or heroes who are the authors or founders of a race, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also as feminine, π. γυνή [Refs 4th c.BC+] the fathers or founders of a school, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἰὼ πόνοι π. πόνων troubles parents of troubles, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. child by a former marriage, step-son, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: feminine, step-daughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; rarely προγόνη (which see): irregular superlative προγονέστατος eldest step-son, uncertain in [Refs]