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proginosko: to foreknow, to know beforehand

Original Word: προγινώσκω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: proginosko
Pronunciation: pro-gin-OCE-ko
Phonetic Spelling: (pro-ep'-o)
Definition: to foreknow, to know beforehand
Meaning: I say previously, predict, proclaim, foretell.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
forewarn, say before

From pro and epo; to say already, to predict -- forewarn, say (speak, tell) before. Compare proereo.

see GREEK pro

see GREEK epo

see GREEK proereo

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4277: προεῖπον

προεῖπον (2 aorist active from an unused present (see εἶπον, at the beginning)), 1 person plural προείπομεν (1 Thessalonians 4:6 Griesbach), προείπαμεν, (ibid. R L T Tr WH (see WH's Appendix, p. 164)); perfect προείρηκα; perfect passive προείρημαι (see εἶπον, p. 181a top); from Homer ((by tmesis); Herodotus and Plato) down; to say before; i. e., a. to say in what precedes, to say above: followed by ὅτι, 2 Corinthians 7:3; followed by direct discourse (Hebrews 4:7 L T Tr WH text); Hebrews 10:15 (Rec.).

b. to say before i. e. heretofore, formerly: followed by ὅτι, 2 Corinthians 13:2; Galatians 5:21; followed by direct discourse, Galatians 1:9; (Hebrews 4:7 WH marginal reading); καθώς προείπαμεν ὑμῖν, 1 Thessalonians 4:6; (in the passages under this head (except Galatians 1:9) some would give προ( the sense of openly, plainly (cf. R. V. marginal reading)).

c. to say beforehand i. e. before the event; so used in reference to prophecies: τί, Acts 1:16; τά ῤήματα τό προειρημενα ὑπό τίνος, Jude 1:17; 2 Peter 3:2; προείρηκα ὑμῖν πάντα, Mark 13:23; namely, αὐτό, Matthew 24:25; followed by direct discourse, Romans 9:29.

STRONGS NT 4277: προείρηκαπροείρηκα see προεῖπον.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: From πρό (pro, "before") and γινώσκω (ginōskō, "to know")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • 3045 יָדַע (yada): To know, to perceive, to understand.
• 7200 רָאָה (ra'ah): To see, to perceive, to have vision.

These Hebrew terms reflect similar concepts of knowledge and perception, often used in the Old Testament to describe God's awareness and understanding of human affairs and His creation.

Usage: The term προγινώσκω is used in the New Testament to describe God's foreknowledge or preordained plan, as well as human foreknowledge in a more general sense.

Context: The Greek verb προγινώσκω appears in the New Testament with the primary sense of knowing something beforehand. It is used both in the context of divine foreknowledge and human anticipation. In the New Testament, it is often associated with God's sovereign knowledge and predestination.

• Romans 8:29 (BSB): "For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers."
Here, προγινώσκω is used to describe God's foreknowledge of those He has chosen to be conformed to the image of Christ. This foreknowledge is not merely awareness but involves a relational and purposeful choosing.

• Romans 11:2 (BSB): "God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew."
In this context, προγινώσκω refers to God's prior knowledge and covenant relationship with Israel, emphasizing His faithfulness and unchanging purpose.

• 1 Peter 1:20 (BSB): "He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake."
This passage uses the concept of foreknowledge to describe Christ's preordained role in salvation history, highlighting the eternal plan of God.

• 2 Peter 3:17 (BSB): "Therefore, beloved, since you already know this beforehand, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing."
Here, προγινώσκω is applied to human foreknowledge, warning believers to remain vigilant against false teachings.

Theologically, προγινώσκω underscores the doctrine of God's omniscience and the assurance that His plans are established from eternity. It affirms the belief in God's active role in history and individual lives, orchestrating events according to His divine will.

Forms and Transliterations
προείπαμεν προείπε προείπον
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