verb
prognōskamō
Strong’sG4267
I know beforehand
stem prognōsk-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** προ-γινώσκω,
[in LXX: Wi 6:13 8:8 18:6*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4267 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect and later προγεωργ-γῑνώσκω: future -γνώσομαι: Epic dialect aorist infinitive προγνώμεναι Refs:—know, perceive, learn, or understand beforehand, τι [same place]; τὰ στοιχεῖα Refs 5th c.BC+:—in Medicine texts, know before being told, declare unaided, τά τε παρεόντα καὶ τὰ προγεγονότα καὶ τὰ μέλλοντα ἔσεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
2 prognosticate, π. χειμῶνα αἱ μέλιτται Refs 4th c.BC+
3 foreknow, λαόν NT
4 with genitive, π. τῶν θεῶν learn things in advance of.., Refs 2nd c.AD+
II judge beforehand, ἐς τὸ μέλλον καλὸν π. Refs 5th c.BC+; provide, τι Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, παρὰ τῷ διαιτητῇ προεγνωσμένος ἀδικεῖν judged beforehand to have done wrong, Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| prognōskataπροέγνω | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | foreknew | 2× |
| prognōskarōntoisπρογινώσκοντές | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | know | 2× |
| prognōskorēntouπροεγνωσμένου | has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive singular masculine | foreknown | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prognōskamō | prognōskame | prognōskami | prognōskama | prognōskamē | prognōskamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prognōskasō | prognōskase | prognōskasi | prognōskasa | prognōskasē | prognōskaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prognōskatō | prognōskate | prognōskati | prognōskata2×προέγνω | prognōskatē | prognōskatelē |
| we 1st person plural | prognōskanō | prognōskane | prognōskani | prognōskana | prognōskanē | prognōskanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prognōskavō | prognōskave | prognōskavi | prognōskava | prognōskavē | prognōskavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prognōskalō | prognōskale | prognōskali | prognōskala | prognōskalē | prognōskalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prognōskomō | prognōskome | prognōskomē | prognōskomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prognōskosō | prognōskose | prognōskosē | prognōskoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prognōskotō | prognōskote | prognōskotē | prognōskotelē |
| we 1st person plural | prognōskonō | prognōskone | prognōskonē | prognōskonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prognōskovō | prognōskove | prognōskovē | prognōskovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prognōskolō | prognōskole | prognōskolē | prognōskolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prognōskameiō | prognōskameia | prognōskameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prognōskaseiō | prognōskaseia | prognōskaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prognōskateiō | prognōskateia | prognōskateiē |
| we 1st person plural | prognōskaneiō | prognōskaneia | prognōskaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prognōskaveiō | prognōskaveia | prognōskaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prognōskaleiō | prognōskaleia | prognōskaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prognōskomeiō | prognōskomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prognōskoseiō | prognōskoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prognōskoteiō | prognōskoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | prognōskoneiō | prognōskoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prognōskoveiō | prognōskoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prognōskoleiō | prognōskoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prognōskasōr | prognōskasar | prognōskasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prognōskatōr | prognōskatar | prognōskatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prognōskavōr | prognōskavar | prognōskavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prognōskalōr | prognōskalar | prognōskalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prognōskosōr | prognōskosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prognōskotōr | prognōskotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prognōskovōr | prognōskovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prognōskolōr | prognōskolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prognōskamoiō | prognōskamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prognōskasoiō | prognōskasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prognōskatoiō | prognōskatoia |
| we 1st person plural | prognōskanoiō | prognōskanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prognōskavoiō | prognōskavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prognōskaloiō | prognōskaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prognōskomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | prognōskosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prognōskotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | prognōskonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | prognōskovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | prognōskoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prognōskarō | prognōskari | prognōskara | prognōskarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | prognōskorō | prognōskorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prognōskarōntos2× | prognōskarintos | prognōskarantos | prognōskarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | prognōskorōntos | prognōskorēntos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
prognōsk is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
prognōskata“foreknew”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Romans 8:29hoti hoin prognōskata, kai proorizata summorfoin tau eikonau tou …For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed …
Romans 11:2… tos theos ton laon autou hon prognōskata. ē ouk oidavē en Ēliao tinem …… not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the …
prognōskarōntois“know”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Acts 26:5prognōskarōntois min anōthen, ean thelaleiō marturarō, hoti …They have known me for a long time and …
2 Peter 3:17vis oun, agapētoir, prognōskarōntois fulassovōr hina mē ta toiu athesmoiu …Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard …
prognōskorēntou“foreknown”has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive singular masculine1×
1 Peter 1:20“foreknown”prognōskorēntou men pro katabolau kosmou, fanerirantou de …… was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the …