προγινώσκω proginṓskō
Meaning
to know beforehand, i.e. foresee
In the King James Version: foreknow (ordain), know (before)
Derivation: from G4253 (πρό) and G1097 (γινώσκω);
Where it is used
- Acts 26:5 They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
- Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Romans 11:2 God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
- 1 Peter 1:20 He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
- 2 Peter 3:17 Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.