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Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G4298
to drive forward (as if by beating), i.e. (figuratively and intransitively) to advance (in amount, to grow; in time, to be well along)
KJV usage: :--increase, proceed, profit, be far spent, wax.
Etymology: from and ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
pr. to cut a passage forward; to advance, make progress; to advance, as time, to be far spent, Rom. 13:12; met. to advance in wisdom, age, or stature, Lk. 2:52; seq. ἐν, to make progress or proficiency in, Gal. 1:14; προκόπτω ἐπὶ πλεῖον, to proceed or advance further, 2 Tim. 2:16; 3:9; προκόπτω ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, to grow worse and worse, 2 Tim. 3:13*