Original Word: προεπαγγέλλω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: proepaggelló
Pronunciation: pro-ep-ang-GEL-lo
Phonetic Spelling: (pro-ep-ang-ghel'-lom-ahee)
Definition: I promise beforehand.
Meaning: To announce or promise beforehand; to make a prior declaration or commitment.

Word Origin: From πρό (pro, meaning "before") and ἐπαγγέλλω (epangellō, meaning "to announce" or "to promise").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for προεπαγγέλλω, the concept of making a promise or declaration beforehand can be related to several Hebrew terms that convey similar meanings, such as:
• נָבָא (naba, Strong's Hebrew 5012): To prophesy, speak or sing by inspiration.
• דָּבַר (dabar, Strong's Hebrew 1696): To speak, declare, converse, command, promise.
• אָמַר (amar, Strong's Hebrew 559): To say, speak, utter.

These Hebrew terms, like προεπαγγέλλω, are often used in contexts where God's promises or declarations are made known to His people, underscoring the continuity of divine revelation from the Old Testament to the New Testament.

Usage: The term προεπαγγέλλω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of making a promise or declaration in advance. It is often associated with divine promises or declarations made by God or His messengers.

Context: The Greek verb προεπαγγέλλω appears in the New Testament context to convey the idea of a promise or announcement made prior to its fulfillment. This term underscores the foreknowledge and intentionality of divine promises, highlighting the reliability and faithfulness of God's word.

In the Berean Standard Bible, προεπαγγέλλω is notably used in Romans 1:2, where Paul speaks of the gospel "which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures." This usage emphasizes the continuity and fulfillment of God's redemptive plan as revealed through the prophets and actualized in the gospel of Jesus Christ. The promise made beforehand serves as a testament to God's unchanging purpose and the assurance of His covenantal faithfulness.

The concept of προεπαγγέλλω is integral to understanding the nature of biblical prophecy and promise. It reflects the certainty and preordained nature of God's plans, which are revealed progressively throughout Scripture. This term invites believers to trust in the promises of God, assured that what He has declared will come to pass in His perfect timing.

4279 proepaggéllomai (from 4253 /pró, "before" and 1861 /epaggéllō, "to promise") – properly, promised beforehand (in advance); use of the Lord promising the Gospel ("God's good news") to people even before creation (Ro 1:2).

[See also: 4265 (problépō), 4267 (proginṓskō), 4275 (proeídō), 4282 (proetoimázō).]

Word Origin
from pro and epaggellomai
Definition
to announce before
NASB Translation
previously promised (1), promised beforehand (1).

STRONGS NT 4279: προεπαγγέλλω

προεπαγγέλλω: 1 aorist middle προεπηγγειλαμην; perfect participle προεπηγγελμενος; to announce before (Dio Cassius); middle to promise before: τί, Romans 1:2, and L T Tr WH in 2 Corinthians 9:5 ((Arrian 6, 27, 1); Dio Cassius, 42, 32; 46, 40).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

promise before.

Middle voice from pro and epaggello; to promise of old -- promise before.

see GREEK pro

see GREEK epaggello

Forms and Transliterations

προεπηγγειλατο προεπηγγείλατο προεπηγγελμενην προεπηγγελμένην proepengeilato proepengeílato proepēngeilato proepēngeílato proepengelmenen proepengelménen proepēngelmenēn proepēngelménēn

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