προορ-άω G4308
See beforehand, foresee; perceive in advance or keep something constantly in view.
Combines the prefix pro- (before, in front of) with horao (see), yielding a word that can mean either to foresee future events or to keep something constantly before one's eyes. Peter at Pentecost quotes David: 'I saw the Lord always before me' (Acts 2:25, from Ps 16:8), where the sense is keeping God in one's gaze. Acts 2:31 describes David foreseeing the resurrection. In Galatians 3:8 the Scripture itself 'foresaw' that God would justify the Gentiles. The word bridges prophetic foresight and attentive vision.
Senses
1. sense 1 — See beforehand, foresee, or keep constantly before one's eyes. Acts 2:25 (quoting Ps 16:8) captures the 'before my face' sense -- David kept the Lord always in view, a posture of sustained attentiveness. Acts 2:31 shifts to prophetic foresight: David foresaw the resurrection of the Christ. Acts 21:29 is simpler: they had previously seen Trophimus in the city. Gal 3:8 personifies Scripture itself as foreseeing God's plan. French 'voir d'avance' and German 'vorher sehen' both preserve the temporal prefix. The double sense -- constant vision and advance knowledge -- makes this word theologically rich in the apostolic sermons. 4×
AR["إذ-رَأى", "رَأَوْا-قَبْلُ", "كُنْتُ-أَرَى", "مُسْتَبْصِرًا"]·ben["তারা-দেখেছিল", "দেখিতেছিলাম", "পূর্বদর্শী-হইয়া", "পূর্বে-দেখে"]·DE["vorher-sehen", "Προορώμην", "προεωρακότες", "προϊδὼν"]·EN["I-was-foreseeing", "foreseeing", "having-foreseen", "previously-seen"]·FR["voir-d'avance", "προϊδοῦσα"]·heb["צָפְתָה-מֵרֹאשׁ", "צָפָה-מֵרֹאשׁ", "רָאִיתִי", "רָאוּ-לִפְנֵי-כֵן"]·HI["-दाहिनी-ओर", "-प्रभु", "पहले-देखे-थे", "पेहले-से-देखकर"]·ID["Aku-melihat", "melihat-sebelumnya", "melihat-sebelumnya,", "sebelumnya-melihat"]·IT["prevedere", "proidousa"]·jav["Kawula-ningali-rumiyin", "Ningali-rumiyin,", "sampun-mirsani-rumiyin", "sasampunipun-ningali-rumiyin"]·KO["그-", "미리-보고서", "미리-본", "예언자-이라"]·PT["Eu-via", "tendo-previsto", "visto-antes"]·RU["Я-провидел", "предвидев", "провидев,", "ранее-видевшие"]·ES["Veía-de-antemano", "habiendo-previsto", "visto-antes"]·SW["Nilimwona", "akiona-mbele", "ikifahamu-mapema", "wamemwona-kabla"]·TR["görüyordum", "önceden-gören", "önceden-görenler", "önceden-görüp"]·urd["میں-نے-دیکھا", "پہلے-دیکھا-تھا", "پہلے-سے-دیکھ-کر"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
προορ-άω, future πρόψομαι: perfect προεόρᾱκα: (compare προεῖδον):— see before one, look forward to, τὰ ἔμπροσθεν Refs 5th c.BC+; see what is just before the eyes, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, look before one or forward, εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 foresee, τὸ μέλλον γίνεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 with genitive, take thought or care, make provision for.., σεωυτοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+. α᾽: absolutely,…