What does προοράω (prooráō) mean in the Bible?
προοράω (prooráō) is a Greek word meaning "to foresee".
Greek · G4308
προοράω
To foresee
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προοράω G4308
Pronunciation prooráō
What does προοράω (prooráō) mean in the Bible?
προοράω (prooráō) is a Greek word meaning "to foresee".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4308?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include foresaw (1), Foreseeing this (1), I saw (1), previously seen (1).
Where does προοράω (prooráō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 2:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Galatians (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 foresaw 1× Galatians 3:8
Foreseeing this 1× Acts 2:31
I saw 1× Acts 2:25
previously seen 1× Acts 21:29
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 2:25 Προορώμην to I saw Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Acts 2:31 προϊδὼν to Foreseeing this Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 21:29 προεωρακότες to previously seen Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Galatians 3:8 προϊδοῦσα to foresaw Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 2:25
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Acts 3 Galatians 1
Source forms
προεωρακότες 1x proeōrakotes Acts 21:29
προϊδοῦσα 1x proidousa Galatians 3:8
προϊδὼν 1x proidōn Acts 2:31
Προορώμην 1x Proorōmēn Acts 2:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Galatians 3:8
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 2:31
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 2:25
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 21:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to foresee
Source Gloss
to foresee
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 2:25 Verb First Person Singular Imperfect Middle Indicative
Προωρώμην prowrwmhn
I foresee
Read verse Acts 2:31 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προϊδὼν proidwn
I foresee
Read verse Acts 21:29 Verb Perfect Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προεωρακότες proewrakotev
I foresee
Read verse Galatians 3:8 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
προϊδοῦσα proidousa
I foresee
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 2 middle 1
Mood
participle 2 indicative 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)
Word Origins
προοράω is built from these roots:
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