Prographo describes writing beforehand, and in some clauses setting something or someone before view or judgment.

The verb most often concerns something written beforehand: a brief prior writing in Ephesians 3:3 and what had been written for instruction in Romans 15:4. Its other attested clauses present Christ as publicly portrayed before the Galatians' eyes and certain people as designated for judgment in Galatians 3:1 and Jude 1:4.

1. Writing something beforehand · dominant

   In Ephesians 3:3, the first-person aorist active form occurs where the APB renders, "just as I wrote before in brief," after the mystery was made known. In Romans 15:4, the third-person aorist passive form stands in the statement that what was written in former days was written for instruction.

   Ephesians 3:3Romans 15:4
2. Setting forth beforehand for notice or judgment · common

   In Galatians 3:1, the third-person aorist passive form occurs in the clause about Jesus Christ being publicly portrayed as crucified before the Galatians' eyes. In Jude 1:4, the perfect passive participle describes people whom the APB says were "long ago designated for this judgment."

   Galatians 3:1Jude 1:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between "wrote before," "written in former days," "publicly portrayed," and "designated." These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.