- Original: προαιρέομαι - Transliteration: Proaireomai - Phonetic: pro-ahee-reh'-om-ahee - Definition: 1. to bring forward, bring forth from one's stores 2. to bring forth for one's self, to choose for one's self before another, to prefer 3. to purpose - Origin: from G4253 and G138 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G4253 and G138 ; to choose for oneself before another thing (prefer) that is (by implication) to propose (intend): - purpose. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • purposeth, 1 2 Corinthians 9:7