- Original: προτρέπομαι - Transliteration: Protrepomai - Phonetic: prot-rep'-om-ahee - Definition: 1. to urge forwards, exhort, encourage - Origin: middle voice from G4253 and the base of G5157 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Middle voice from G4253 and the base of G5157 ; to turn forward for oneself that is encourage: - exhort. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • exhorting, 1 Act 18:27