προκαταγγέλλω
prokatangéllō · G4293 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to foretell, to predict
To announce openly what is to happen in the future
ExamplesActs 3:18 “But the things which God previously announced by the mouths of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has fulfilled in this way.
Acts 7:52 “Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, and you have now become betrayers and murderers of Him;
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- διάthrough+ στόμαmouth 1
- περίconcerning, about, for+ ἔλευσιςcoming 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πάσχωto suffer 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- πληρόωto fulfill, to fill 1
- ἀποκτείνωto kill 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- προλέγω prolégō · G4302 · to say already, to quote above (in written discourse), to tell ahead of time
- Greek verb meaning to say or tell beforehand; overlaps significantly with προκαταγγέλλω in the sense of prior announcement/prediction, though προλέγω may be broader (any prior speaking) while προκαταγγέλλω emphasizes formal proclamation/announcement
- προφητεύω prophēteúō · G4395 · to prophesy, to make inspired utterances
- Greek verb for prophesying; shares the predictive/foreannouncement dimension with προκαταγγέλλω, though προφητεύω emphasizes inspired speech more broadly while προκαταγγέλλω focuses on the prior proclamation aspect
In the other Testament 1 word
- נָגַד nâgad · H5046 · to tell, to inform, to report
- Hebrew verb for declaring/announcing; the prefix προ- in προκαταγγέλλω adds the temporal 'beforehand' nuance, but נָגַד is the standard Hebrew equivalent for the core announcing/declaring sense when prophecy or proclamation is in view
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To foretell, to predict33.283
- The verb describes announcing something in advance of its fulfillment. Peter's address in Solomon's portico uses this term: ““But the things which God previously announced by the mouths of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has fulfilled in this way.” (Acts 3:18).
Word family 19 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist προκατηγγελεια; perfect passive participle προκατηγγελμενος; to announce…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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