To write/designate
προγράφωStrong’s G4270prographō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prographō is the Greek word usually translated “was written in the past”, “was publicly portrayed” and “have written before”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Meaning
Usually translated “was written in the past”, “was publicly portrayed” and “have written before”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- was written in the past 1
- was publicly portrayed 1
- i have written before 1
- designated 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- Galatians 1
- Ephesians 1
- Jude 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 15:4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
- Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
- Ephesians 3:3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
Greek dictionary
προγράφω prographō · to write/designate
προ-γράφω [in LXX: Dan LXX 3:3 cod., 1Ma.10:36 * ;] 1. to write before: Rom.15:4, Eph.3:3, Ju 4. 2. to 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).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “designated” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DESIGNATED, participle passive
Marked out; indicated; shown; pointed out appointed.
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.