ΠΡΟΓΝΟΥΣΓΑΡ, προγνουσγαρ
PROGNOUSGAR, prognousgar
Sounds Like: PROG-noos-GAR
Translations: having known beforehand, for, because, indeed
From the root: ΠΡΟΓΙΝΩΣΚΩ, ΓΑΡ
Part of Speech: Participle, Particle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the aorist active participle of the verb προγινώσκω (proginskō), meaning 'to know beforehand' or 'to foresee', and the postpositive particle γάρ (gar), meaning 'for' or 'because'. The participle describes an action completed before the main verb, indicating someone who has already known or foreseen something. The particle γάρ adds a causal or explanatory nuance, often translated as 'for' or 'because', and it always appears after the first word or phrase in its clause.
Inflection: Participle: Aorist, Active, Nominative, Masculine, Singular. Particle: Does not inflect.
Strong’s numbers: G4267 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1063 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 4:13
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΡΟΓΙΝΩΣΚΩ, ΓΑΡ, appear in our texts.
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