FOREKNOWLEDGE
(gr.: «prognõsis»). A knowledge of people and circumstances before they exist. It is one of the divine attributes of God by which people are known to Him and events are determined in advance.
This is a power totally beyond the capacity of the human mind to comprehend. The name “prognõsis” is translated “foreknowledge” (Acts 2:23) and “foreknowledge” (1 Pet. 1:2). The related verb, “proginõskõ”, is variously translated:
“before he knew” (Rom. 8:29); “from before he knew” (Rom. 11:2); “already destined” (1 Pet. 1:20); “knowing it beforehand” (2 Pet. 3:17). It should be noted that God’s foreknowledge does not in any way eliminate man’s capacity as a responsible moral agent (Rom. 1:18-2:6).