ΠΡΟΕΙΔΕΝΑΙ, προειδεναι
PROEIDENAI, proeidenai
Sounds Like: pro-ee-DEH-nai
Translations: to foresee, to foreknow, to know beforehand, to perceive beforehand
From the root: ΠΡΟΟΡΑΩ, ΠΡΟΓΙΝΩΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb, formed from the prefix 'προ-' (pro-), meaning 'before' or 'in front of', and the verb 'εἰδέναι' (eidenai), which is the perfect infinitive of 'οἶδα' (oida), meaning 'to know' or 'to see'. Therefore, 'προειδέναι' means 'to know beforehand' or 'to foresee'. It describes the act of having prior knowledge or perception of an event or situation.
Inflection: Perfect Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4305 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΡΟΟΡΑΩ, ΠΡΟΓΙΝΩΣΚΩ, appear in our texts.
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