Foreknowledge
πρόγνωσιςStrong’s G4268prognōsis
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prognōsis is the Greek word usually translated “foreknowledge”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:”
Meaning
Usually translated “foreknowledge”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- foreknowledge 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 1 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
πρόγνωσις prognōsis · foreknowledge
πρό-γνωσις, -εως, ἡ (προγινώσκω) [in LXX: Jdth.9:6 11:19 * ;] foreknowledge: Act.2:23, 1Pe.1:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “foreknowledge” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOREKNOWL'EDGE, noun
Knowledge of a thing before it happens; prescience.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.