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Strong G4268πρόγνωσις

foreknowledge

Transliteration
prognōsis
Pronunciation
prog'-no-sis
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G4267; forethought: - foreknowledge.

Detailed definition

πρό-γνωσις, -εως, ἡ
(προγινώσκω) [in LXX: Jdth.9:6 11:19 *;]
fore­knowledge: Act.2:23, 1Pe.1:2.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G4268 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • foreknowledge2

First verses

  1. Acts 2:23
    Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
  2. 1 Peter 1:2
    Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πρό-γνωσις, εως, ἡ,
foreknowledge, [LXX+NT (LXX.Jdt.9.6, NT.Act.2.23, NT.1Pet.1.2.)]
II perceiving beforehand, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.399d, 982c, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Alex.” 8, etc.)]
II.b in Medicine texts, prognosis of diseases, Κῳακαὶ π. title of work by [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus, compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.490, 18(2).11, “Anthologia Graeca” 11.382 (6th c.AD: Agathias Historicus et Epigrammaticus))]; title of work by Democritus.
III prediction, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Geminus Astronomicus 17.13, +others)]