verb
prooramō
Greekπροοράω (prooraō)
Strong’sG4308
I foresee
stem proor-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
προ-οράω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Ps 15 (16):8) (שׁוה pi.), I Es 5:63 A*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4308 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpro-or-ah'-o
to behold in advance, i.e. (actively) to notice (another) previously, or (middle voice) to keep in (one's own) view
King Jamesforesee, see 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 it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| prooremeΠροορώμην | was happening · Iimperfect middle indicative 1st person singular | saw | 1× |
| prooraratosπροϊδὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | foreseeing | 1× |
| prooraratasπροϊδοῦσα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | foreseeing | 1× |
| proorarētoisπροεωρακότες | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine | previously seen | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
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 | prooramō | proorame | proorami | proorama | prooramē | prooramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proorasō | proorase | proorasi | proorasa | proorasē | prooraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooratō | proorate | proorati | proorata | prooratē | prooratelē |
| we 1st person plural | prooranō | proorane | proorani | proorana | prooranē | prooranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prooravō | proorave | prooravi | proorava | prooravē | prooravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prooralō | proorale | proorali | proorala | prooralē | prooralelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prooremō | prooreme1×Προορώμην | prooremi | proorema | prooremē | prooremelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prooresō | proorese | prooresi | prooresa | prooresē | prooreselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooretō | proorete | prooreti | prooreta | prooretē | prooretelē |
| we 1st person plural | proorenō | proorene | prooreni | proorena | proorenē | proorenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorevō | prooreve | proorevi | prooreva | proorevē | proorevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proorelō | proorele | prooreli | proorela | proorelē | proorelelē |
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 | proorameiō | proorameia | proorameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prooraseiō | prooraseia | prooraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorateiō | proorateia | proorateiē |
| we 1st person plural | prooraneiō | prooraneia | prooraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prooraveiō | prooraveia | prooraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prooraleiō | prooraleia | prooraleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prooremeiō | prooremeia | prooremeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prooreseiō | prooreseia | prooreseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooreteiō | prooreteia | prooreteiē |
| we 1st person plural | prooreneiō | prooreneia | prooreneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prooreveiō | prooreveia | prooreveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prooreleiō | prooreleia | prooreleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proorasōr | proorasar | proorasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooratōr | prooratar | prooratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prooravōr | prooravar | prooravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prooralōr | prooralar | prooralēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prooresōr | prooresar | prooresēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooretōr | prooretar | prooretēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorevōr | proorevar | proorevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proorelōr | proorelar | proorelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prooramoiō | prooramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proorasoiō | proorasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooratoiō | prooratoia |
| we 1st person plural | prooranoiō | prooranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prooravoiō | prooravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prooraloiō | prooraloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prooremoiō | prooremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prooresoiō | prooresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooretoiō | prooretoia |
| we 1st person plural | proorenoiō | proorenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorevoiō | proorevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prooreloiō | prooreloia |
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 | proorarō | proorari | proorara | proorarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proorerō | prooreri | proorera | proorerē |
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 | proorarōtos | prooraritos | prooraratos2×προϊδὼν | proorarētos1× |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proorerōtos | prooreritos | prooreratos | proorerētos |
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
proor 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
prooreme“saw”was happening · Iimperfect middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 2:25“saw”David gar legatō eis auton; Prooreme ton kurion enōpion mu dia pantou, hoti ek dexeiu mu atō hina mē saleuimeia.David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
prooraratos“foreseeing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 2:31“foreseeing”prooraratos lalata peri tau anastasiau tou christou hoti oute enkataleipita eis hadon oute tas sarxas autou horata diafthoran.Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
prooraratas“foreseeing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Galatians 3:8“foreseeing”prooraratas de tas grafas hoti ek pistiau dikaiatō teim ethneim tos theos proeuangelizeta to Abraam hoti Eneulogili en si panteim teim ethneim.The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
proorarētois“previously seen”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 21:29“previously seen”ale gar proorarētois Trofimon ton Efesion en ta polita sun auto, hon nomizale hoti eis tem hierem eisagata tos Paulos.For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.