Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
proginōskō
Simplified transliteration
proginosko
Principal Parts
-, προέγνων, -, προέγνωσμαι, -
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-5a
Gloss
to know beforehand, foreknow; (mid.) to choose beforehand
Definition
to know beforehand, to be previously acquainted with, Acts 26:5; 2 Pet. 3:17; to determine on beforehand, to foreordain, 1 Pet. 1:20; in NT, from the Hebrew, to foreknow, to appoint as the subject of future privileges, Rom. 8:29; 11:2*
Greek-English Concordance for προγινώσκω
| Acts 26:5 |
for they have known (proginōskontes | προγινώσκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) from the first, if they are willing to go on record, that I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest party of our religious system. |
| Romans 8:29 |
because those he foreknew (proegnō | προέγνω | aor act ind 3 sg) he also predestined to become conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. |
| Romans 11:2 |
God has not repudiated his people whom he foreknew (proegnō | προέγνω | aor act ind 3 sg). 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 chosen in advance (proegnōsmenou | προεγνωσμένου | perf pass ptcp gen sg masc), before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the times for you |
| 2 Peter 3:17 |
You therefore, dear friends, knowing this beforehand (proginōskontes | προγινώσκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), be on your guard that you are not led astray by the error of these lawless people and fall from your stable position. |