Quick Definition
I hear beforehand
Strong's Definition
to hear already,i.e. anticipate
Derivation: from G4253 (πρό) and G191 (ἀκούω);
KJV Usage: hear before
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προακούω: 1 aorist 2 person plural προηκούσατε: to hear before: τήν ἐλπίδα, the hoped for salvation, before its realization, Col_1:5 (where cf. Lightfoot). (Herodotus, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, others.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
προακούω proakouō 1x
to hear beforehand or already, Col_1:5
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* προ -ακούω ,
to hear beforehand: Col_1:5 ( v. Lft ., in l ).†
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
προακούω fut. -ακούσομαι perf. -ακήκοα "to hear beforehand", Hdt. , attic
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
προ-ακούω
to hear beforehand: Col.1:5 (see Lft., in l).†
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