prographō · write beforehand

What it means

prographō (προγράφω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “write beforehand”.

Also portray publicly, as on a notice.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To set something down ahead of time.
2. To show something before everyone's eyes, as on a poster.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• I wrote before ×1
• was publicly portrayed ×1
• was written beforehand ×1
• were written about beforehand ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Romans×1
• Galatians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Jude×1

• Romans 15:4

  For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and through the comfort of the Scriptures we might have hope.

• Galatians 3:1

  O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus the Messiah was publicly portrayed as crucified?

• Ephesians 3:3

  how by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in brief,

• Jude 1:4

  For certain men have slipped in, who long ago were written about beforehand for this judgment, ungodly men who turn the grace of our God into debauchery and deny our only Sovereign and Lord, Jesus the Messiah.