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Greek · G4270, G3641

προέγραψα ἐν ὀλίγῳ

To write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe · little/few

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προγράφω G4270 to write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe
Pronunciation prográphō
To publicly display or proclaim beforehand; in Galatians, to depict Christ crucified vividly before observers' eyes.
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ὀλίγος G3641 little/few
Pronunciation olígos
Few in number or quantity; often contrasts with πολλοί (many) to emphasize scarcity or insufficiency.
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What does προέγραψα ἐν ὀλίγῳ (proegrapsa en oligō) mean in the Bible?

προγράφω · ὀλίγος is a Greek phrase meaning "to write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe".

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What does προγράφω · ὀλίγος mean in the Bible?

προγράφω · ὀλίγος is a Greek phrase meaning "to write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4270, G3641?

G4270, G3641 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe

Strong's G4270, G3641
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Word forms 2 forms 4 references

Source Gloss

to write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe
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 4 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Aorist Perfect
Voices
Passive Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Passive Rom 15:4 · Gal 3:1 2×
Aorist Active Eph 3:3 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive Jude 1:4 1×
4 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 participle 1
Tense
aorist 3 perfect 1
Voice
passive 3 active 1
Mood
indicative 3 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Romans 15:4 προεγράφη aorist passive indicative completed Galatians 3:1 προεγράφη aorist passive indicative completed Ephesians 3:3 προέγραψα aorist active indicative completed Jude 1:4 προγεγραμμένοι perfect passive 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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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