noun · feminine
prognōsias
Greekπρόγνωσις (prognōsis)
Strong’sG4268
foreknowledge
stem prognōsi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† πρό-γνωσις, -εως, ἡ
(< προγινώσκω), [in LXX: Jth 9:6 11:19*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4268 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidprog'-no-sis
forethought
Fromfrom G4267;
King Jamesforeknowledge.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | prognōsias | prognōsiais |
| object accusative | prognōsian1×πρόγνωσιν | prognōsiain |
| direct address vocative | prognōsiar | prognōsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | prognōsiau | prognōsiaiu |
| to, for dative | prognōsia1×προγνώσει | prognōsiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
prognōsia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
prognōsian“foreknowledge”objectaccusative singular1×
1 Peter 1:2“foreknowledge”kata prognōsian theou patērou, en hagiasmo pneumeu, eis hupakoan kai rantismon haimeu Iēsu Christou; charias vi kai eirēnas plēthunitoia.according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
prognōsia“foreknowledge”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 2:23“foreknowledge”houton ta horizirēta boula kai prognōsia tou theou ekdoton dia cheirau anomoiu prospēgnuaratois anairava,He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.