πρίν prin G4250
“formerly, before” — Dodson Greek Lexicon
Same root: Related words from the same root: 15 more words
Strong's Greek Dictionary (1890) says these words are built from one another, all going back to πρό pro (G4253). Each line says which source links it. Words with a prefix are listed with their main word, not with the prefix. Related words can still differ in meaning.
- πρῶτος prōtos G4413 “first, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 157 verses
- πρό pro G4253 “before” head of this family (per Strong's: a primary word) in 47 verses
- πρωΐ prōi G4404 “early in the morning, at dawn” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 12 verses
- πρότερος proteros G4387 “former, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 6 verses
- πρότερον proteron G4386 “formerly, before” built from πρότερος G4387 (per Strong's) in 5 verses
- πόρρω porrō G4206 “far, far off” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 4 verses
- πόρρωθεν porrōthen G4207 “from afar, far off” built from πόρρω G4206 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρωΐα prōia G4405 “early morning” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρωϊνός prōinos G4407 “belonging to the morning” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρῷρα prōra G4408 “the prow of a ship” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρηνής prēnēs G4248 “falling headlong” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 1 verse
- πρώϊμος prōimos G4406 “dawning, early” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 1 verse
Rendered in BSB as: before ×13 (13 links)
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Dodson Greek Lexicon [G4250]
formerly, before.
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13 verse(s)
- Matthew 1:18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Matthew 26:34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Matthew 26:75 Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Mark 14:30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - Mark 14:72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Luke 2:26 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - Luke 22:61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - John 4:49 “Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - John 8:58 “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - John 14:29 And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Acts 2:20 The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - Acts 7:2 And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - Acts 25:16 I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
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