Strong's Greek: 3289 -- (Not Used)zzz

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Topical Lexicon

Linguistic Family

Strong’s Greek 3289 belongs to a small cluster of verbs built on a stem that speaks of intentional, forward-looking activity. In classical writers the term can describe careful planning, foresight, or deliberate management of one’s affairs. Although absent from the Greek New Testament, it is linguistically related to several biblical words that convey purposefulness (for example, bouleuō “to counsel,” proorizō “to predetermine,” and pronoia “provision”).

Old Testament Greek Usage

In the Septuagint the verb surfaces in settings where leaders plan military movements, heads of households arrange inheritances, or worshipers prepare offerings. These contexts give the word a covenantal flavor: human plans are made under the sovereign gaze of the Lord who “works all things according to the counsel of His will” (Ephesians 1:11).

Typical Septuagint settings include:
• administrative foresight by Joseph in Egypt;
• strategic advice sought by the kings of Judah and Israel;
• the orderly apportioning of Levitical duties surrounding the temple.

Conceptual Links with the New Testament

Even though 3289 itself is not in the New Testament, its conceptual field is present everywhere:

• Luke 14:28-31 pictures a builder and a king who first “calculate the cost.” The prudence Jesus demands parallels the intentionality conveyed by 3289.

• Acts 15 records the Jerusalem Council’s collective planning for Gentile inclusion. Luke repeatedly uses boule “counsel” to underline the difference between godly and human strategizing (Acts 20:27).

• Romans 8:28-30 celebrates God’s redemptive “foreknowledge” and “predestination,” reminding believers that every creaturely plan must finally submit to divine planning.

Theological Themes

1. God’s Ultimate Counsel

Proverbs 19:21 teaches, “Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.” The occurrences of 3289 in Israel’s account underscore that contrast. Whether Joseph’s administrative ingenuity (Genesis 41) or Nehemiah’s city-building strategy (Nehemiah 2), human foresight is portrayed as valuable yet dependent.

2. Responsible Stewardship

Scripture frowns on presumption (James 4:13-16) but prizes thoughtful preparation (Proverbs 21:5). The Septuagint use of 3289 highlights diligence and accountability—qualities later echoed in the New Testament parables of talents and minas.

3. Corporate Discernment

Because many LXX occurrences appear in national or cultic settings, the verb also models collective decision-making. Early church practice carries the same note: “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us” (Acts 15:28).

Historical Reception

Early Christian writers drew on the word to describe catechetical instruction and orderly worship. By the fourth century it appears in ecclesiastical canons regulating charitable distributions, linking prudent foresight to diaconal ministry.

The Reformers likewise appealed to its semantic relatives when defending confessional statements and catechisms—insisting that churches should deploy well-considered, biblically informed plans rather than improvising doctrine or liturgy.

Ministry Application

• Vision-Casting: Leaders today are called to craft strategies anchored in Scripture, knowing that “Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1).

• Discipleship: Personal goal-setting—prayer schedules, Bible-reading plans, financial stewardship—reflects the same godly intentionality.

• Crisis Response: Like Joseph storing grain for famine, congregations honor the Lord when they anticipate needs and marshal resources for mercy ministry.

Related Vocabulary for Further Study

– boulē, “counsel” (Acts 2:23)

– pronoia, “provision” (Romans 13:14)

– prothesis, “purpose” (Ephesians 1:11)

Summary

Although Strong’s Greek 3289 never appears in the New Testament, its Old Testament usage and lexical relatives illuminate a biblical pattern: wise, prayerful planning carried out in submission to God’s sovereign purpose. Such foresight safeguards the church’s mission, encourages individual faithfulness, and magnifies the Lord who alone turns every plan to His glory.

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