Strong's Lexicon
G4308
G4308 — προοράω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4308 |
|---|---|
| Word: | προοράω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4253 and G3708 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | proorao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | proh-or-ah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to behold in advance 2. (actively) to notice (another) previously 3. (middle voice) to keep in (one's own) view |
| KJV Renderings: | foresee, see before |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προοράω, προορῶ; perfect participleπροεωρακως; imperfect middle (Act 2:25) προωρώμην, and without augment (see ὁμοιόω, at the beginning) προορωμην L T Tr WH; from Herodotus down;
1. to see before (whether as respects place or time): τινα, Act 21:29.
2. Middle (rare use) to keep before one’s eyes: metaphorically, τινα, with ἐνώπιον μου added, to be mindful of one always, Act 2:25 from Psa 15:1-5:(xvi.)8.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
προοράω (foresee)
Acts 2:25
- KJV: For David speaketh concerning him I foresaw the Lord always before my face for he is on my right hand that I should not be moved
- GK: Δαβίδ γαρ λέγει εις αυτόν προωρώμην τον κύριον ενώπιόν μου διά ότι εκ δεξιών μου εστίν ίνα μη σαλευθώ
Acts 21:29
- KJV: For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple
- GK: ήσαν γαρ εωρακότες Τρόφιμον τον Εφέσιον εν τη πόλει συν αυτώ ον ενόμιζον ότι εις το ιερόν εισήγαγεν ο Παύλος