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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προκειμένου (prokeiménou), genitive singular, neuter προκείμενον (prokeímenon) of passive present participle προκείμενος (prokeímenos)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾo.ciˈme.nu/ compare to προκείμενου (prokeímenou)
- Hyphenation: προ‧κει‧μέ‧νου
Conjunction
προκειμένου • (prokeiménou) (participle form as conjucnction)
- προκειμένου να (prokeiménou na): in order to, in order for, so that
Έγινε αλλαγή στο κείμενο, προκειμένου να αποκρυβεί η αλήθεια.- Égine allagí sto keímeno, prokeiménou na apokryveí i alítheia.
- An alteration was applied on the text in order to hide the truth.
- since, because
- provided
Noun
προκειμένου • (prokeiménou) n
- genitive singular of προκείμενο (prokeímeno)
See also
Participle
προκειμένου • (prokeiménou)
- (learned) genitive neuter singular of προκείμενος (prokeímenos), (also of masculine)
- standard genitive form: προκείμενου (prokeímenou)
See also
- προκειμένη (prokeiméni) compared to προκείμενη (prokeímeni) (learned and standard feminines of the participle)
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