προγινώσκω
proginōskō · know beforehand
Greek word · Strong’s number G4267 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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proginōskō (προγινώσκω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “know beforehand”.
Of God, foreknow, know and choose in advance.
How to say it
pro·gi·nōs·kō
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
- Know things before they happen; know from the start.
- Have been acquainted with someone long.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- he foreknew ×2
- He was foreknown ×1
- knowing this beforehand ×1
- since they have known ×1
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Where it appears
- Acts 26:5
since they have known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
- Romans 8:29
because those whom he foreknew he also destined beforehand to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers;
- Romans 11:2
God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
- 1 Peter 1:20
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the times for the sake of you,
- 2 Peter 3:17
You then, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of the lawless and lose your own firm footing.