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prolegamō

Greekπρολέγω (prolegō)

Strong’sG4302

I forewarn

stem proleg-15 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books10 forms occur

Translated as

said beforetold … beforehandforetoldpredictedpredictionssay in advancespoken in the pasttold … aheadof timewarnedwarned … beforewarning

What it means

προ-λέγω,

[in LXX: Is 41:26 (נגד hi.)*;]

1. to tell or say beforehand: II Co 13:2, Ga 5:21, I Th 3:4 (R, txt.; cf. προεῖπον, but v. infr.).
2. to declare, tell plainly: II Co 13:2, Ga 5:21, I Th 3:4 (R, mg.; v. MM, xxi, and cf. Is 41:26).†

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

Strong’s G4302 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprol-eg'-o

to say beforehand, i.e. predict, forewarn

Fromfrom G4253 and G3004;

King Jamesforetell, tell before.

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
prolegamōπρολέγωhappening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singularwarning
proleganeπροελέγομενwas happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person pluraltold … beforehand
prolegamaπροεῖπονhappened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singularwarned … before
prolegataπροεῖπεhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularforetold
proleganaπροείπαμενhappened · weaorist active indicative 1st person pluraltold … beforehand
prolegamēπροείρηκαhas happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singularwarned
prolegatēπροείρηκενhas happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singularpredicted
proleganēπροειρήκαμενhas happened · weperfect active indicative 1st person pluralsaid before
prolegitēπροείρηταιhas happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singularsaid before
prolegirēteiuπροειρημένωνhas happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural neuterpredictions

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, 13 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularprolegamōπρολέγωprolegameprolegamiprolegamaπροεῖπονprolegamēπροείρηκαprolegamelē
you 2nd person singularprolegasōprolegaseprolegasiprolegasaprolegasēprolegaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolegatōprolegateprolegatiprolegataπροεῖπεprolegatēπροείρηκενprolegatelē
we 1st person pluralproleganōproleganeπροελέγομενproleganiproleganaπροείπαμενproleganēπροειρήκαμενproleganelē
ye 2nd person pluralprolegavōprolegaveprolegaviprolegavaprolegavēprolegavelē
they 3rd person pluralprolegalōprolegaleprolegaliprolegalaprolegalēprolegalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularprolegimōprolegimeprolegimiprolegimaprolegimēprolegimelē
you 2nd person singularprolegisōprolegiseprolegisiprolegisaprolegisēprolegiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolegitōprolegiteprolegitiprolegitaprolegitēπροείρηταιprolegitelē
we 1st person pluralproleginōprolegineproleginiproleginaproleginēproleginelē
ye 2nd person pluralprolegivōprolegiveprolegiviprolegivaprolegivēprolegivelē
they 3rd person pluralprolegilōprolegileprolegiliprolegilaprolegilēprolegilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularprolegameiōprolegameiaprolegameiē
you 2nd person singularprolegaseiōprolegaseiaprolegaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolegateiōprolegateiaprolegateiē
we 1st person pluralproleganeiōproleganeiaproleganeiē
ye 2nd person pluralprolegaveiōprolegaveiaprolegaveiē
they 3rd person pluralprolegaleiōprolegaleiaprolegaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularprolegimeiōprolegimeiaprolegimeiē
you 2nd person singularprolegiseiōprolegiseiaprolegiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolegiteiōprolegiteiaprolegiteiē
we 1st person pluralprolegineiōprolegineiaprolegineiē
ye 2nd person pluralprolegiveiōprolegiveiaprolegiveiē
they 3rd person pluralprolegileiōprolegileiaprolegileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularprolegasōrprolegasarprolegasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolegatōrprolegatarprolegatēr
ye 2nd person pluralprolegavōrprolegavarprolegavēr
they 3rd person pluralprolegalōrprolegalarprolegalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularprolegisōrprolegisarprolegisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolegitōrprolegitarprolegitēr
ye 2nd person pluralprolegivōrprolegivarprolegivēr
they 3rd person pluralprolegilōrprolegilarprolegilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularprolegamoiōprolegamoia
you 2nd person singularprolegasoiōprolegasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolegatoiōprolegatoia
we 1st person pluralproleganoiōproleganoia
ye 2nd person pluralprolegavoiōprolegavoia
they 3rd person pluralprolegaloiōprolegaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularprolegimoiōprolegimoia
you 2nd person singularprolegisoiōprolegisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolegitoiōprolegitoia
we 1st person pluralproleginoiōproleginoia
ye 2nd person pluralprolegivoiōprolegivoia
they 3rd person pluralprolegiloiōprolegiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceprolegarōprolegariprolegaraprolegarē
acted on passive voiceprolegirōprolegiriprolegiraprolegirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceprolegarōtosprolegaritosprolegaratosprolegarētos
acted on passive voiceprolegirōtosprolegiritosprolegiratosprolegirētos

