Greek Word Study · Strong’s G4387
πρότερος
proteros · “before”
Used 11 times across 7 books
Definition
A. Compar., πρότερος, -α, -ον,
[in LXX for רִאשׁוֹן ,לִפָנִים, etc. ;]
before, of time, place, rank, etc.; in NT always of Time, before, former: Eph.4:22. Adverbially, πρότερον, before, aforetime, formerly: Jhn.7:50, 2Co.1:15, Heb.4:6; opposite to ἔπειτα, Heb.7:27; τὸ π., Jhn.6:62 9:8, Gal.4:13, 1Ti.1:13; αἱ π. ἡμέραι, Heb.10:32; αἱ π. ἐπιθυμίαι, 1Pe.1:14.†
[in LXX for רִאשׁוֹן ,לִפָנִים, etc. ;]
before, of time, place, rank, etc.; in NT always of Time, before, former: Eph.4:22. Adverbially, πρότερον, before, aforetime, formerly: Jhn.7:50, 2Co.1:15, Heb.4:6; opposite to ἔπειτα, Heb.7:27; τὸ π., Jhn.6:62 9:8, Gal.4:13, 1Ti.1:13; αἱ π. ἡμέραι, Heb.10:32; αἱ π. ἐπιθυμίαι, 1Pe.1:14.†
Where it appears
John3
2 Corinthians1
Galatians1
Ephesians1
1 Timothy1
Hebrews3
1 Peter1
In the text
John 6:62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?John 7:50Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)John 9:8The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?2 Corinthians 1:15And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;Galatians 4:13Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;1 Timothy 1:13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.Hebrews 4:6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:Hebrews 7:27Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.Hebrews 10:32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
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