Strong's Lexicon

G4268

G4268 — πρόγνωσις

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekprognosisnounOccurrences: 2

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, (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

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

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
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