Strong’s G4277 · Greek

προέπω
proépō

Definition

to say already, to predict

Etymology

from G4253 (πρό) and G2036 (ἔπω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • forewarn
  • say (speak
  • tell) before

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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