a grandfather; a progenitor, or ancestor, Rom. 4:1*

to experience previously, of ill treatment, 1 Thess. 2:2*

to limit, or mark out beforehand; to design definitely beforehand, ordain beforehand, predestine, Acts 4:28; Rom. 8:29, 30

to foresee, Acts 2:31; Gal. 3:8; to see before, Acts 21:29; in NT to have vividly present to the mind, to be mindful of, Acts 2:25*

forethought; providence, provident care, Acts 24:2; provision, Rom. 13:14*

to perceive beforehand, foresee; to provide for, 1 Tim. 5:8; mid. to provide for one's self; by impl. to apply one's self to a thing, practice, strive to exhibit, Rom. 12:17; 2 Cor. 8:21*

to be anxious, or solicitous beforehand, to ponder beforehand, Mk. 13:11*

to practise beforehand; to premeditate, Lk. 21:14*

pr. to witness or testify beforehand; to declare beforehand, predict, 1 Pet. 1:11*

to tell beforehand, to foretell, Mt. 24:25; Acts 1:16; Rom. 9:29; 2 Cor. 13:2; Gal. 5:21; 1 Thess. 3:4