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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προγινώσκωG4267
Pronunciationproginṓskō
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] foreknew1×Romans 8:29
already know [these things]1×2 Peter 3:17
He foreknew1×Romans 11:2
He was known1×1 Peter 1:20
They have known1×Acts 26:5
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 26:5προγινώσκοντέςtoThey have knownVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralRomans 8:29προέγνωto[God] foreknewVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularRomans 11:2προέγνωtoHe foreknewVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1 Peter 1:20προεγνωσμένουtoHe was knownVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular2 Peter 3:17προγινώσκοντεςtoalready 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 rowActs 26:5
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Acts1Romans21 Peter12 Peter1
Source forms
προέγνω2xproegnōRomans 8:29, Romans 11:2
προγινώσκοντες1xproginōskontes2 Peter 3:17
προγινώσκοντές1xproginōskontesActs 26:5
προεγνωσμένου1xproegnōsmenou1 Peter 1:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular2xRomans 8:29, Romans 11:2
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2xActs 26:5, 2 Peter 3:17
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular1x1 Peter 1:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Divine foreknowledge of persons chosen before time; not mere advance information but elective knowledge
Strong'sG4267
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkRomans 8:28-30Source Gloss
to know/choose
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 26:5Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προγινώσκοντέςproginwskontev
I know beforehand
Read verseRomans 8:29Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προέγνω,proegnw
I know beforehand
Read verseRomans 11:2Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προέγνω.proegnw
I know beforehand
Read verse1 Peter 1:20Verb Perfect Passive Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
προεγνωσμένουproegnwsmenou
I know beforehand
Read verse2 Peter 3:17Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προγινώσκοντεςproginwskontev
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 groups2Aligned forms5TensesPresent, Aorist, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality3×
Present ActiveActs 26:5 · 2 Pet 3:172×
Perfect Passive1 Pet 1:201×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveRom 8:29 · Rom 11:22×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist2perfect1
Voice
active4passive1
Mood
participle3indicative2
NT Occurrences
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