To foretell
προλέγωStrong’s G4302prolegō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prolegō is the Greek word usually translated “foretold”, “warn” and “forewarn”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.”
Meaning
Usually translated “foretold”, “warn” and “forewarn”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- foretold 1
- i warn 1
- i forewarn 1
- we were telling beforehand 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 13:2I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:
- Galatians 5:21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:4For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
Greek dictionary
προλέγω prolegō · to foretell
προ-λέγω [in LXX: Isa.41:26 (נָגַד hi.) * ;] 1. to tell or say beforehand: 2Co.13:2, Gal.5:21, 1Th.3:4 (R, txt.; cf. προεῖπον, but see infr.). 2. to declare, tell plainly: 2Co, Ga, 1Th, ll. with (R, mg.; see MM, xxi, and cf. Isa, l.with).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “foretell” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FORETELL', verb intransitive
To utter prediction or prophecy.
- “All the prophets from Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days” Acts 3:24
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.