What does προγράφω (prográphō) mean in the Bible?
προγράφω (prográphō): To publicly display or proclaim beforehand; in Galatians, to depict Christ crucified vividly before observers' eyes.
Greek · G4270
προγράφω
To write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe
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προγράφω G4270
Pronunciation prográphō
What does προγράφω (prográphō) mean in the Bible?
προγράφω (prográphō): To publicly display or proclaim beforehand; in Galatians, to depict Christ crucified vividly before observers' eyes.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4270?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I have already written (1), was clearly portrayed (1), was written in the past (1), who were designated (1).
Where does προγράφω (prográphō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 15:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (1), Galatians (1), Jude (1), Romans (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 I have already written 1× Ephesians 3:3
was clearly portrayed 1× Galatians 3:1
was written in the past 1× Romans 15:4
who were designated 1× Jude 1:4
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 15:4 προεγράφη to was written in the past Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Galatians 3:1 προεγράφη to was clearly portrayed Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Ephesians 3:3 προέγραψα to I have already written Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Jude 1:4 προγεγραμμένοι to who were designated Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 15:4
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Romans 1 Galatians 1 Ephesians 1 Jude 1
Source forms
προεγράφη 2x proegraphē Romans 15:4, Galatians 3:1
προγεγραμμένοι 1x progegrammenoi Jude 1:4
προέγραψα 1x proegrapsa Ephesians 3:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Romans 15:4, Galatians 3:1
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Ephesians 3:3
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Jude 1:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To publicly display or proclaim beforehand; in Galatians, to depict Christ crucified vividly before observers' eyes.
Strong's G4270
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 3:3 Source Gloss
to write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To publicly display or proclaim beforehand; in Galatians, to depict Christ crucified vividly before observers' eyes.
2to write in public, placard, proclaim (Dem., Plut., al.): Gal.3:1 (Lft., in l).
3= ζωγραφέω, to pourtray, depict: Ga, l.with (Syr. Pesh., Chrys.; Field, Notes, 189; CGT, in l).
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.
Romans 15:4 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Indicative
προεγράφη, proegrafh
I write previously
Read verse Romans 15:4 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Indicative
προεγράφη, proegrafh
I write previously
Read verse Galatians 3:1 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Indicative
προεγράφη proegrafh
I write previously
Read verse Ephesians 3:3 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
προέγραψα proegraya
I write previously
Read verse Jude 1:4 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προγεγραμμένοι progegrammenoi
I write previously
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 4 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 perfect 1
Voice
passive 3 active 1
Mood
indicative 3 participle 1
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
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Biblical Witnesses
Previously written or revealed, referring to mystery made known by writing
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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