προοράω

προοράω (Hdt. et al.; ins, pap, LXX, JosAs 23:8; Philo, Joseph.) 2 aor. προεῖδον (Hom. et al.); pf. προεώρακα; impf. mid. προορώμην Ac 2:25 (on this form B-D-F §66, 2; Mlt-H. 190); aor. pass. ptc. n. προοραθέν (Mel., P. 57, 418 Ch.) (Hdt., Thu., X. et al. in various senses).

① to see in advance, foresee w. an eye to the future τὶ (X., Cyr. 2, 4, 21 τοῦτο προϊδὼν ὡς; Jos., Ant. 10, 142; JosAs 23:8) ITr 8:1. W. ὅτι foll. Gal 3:8. Abs. (Jos., Bell. 2, 619) προϊδὼν ἐλάλησεν Ac 2:31.

② to see at a time prior to the present, see previously ἦσαν προεωρακότες Τρόφιμον ἐν τῇ πόλει σὺν αὐτῷ they had previously seen Trophimus in the city with (Paul) Ac 21:29. The perf. tense and the temporal sense of προ-provide the basic components for this mng.

③ mid. have before one’s eyes, see before one, w. acc. (Menand., Peric. 132 S. [12 Kö.]; SIG 569, 13; UPZ 42, 22 [162 B.C.]; Philo) τινά someone προορώμην τὸν κύριον ἐνώπιόν μου Ac 2:25 (Ps 15:8).—M-M.