4293. prokataggelló

Lexicon

prokataggelló: To foretell, to announce beforehand

Original Word: προκαταγγέλλω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: prokataggelló
Pronunciation: pro-kat-ang-GEL-lo
Phonetic Spelling: (prok-at-ang-ghel'-lo)
Definition: To foretell, to announce beforehand
Meaning: I announce beforehand, promise, predict.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

foretell, have notice, show before.

From pro and kataggello; to anounce beforehand, i.e. Predict, promise -- foretell, have notice, (shew) before.

see GREEK pro

see GREEK kataggello

HELPS Word-studies

4293 prokataggéllō (from 4253 /pró, "before," 2596 /katá, "down" and aggellō, "declare") – properly, decisively announce beforehand, as when the Lord reveals the future to His prophets.

Ac 3:18: "But the things which God announced beforehand (4293 /prokataggéllō) by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled: (NASU).

Ac 7:52: "Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced (4293 /prokataggéllō) the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become" (NASU).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from pro and kataggelló
Definition
to announce beforehand
NASB Translation
announced beforehand (1), previously announced (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4293: προκαταγγέλλω

προκαταγγέλλω: 1 aorist προκατηγγελεια; perfect passive participle προκατηγγελμενος; to announce beforehand (that a thing will be): of prophecies — followed by an accusative with an infinitive Acts 3:18; τί, Acts 3:24 Rec.; περί τίνος, Acts 7:52. To pre-announce in the sense of to promise: τί, passive, 2 Corinthians 9:5 Rec. (Josephus, Antiquities 1, 12, 3; 2, 9, 4; ecclesiastical writings.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From πρό (pro, meaning "before") and καταγγέλλω (kataggellō, meaning "to proclaim" or "to announce").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for the Greek term προκαταγγέλλω, the concept of foretelling or announcing beforehand is present in several Hebrew words related to prophecy and divine revelation. Some corresponding Hebrew entries include:

• נָבָא (naba') • Strong's Hebrew 5012: To prophesy, to speak or sing by inspiration.
• הִגִּיד (higgid) • Strong's Hebrew 5046: To declare, to make known, to announce.
• קָדַם (qadam) • Strong's Hebrew 6923: To meet, to come before, to anticipate.

These Hebrew terms capture the essence of foretelling and proclaiming divine messages, similar to the Greek concept of προκαταγγέλλω.

Usage: The term προκαταγγέλλω is used in the context of proclaiming or announcing something before it happens. It is often associated with prophetic declarations or the foretelling of events.

Context: The Greek verb προκαταγγέλλω is a compound word that combines the preposition πρό, meaning "before," with the verb καταγγέλλω, which means "to proclaim" or "to announce." This construction gives the sense of making a proclamation or announcement ahead of time. In the New Testament, this term is used to describe the act of declaring or foretelling events before they occur, often in a prophetic context.

The use of προκαταγγέλλω is relatively rare in the New Testament, but it carries significant theological implications. It underscores the divine foreknowledge and sovereignty of God, who reveals His plans and purposes to His people through prophetic announcements. This term highlights the role of prophecy in the biblical narrative, where God communicates His intentions and future actions to His prophets, who then proclaim these messages to the people.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the concept of foretelling or announcing beforehand is seen in various passages where God's plans are revealed to His servants, emphasizing the trustworthiness and certainty of His word. The prophetic announcements serve to prepare God's people for what is to come, providing assurance and guidance.

Forms and Transliterations

προκαταγγειλαντας προκαταγγείλαντας προκαταλαβέσθαι προκαταλαβέτωσαν προκαταλάβηται προκαταλαβού προκαταλάβωμαι προκαταλάβωνται προκατείληπται προκατελάβετο προκατελάβοντο προκατήγγειλε προκατηγγειλεν προκατήγγειλεν προκατηγγελμένην prokatangeilantas prokatangeílantas prokatengeilen prokatēngeilen prokatḗngeilen

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 3:18 V-AIA-3S
GRK: θεὸς ἃ προκατήγγειλεν διὰ στόματος
NAS: God announced beforehand by the mouth
KJV: God before had shewed by
INT: God what [he]foretold by [the] mouth

Acts 7:52 V-APA-AMP
GRK: ἀπέκτειναν τοὺς προκαταγγείλαντας περὶ τῆς
NAS: those who had previously announced the coming
KJV: them which shewed before of
INT: they killed the [ones] having foretold concerning the

Strong's Greek 4293
2 Occurrences

προκαταγγείλαντας — 1 Occ.
προκατήγγειλεν — 1 Occ.