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progravfw progravfw: 1 aorist
proevgraya; 2 aorist passive
proegrafhn; perfect passive participle
progegrammeno";1. to write before (of time): a R G L text T Tr WH, 4b Rec.; ;
oiJ
pavlai
progegrammevnoi
eij"
tou'to
tov
krivma, of old set forth or designated beforehand (in the Scriptures of the O. T. and the prophecies of Enoch) unto this condemnation, .2. to depict or portray openly (cf.
prov, d.
a:
oi|"
kat!
ojfqalmouv"
!Ihsou'"
Cristov"
proegravfh
ejn
uJmi'n (but
ejn
uJmi'n is dropped by G L T Tr WH)
ejstaurwmevno", before whose eyes was portrayed the picture of Jesus Christ crucified (the attentive contemplation of which picture ought to have been a preventive against that bewitchment), i. e. who were taught most definitely and plainly concerning the meritorious efficacy of the death of Christ, . Since the simple
gravfein is often used of painters, and
progravfein certainly signifies also to write before the eyes of all who can read (Plutarch, Demetr. 46 at the end,
prografei
tiv"
aujtou'
prov
th'"
skhnh'"
thvn
tou'
!Oidipodo"
ajrchvn), I see no reason why
progravfein may not mean to depict (paint, portray) before the eyes; (R. V. openly set forth). Cf. Hofmann at the passage (Farrar, St. Paul, chapter xxiv., vol. i, 470 note; others adhere to the meaning to placard, write up publicly, see Lightfoot at the passage; others besides; see Meyer).*