"to write before, Rom. 15:4; Eph. 3:3; to make a subject of public notice; to set forth unreservedly and distinctly, Gal. 3:1; to designate clearly, Jude 4*"
Definition and meaning
to write before, Rom. 15:4; Eph. 3:3; to make a subject of public notice; to set forth unreservedly and distinctly, Gal. 3:1; to designate clearly, Jude 4*
In the original Greek the word is written: προγράφω
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of prographo (G4270) across the King James Bible.
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery;(as I wrote afore in few words,
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Common questions
Strong's G4270 (prographo) is a Greek word that means: to write before, Rom. 15:4; Eph. 3:3; to make a subject of public notice; to set forth unreservedly and distinctly, Gal. 3:1; to designate clearly, Jude 4* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word prographo (G4270) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4270 is prographo, a Greek word defined as: to write before, Rom. 15:4; Eph. 3:3; to make a subject of public notice; to set forth unreservedly and distinctly, Gal. 3:1; to designate clearly, Ju. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
prographo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.