prolegō · tell beforehand

What it means

prolegō (προλέγω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “tell beforehand”.

Say beforehand, foretell.

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 say something before it happens, warn.

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

How it is translated

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

• I have said before ×2
• spoken beforehand ×2
• told you before ×2
• I have told beforehand ×1
• I have told you beforehand ×1
• I say in advance ×1
• I tell beforehand ×1
• it has been said before ×1
• said beforehand ×1
• spoke beforehand ×1
• others ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Acts×1
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Galatians×3
• 1 Thessalonians×2
• Hebrews×1
• 2 Peter×1
• Jude×1

• Matthew 24:25

  Look, I have told you beforehand.

• Mark 13:23

  But you, watch out; I have told you everything beforehand.

• Acts 1:16

  “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,

• Romans 9:29

  And as Isaiah said beforehand: If the Lord Tsevaot had not left us offspring, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.

• 2 Corinthians 7:3

  I do not say this for condemnation; for I have said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and live together.

• 2 Corinthians 13:2

  I have said before and I say in advance —as when present the second time, and now absent— to those who sinned before and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

• Galatians 1:9

  As we have said before, so now I say again: if anyone is proclaiming good news to you contrary to what you received, let him be accursed.

• Galatians 5:21

  envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these, about which I tell you beforehand, as I told you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

• 1 Thessalonians 3:4

  For indeed, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were going to suffer affliction, just as it also happened, and you know.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:6

  that no one transgress and take advantage of his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger concerning all these things, as we also told you before and solemnly testified.

• Hebrews 4:7

  again he sets a certain day, Today, saying through David after so long a time, as it has been said before: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.

• 2 Peter 3:2

  to remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of your apostles from the Lord and Savior,

• Jude 1:17

  But you, beloved, remember the words spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,

And 2 more times.