Strong's Lexicon
G4268
G4268 — πρόγνωσις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4268 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πρόγνωσις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4267 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | prognosis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | prog'-no-sis |
| Meaning: | 1. forethought |
| KJV Renderings: | foreknowledge |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πρόγνωσις, προγνωσεως, ἡ (προγινώσκω);
1. foreknowledge: Jdt 9:6 Jdt 11:19 (Plutarch, Lucian, Herodian).
2. forethought, prearrangement (see προβλέπω): 1Pe 1:2; Act 2:23 (but cf. προγινώσκω, and see Meyer on Acts, the passage cited).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πρόγνωσις (foreknowledge)
Acts 2:23
- KJV: Him being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God ye have taken and by wicked hands have crucified and slain
- GK: τούτον τη ωρισμένη βουλή και προγνώσει του θεού έκδοτον λαβόντες διά χειρών ανόμων προσπήξαντες ανείλετε
1 Peter 1:2
- KJV: according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through sanctification of the Spirit unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ Grace unto you and peace be multiplied
- GK: κατά πρόγνωσιν θεού πατρός εν αγιασμώ πνεύματος εις υπακοήν και ραντισμόν αίματος Ιησού χριστού χάρις υμίν και ειρήνη πληθυνθείη