to foretell
prolego is used for stating something beforehand, including warnings and declarations later recalled.
The attested use concerns speaking or declaring something in advance: speakers give prior warning or announcement, and previously spoken declarations are later recalled as having been stated beforehand.
Senses in use
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State or warn beforehand · dominant
Active forms present a speaker giving an advance announcement or warning. In Mark 13:23 the perfect active form introduces the APB clause, "I have told you all things beforehand," while in Galatians 5:21 the present active form stands with a warning about those practicing the listed actions. Perfect passive forms describe declarations already spoken and remembered in 2 Peter 3:2 and Jude 1:17.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses "foretelling," "foretold," "forewarn," "told beforehand," and "declared." These variations confirm the verses' advance-speaking context rather than establish separate meanings.