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

proleg 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

15 occurrences, every one of them listed

prolegamō“warning”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular

2 Corinthians 13:2“say in advance”prolegamē kai prolegamō hōs pareiarōtos tem deuterem kai apeiarōtos nun, toi proamartanarētoi kai toi loipoi pantoi, hoti ean erchameia eis tem palin ouk feidemi,I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

Galatians 5:21“warning”fthonois, methais, kōmois, kai teim homoieim houtei, heim prolegamō vi kathōs prolegama hoti tois teim toiouteim prassarōtois basileian theou ouk klēronomali.and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

prolegane“told … beforehand”was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural

1 Thessalonians 3:4“told … beforehand”kai gar hote pros vin ane, prolegane vi hoti mellanō thlibirō, kathōs kai gineta kai oidavē.Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.

prolegama“warned … before”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular

Galatians 5:21“warned … before”fthonois, methais, kōmois, kai teim homoieim houtei, heim prolegamō vi kathōs prolegama hoti tois teim toiouteim prassarōtois basileian theou ouk klēronomali.and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

prolegata“foretold”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Acts 1:16“foretold”Anēroir adelfoir, date plērira tan grafan han prolegata tem pneumem tem hagiem dia stomeu David peri Ioudaou tou gineratou hodēgou toi sullambaratoi Iēsun,“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

prolegana“told … beforehand”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural

1 Thessalonians 4:6“told … beforehand”tem mē huperbainarō kai pleonektarō en te pragme ton adelfon autou, dioti ekdikos kurios peri panteiu houteiu, kathōs kai prolegana vi kai diamarturena.and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

prolegamē“warned”has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular

Matthew 24:25“told … beforehand”idou prolegamē vi.See, I have told you in advance.

Mark 13:23“told … aheadof time”vis de blepavōr; prolegamē vi panteim.So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.

2 Corinthians 7:3“said before”pros katakrisian ouk legamō, prolegamē gar hoti en tai kardiai nu avō eis tem sunapothnēskara kai suzarō.I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.

2 Corinthians 13:2“warned”prolegamē kai prolegamō hōs pareiarōtos tem deuterem kai apeiarōtos nun, toi proamartanarētoi kai toi loipoi pantoi, hoti ean erchameia eis tem palin ouk feidemi,I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

prolegatē“predicted”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular

Romans 9:29“predicted”kai kathōs prolegatē Ēsaios; Ei mē kurios Sabaōth enkataleipata ni spermem, hōs Sodomeim an ginina kai hōs Gomorras an homoiina.It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”

proleganē“said before”has happened · weperfect active indicative 1st person plural

Galatians 1:9“said before”hōs proleganē, kai arti palin legamō, ei tinos vin euangelizetō para hem paralambava, anathemem atōr.As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

prolegitē“said before”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular

Hebrews 4:7“said before”palin tinan horizatō hēmeran, Sēmeron, en David legarōtos meta tosouton chronon, kathōs prolegitē, Sēmeron ean tau fōnau autou akouaveia, mē sklērunaveia tain kardiain vu;God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

prolegirēteiu“predictions”has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural neuter

2 Peter 3:2“spoken in the past”mimnēskira teiu prolegirēteiu rēmeiu hupo toiu hagioiu profētoiu kai tau toiu apostoloiu vu entolau tou kuriou kai sōtērou,by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

Jude 1:17“predictions”Vis de, agapētoir, mimnēskivar teiu rēmeiu teiu prolegirēteiu hupo toiu apostoloiu tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou;But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