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 And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Matthew 26:34 Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.'prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Matthew 26:75 and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, he having said to him — 'Before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me;' and having gone without, he did weep bitterly.prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Mark 14:30 And Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that to-day, this night, before a cock shall crow twice, thrice thou shalt deny me.'prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - Mark 14:72 and a second time a cock crew, and Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him — 'Before a cock crow twice, thou mayest deny me thrice;' and having thought thereon — he was weeping.prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Luke 2:26 and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit — not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - Luke 22:61 And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him — 'Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;'prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - John 4:49 The courtier saith unto him, 'Sir, come down before my child die;'prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - John 8:58 Jesus said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming — I am;'prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - John 14:29 'And now I have said [it] to you before it come to pass, that when it may come to pass, ye may believe;prin – adverbverse | pericope | chapter
ADV - Acts 2:20 the sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the day of the Lord — the great and illustrious;prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - Acts 7:2 and he said, 'Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
PREP - Acts 25:16 unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against [him].prin – prepositionverse | pericope | chapter
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