verb
proorizamō
Strong’sG4309
I foreordain, predetermine
stem prooriz-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
προορίζω means to decide or determine something beforehand, in the sense of settling a matter in advance of its happening 1234. It is used with a direct object to say that something is fixed in advance 13, with an infinitive to say what someone is beforehand determined to do 1, with "εἰς" to express the purpose or destiny toward which someone is foreordained 13, and with a double accusative or in the passive to say what people are predetermined to become 13. Strong's brings out the underlying picture of setting a limit or boundary in advance, from which the sense of predetermining or predestining develops 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
Strong’s G4309 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
determine beforehand, ἡμέραν Refs 3rd c.AD+; predetermine, predestine, ἡμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν NT; τινὰς συμμόρφους (i.e. γενέσθαι) NT
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| proorizataπροώρισεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | predestined | 4× |
| proorizarantosπροορίσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | predestined | 1× |
| proorizirantoisπροορισθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | predestined | 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, 4 occurrences
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 | proorizamō | proorizame | proorizami | proorizama | proorizamē | proorizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proorizasō | proorizase | proorizasi | proorizasa | proorizasē | proorizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizatō | proorizate | proorizati | proorizata4×προώρισεν | proorizatē | proorizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | proorizanō | proorizane | proorizani | proorizana | proorizanē | proorizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizavō | proorizave | proorizavi | proorizava | proorizavē | proorizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizalō | proorizale | proorizali | proorizala | proorizalē | proorizalelē |
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 | proorizomō | proorizome | proorizomē | proorizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proorizosō | proorizose | proorizosē | proorizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizotō | proorizote | proorizotē | proorizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | proorizonō | proorizone | proorizonē | proorizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizovō | proorizove | proorizovē | proorizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizolō | proorizole | proorizolē | proorizolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proorizimi | proorizima |
| you 2nd person singular | proorizisi | proorizisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooriziti | proorizita |
| we 1st person plural | proorizini | proorizina |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizivi | prooriziva |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizili | proorizila |
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 | proorizameiō | proorizameia | proorizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proorizaseiō | proorizaseia | proorizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizateiō | proorizateia | proorizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | proorizaneiō | proorizaneia | proorizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizaveiō | proorizaveia | proorizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizaleiō | proorizaleia | proorizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proorizomeiō | proorizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proorizoseiō | proorizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizoteiō | proorizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | proorizoneiō | proorizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizoveiō | proorizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizoleiō | proorizoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proorizimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | prooriziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prooriziteia |
| we 1st person plural | proorizineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prooriziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proorizasōr | proorizasar | proorizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizatōr | proorizatar | proorizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizavōr | proorizavar | proorizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizalōr | proorizalar | proorizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proorizosōr | proorizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizotōr | proorizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizovōr | proorizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizolōr | proorizolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proorizisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizivar |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proorizamoiō | proorizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proorizasoiō | proorizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizatoiō | proorizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | proorizanoiō | proorizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizavoiō | proorizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizaloiō | proorizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proorizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | proorizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | proorizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | proorizoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proorizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proorizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proorizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | proorizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proorizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prooriziloia |
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 | proorizarō | proorizari | proorizara | proorizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proorizorō | proorizorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | prooriziri | proorizira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | proorizarōntos | proorizarintos | proorizarantos1×προορίσας | proorizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proorizorōntos | proorizorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | proorizirintos | proorizirantos1× |
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
prooriz 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.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
proorizata“predestined”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Acts 4:28“predestined”… tas cheiras su kai tas boulas proorizata genera.… out what Your hand and will had …
Romans 8:29hoti hoin prognōskata, kai proorizata summorfoin tau eikonau tou huiou autou, …For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image …
Romans 8:30hoin de proorizata, houtoin kai kalata; kai hoin kalata, …And those He predestined, He also called; those He called …
1 Corinthians 2:7“predestined”… sofian en mustērie, tan apokruptorēntan, han proorizata tos theos pro toiu aiōnoiu eis …… speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
proorizarantos“predestined”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Ephesians 1:5proorizarantos nin eis huiothesian dia Iēsu Christou …He predestined us for adoption as His sons …
proorizirantois“predestined”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Ephesians 1:11en ho kai klērina proorizirantois kata prothesian tou teim panteim energarōntou …… chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him …