4268. prognósis
Strong's Lexicon
prognósis: Foreknowledge

Original Word: πρόγνωσις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: prognósis
Pronunciation: prog'-no-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (prog'-no-sis)
Definition: Foreknowledge
Meaning: foreknowledge, previous determination.

Word Origin: Derived from πρό (pro, "before") and γινώσκω (ginóskó, "to know")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "prognósis," the concept of God's foreknowledge is related to terms like יָדַע (yada, "to know") and חָכְמָה (chokmah, "wisdom"), which convey God's comprehensive knowledge and understanding.

Usage: In the New Testament, "prognósis" refers to the divine foreknowledge of God, particularly in relation to His omniscience and sovereign plan. It implies God's prior knowledge of events and individuals, often in the context of His redemptive purposes. This term is used to express the concept that God, in His infinite wisdom, knows all things before they happen and has a predetermined plan for creation and salvation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, knowledge of the future was often sought through oracles and divination. However, the biblical concept of "prognósis" is distinct in that it is not about predicting the future through human means but rather about God's inherent and perfect knowledge of all things. This understanding of foreknowledge is rooted in the Jewish tradition of a sovereign and omniscient God who is actively involved in the unfolding of history.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 4268 prógnōsis (from 4267 /proginṓskō, "foreknow") – properly, foreknowledge. 4268 (prógnōsis) occurs twice in the NT, both times of "God's absolute foreknowledge." See 4267 (proginōskō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from proginóskó
Definition
foreknowledge
NASB Translation
foreknowledge (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4268: πρόγνωσις

πρόγνωσις, προγνωσεως, (προγινώσκω);

1. foreknowledge: Judith 9:6 Judith 11:19 (Plutarch, Lucian, Herodian).

2. forethought, prearrangement (see προβλέπω): 1 Peter 1:2; Acts 2:23 (but cf. προγινώσκω, and see Meyer on Acts, the passage cited).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
foreknowledge.

From proginosko; forethought -- foreknowledge.

see GREEK proginosko

Forms and Transliterations
προγνωσει προγνώσει προγνωσιν πρόγνωσιν prognosei prognōsei prognṓsei prognosin prognōsin prógnosin prógnōsin
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Acts 2:23 N-DFS
GRK: βουλῇ καὶ προγνώσει τοῦ θεοῦ
NAS: plan and foreknowledge of God,
KJV: and foreknowledge of God,
INT: plan and foreknowledge of God

1 Peter 1:2 N-AFS
GRK: κατὰ πρόγνωσιν θεοῦ πατρός
NAS: according to the foreknowledge of God
KJV: according to the foreknowledge of God
INT: according to [the] foreknowledge of God [the] Father

Strong's Greek 4268
2 Occurrences


προγνώσει — 1 Occ.
πρόγνωσιν — 1 Occ.

















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