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verb

prografimō

Greekπρογράφω (prografō)

Strong’sG4270

I write previously

stem prograf-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

designatedpublicly portrayedwrittenwritten in the past

What it means

προ-γράφω,

[in LXX: Da LXX 3:3 cod., I Mac 10:36*;]

1. to write before: Ro 15:4, Eph 3:3, Ju 4.
2. to write in public, placard, proclaim (Dem., Plut., al.): Ga 3:1 (Lft., in l.).
3. = ζωγραφέω, to pourtray, depict: Ga 3:1 (Syr. Pesh., Chrys.; Field, Notes, 189; CGT, in l.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4270 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprog-raf'-o

to write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe

Fromfrom G4253 and G1125;

King Jamesbefore ordain, evidently set forth, write (afore, aforetime).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
prografamaπροέγραψαhappened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singularwritten
prografitaπροεγράφηhappened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singularpublicly portrayed
prografirētoisπρογεγραμμένοιhas happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculinedesignated

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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularprografamōprografameprografamiprografamaπροέγραψαprografamēprografamelē
you 2nd person singularprografasōprografaseprografasiprografasaprografasēprografaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprografatōprografateprografatiprografataprografatēprografatelē
we 1st person pluralprografanōprografaneprografaniprografanaprografanēprografanelē
ye 2nd person pluralprografavōprografaveprografaviprografavaprografavēprografavelē
they 3rd person pluralprografalōprografaleprografaliprografalaprografalēprografalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularprografimōprografimeprografimiprografimaprografimēprografimelē
you 2nd person singularprografisōprografiseprografisiprografisaprografisēprografiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprografitōprografiteprografitiprografitaπροεγράφηprografitēprografitelē
we 1st person pluralprografinōprografineprografiniprografinaprografinēprografinelē
ye 2nd person pluralprografivōprografiveprografiviprografivaprografivēprografivelē
they 3rd person pluralprografilōprografileprografiliprografilaprografilēprografilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularprografameiōprografameiaprografameiē
you 2nd person singularprografaseiōprografaseiaprografaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprografateiōprografateiaprografateiē
we 1st person pluralprografaneiōprografaneiaprografaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralprografaveiōprografaveiaprografaveiē
they 3rd person pluralprografaleiōprografaleiaprografaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularprografimeiōprografimeiaprografimeiē
you 2nd person singularprografiseiōprografiseiaprografiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprografiteiōprografiteiaprografiteiē
we 1st person pluralprografineiōprografineiaprografineiē
ye 2nd person pluralprografiveiōprografiveiaprografiveiē
they 3rd person pluralprografileiōprografileiaprografileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularprografasōrprografasarprografasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularprografatōrprografatarprografatēr
ye 2nd person pluralprografavōrprografavarprografavēr
they 3rd person pluralprografalōrprografalarprografalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularprografisōrprografisarprografisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularprografitōrprografitarprografitēr
ye 2nd person pluralprografivōrprografivarprografivēr
they 3rd person pluralprografilōrprografilarprografilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularprografamoiōprografamoia
you 2nd person singularprografasoiōprografasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularprografatoiōprografatoia
we 1st person pluralprografanoiōprografanoia
ye 2nd person pluralprografavoiōprografavoia
they 3rd person pluralprografaloiōprografaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularprografimoiōprografimoia
you 2nd person singularprografisoiōprografisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularprografitoiōprografitoia
we 1st person pluralprografinoiōprografinoia
ye 2nd person pluralprografivoiōprografivoia
they 3rd person pluralprografiloiōprografiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceprografarōprografariprografaraprografarē
acted on passive voiceprografirōprografiriprografiraprografirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceprografarōtosprografaritosprografaratosprografarētos
acted on passive voiceprografirōtosprografiritosprografiratosprografirētos

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
prografstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

prograf 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

prografama“written”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular

Ephesians 3:3“written”kata apokalupsian gnōrizita mi tem mustēriem, kathōs prografama en olige,that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

prografita“publicly portrayed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular

Romans 15:4“written in the past”hoseim gar prografita, eis tan hēmeteran didaskalian grafita, hina dia tau hupomonau kai dia tau paraklēsiau taiu grafaiu tan elpian echaneiō.For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

Galatians 3:1“publicly portrayed”Ō anoētoir Galatoir, tinos vin baskainata, hoi kata ofthalmoin Iēsus Christos prografita staurirētos?O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

prografirētois“designated”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine

Jude 1:4“designated”pareisduala gar tinois anthrōpois, tois palai prografirētois eis houtem tem krimem, asebois, tan tou theou nu charian metatitharōtois eis aselgeian kai ton monon despoton kai kurion nu Iēsun Christon arnerōtois.For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed — ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.