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προγινώσκω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
προγινώσκω
Greek transliteration: 
proginōskō
Simplified transliteration: 
proginosko
Principal Parts: 
-, προέγνων, -, προέγνωσμαι, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4267
GK Number: 
4589
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-5a
Gloss: 
to know beforehand, foreknow; (mid.) to choose beforehand
Definition: 
to know beforehand, to be previously acquainted with, Acts 26:5; 2 Pet. 3:17; to determine on beforehand, to foreordain, 1 Pet. 1:20; in NT, from the Hebrew, to foreknow, to appoint as the subject of future privileges, Rom. 8:29; 11:2*

Greek-English Concordance for προγινώσκω

Acts 26:5 for they have known (proginōskontes | προγινώσκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) from the first, if they are willing to go on record, that I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest party of our religious system.
Romans 8:29 because those he foreknew (proegnō | προέγνω | aor act ind 3 sg) he also predestined to become conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Romans 11:2 God has not repudiated his people whom he foreknew (proegnō | προέγνω | aor act ind 3 sg). Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
1 Peter 1:20 He was chosen in advance (proegnōsmenou | προεγνωσμένου | perf pass ptcp gen sg masc), before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the times for you
2 Peter 3:17 You therefore, dear friends, knowing this beforehand (proginōskontes | προγινώσκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), be on your guard that you are not led astray by the error of these lawless people and fall from your stable position.