προγινώσκω
proginōskō
“to know/choose”
Definition
to know beforehand, i.e. foresee
from G4253 (πρό) and G1097 (γινώσκω);
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logos (G3056)
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Occurrences
προγινώσκω appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
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