What does προγινώσκω (proginṓskō) mean in the Bible?
προγινώσκω (proginṓskō): Divine foreknowledge of persons chosen before time; not mere advance information but elective knowledge
Greek · G4267
προγινώσκω
To know/choose
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προγινώσκω G4267
Pronunciation proginṓskō
What does προγινώσκω (proginṓskō) mean in the Bible?
προγινώσκω (proginṓskō): Divine foreknowledge of persons chosen before time; not mere advance information but elective knowledge
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4267?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [God] foreknew (1), already know [these things] (1), He foreknew (1), He was known (1), They have known (1).
Where does προγινώσκω (proginṓskō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 26:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2), 1 Peter (1), 2 Peter (1), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [God] foreknew 1× Romans 8:29
already know [these things] 1× 2 Peter 3:17
He foreknew 1× Romans 11:2
He was known 1× 1 Peter 1:20
They have known 1× Acts 26:5
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 26:5 προγινώσκοντές to They have known Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Romans 8:29 προέγνω to [God] foreknew Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 11:2 προέγνω to He foreknew Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Peter 1:20 προεγνωσμένου to He was known Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular 2 Peter 3:17 προγινώσκοντες to already know [these things] Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 26:5
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Acts 1 Romans 2 1 Peter 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
προέγνω 2x proegnō Romans 8:29, Romans 11:2
προγινώσκοντες 1x proginōskontes 2 Peter 3:17
προγινώσκοντές 1x proginōskontes Acts 26:5
προεγνωσμένου 1x proegnōsmenou 1 Peter 1:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Romans 8:29, Romans 11:2
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Acts 26:5, 2 Peter 3:17
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x 1 Peter 1:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Divine foreknowledge of persons chosen before time; not mere advance information but elective knowledge
Strong's G4267
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Romans 8:28-30 Source Gloss
to know/choose
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 26:5 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προγινώσκοντές proginwskontev
I know beforehand
Read verse Romans 8:29 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προέγνω, proegnw
I know beforehand
Read verse Romans 11:2 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προέγνω. proegnw
I know beforehand
Read verse 1 Peter 1:20 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
προεγνωσμένου proegnwsmenou
I know beforehand
Read verse 2 Peter 3:17 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προγινώσκοντες proginwskontev
I know beforehand
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present, Aorist, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active Acts 26:5 · 2 Pet 3:17 2×
Perfect Passive 1 Pet 1:20 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Rom 8:29 · Rom 11:2 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 2 perfect 1
Voice
active 4 passive 1
Mood
participle 3 indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Acts 26:5 προγινώσκοντές present active participle participle Romans 8:29 προέγνω aorist active indicative completed Romans 11:2 προέγνω aorist active indicative completed 1 Peter 1:20 προεγνωσμένου perfect passive participle participle 2 Peter 3:17 προγινώσκοντες present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To foreknow beforehand in covenantal purpose.
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
προγινώσκω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Emphasizes God’s initiating relational knowledge in salvation. Romans 8:28-30
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain