πρόνοια

pronoia · provision, foresight

Greek word · Strong’s number G4307 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

pronoia (πρόνοια) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “provision, foresight”.

Foresight, provision: care that looks ahead to needs.

How to say it

pro·noi·a

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. The care of one who thinks ahead about what will be needed.
  2. To plan ahead to satisfy something.

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

How it is translated

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

  • foresight ×1
  • provision ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Acts 24:2

    And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Since we enjoy much peace through you, and reforms are being made for this nation through your foresight,

  • Romans 13:14

    But put on the Lord Jesus the Messiah, and do not make provision for the flesh for its desires.