"to declare or announce beforehand, foretell, predict, Acts 3:18; 7:52*"
Definition and meaning
to declare or announce beforehand, foretell, predict, Acts 3:18; 7:52*
In the original Greek the word is written: προκαταγγέλλω
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
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 prokatangello (G4293) across the King James Bible.
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
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Common questions
Strong's G4293 (prokatangello) is a Greek word that means: to declare or announce beforehand, foretell, predict, Acts 3:18; 7:52* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word prokatangello (G4293) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4293 is prokatangello, a Greek word defined as: to declare or announce beforehand, foretell, predict, Acts 3:18; 7:52*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
prokatangello is a Greek word found in the New Testament.