Definition

to say beforehand, i.e. predict, forewarn

Etymology

from G4253 (πρό) and G3004 (λέγω);

Word family

• πρό pró
• λέγω légō

How the KJV renders it

• foretell
• 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.