προεῖπε
prolégō
spoke before
To speak in advance; to declare, mention, or announce something before a given time. The primary sense is to say beforehand, with contextual nuances that include foretelling (predicting), forewarning (making a prior statement for caution), or stating something previously (referring back to statements already made). Used both for uttering prophecy and for any advance notice or warning.
Acts 1:16 · Word #8
Lexicon G4302
| Lemma | προλέγω |
| Transliteration | prolégō |
| Strong's | G4302 |
| Definition | To speak in advance; to declare, mention, or announce something before a given time. The primary sense is to say beforehand, with contextual nuances that include foretelling (predicting), forewarning (making a prior statement for caution), or stating something previously (referring back to statements already made). Used both for uttering prophecy and for any advance notice or warning. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | spoke before |
| Literal | spoke-before |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | προλέγω |
| Strong's | G4302 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4302-02
he spoke beforehand
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple completed action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, 3rd singular, denotes a simple completed action in past time: "he spoke." The prefix πρό adds the sense of "beforehand" or "in advance," preserving the root idea of declaring something prior to a given time. |
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