Word study · Greek
proginōskō
to foreknow
Say it: pro-gin-OCE-ko (approximate)
προγινώσκω
What it means
To know beforehand. Paul says "whom he foreknew, he also predestined" (8:29) and that God did not reject "his people whom he foreknew" (11:2). In the Bible knowing is relational as well as factual, so some read "foreknew" as "set his love on beforehand," others as God's advance knowledge.
Open question Debated
What "foreknew" means in Romans 8:29 (advance knowledge or an act of choosing) is debated.
Range of meaning
- ForeknowKnow in advance.
- Choose beforehandSet affection on in advance.
In Romans
- Chapter 8
"Whom he foreknew, he also predestined" (8:29).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G4267 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources