verb
prooramō
Strong’sG4308
I foresee
stem proor-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 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-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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future πρόψομαι: perfect προεόρᾱκα: (compare προεῖδον):— see before one, look forward to, τὰ ἔμπροσθεν Refs 5th c.BC+; see what is just before the eyes, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, look before one or forward, εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν Refs 5th c.BC+
2 foresee, τὸ μέλλον γίνεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with genitive, take thought or care, make provision for.., σεωυτοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+. α᾽: absolutely, τὸ προορᾶν.. σευ your thoughtfulness, Refs
4 see previously, NT
II middle, with perfect and pluperfect passive, look before one, δυοῖν ὀφθαλμοῖν προεωρᾶτο Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 foresee, ἐς οἷα φέρονται Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 provide for, τὸ ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; make provision, περὶ τῶν μελλόντων Refs 5th c.BC+; π. μή c.infinitive, cavere ne.., 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| prooromeΠροορώμην | was happening · Iimperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | saw | 1× |
| proorarantosπροϊδὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | foreseeing | 1× |
| proorarantasπροϊδοῦσα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | foreseeing | 1× |
| proorarēntoisπροεωρακότες | 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 140, 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 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 | prooromō | proorome1×Προορώμην | prooromē | prooromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proorosō | proorose | proorosē | prooroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorotō | proorote | proorotē | proorotelē |
| we 1st person plural | prooronō | proorone | prooronē | prooronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorovō | proorove | proorovē | proorovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proorolō | proorole | proorolē | proorolelē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prooromeiō | prooromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prooroseiō | prooroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooroteiō | prooroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | prooroneiō | prooroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prooroveiō | prooroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prooroleiō | prooroleiē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proorosōr | proorosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorotōr | proorotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorovōr | proorovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proorolōr | proorolēr |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prooromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | proorosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | prooronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | prooroloiō |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proororō | proororē |
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 | proorarōntos | proorarintos | proorarantos2×προϊδὼν | proorarēntos1× |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proororōntos | proororēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
proorome“saw”was happening · Iimperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 2:25David gar legatō eis auton; Proorome ton kurion enōpion mu dia pantou, …David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because …
proorarantos“foreseeing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 2:31proorarantos lalata peri tau anastasiau tou christou …Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection …
proorarantas“foreseeing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Galatians 3:8“foreseeing”proorarantas de tas grafas hoti ek pistiau …The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the …
proorarēntois“previously seen”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 21:29ale gar proorarēntois Trofimon ton Efesion en ta pola …For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in …