πρό pro G4253

“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
πρίν prin G4250 “formerly, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 13 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

All 16 words of this family (3 not shown here) →

Rendered in ASV as: before ×40, above ×2, ago ×1, before the ×1 (44 links)

Each verse shows the form used there and its grammar in plain English. What do these terms mean?

Full definitions (source + licence)

Dodson Greek Lexicon [G4253]

(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.

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47 verse(s)

Matthew 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
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Matthew 6:8 Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
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Matthew 8:29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
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Matthew 11:10 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee. verse | pericope | chapter
Matthew 24:38 For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
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Mark 1:2 Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way;
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Luke 2:21 And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. verse | pericope | chapter
Luke 7:27 This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee. verse | pericope | chapter
Luke 9:52 and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
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Luke 10:1 Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come.
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Luke 11:38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.
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Luke 21:12 But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
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Luke 22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
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John 1:48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
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John 5:7 The sick man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
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John 10:8 All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
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John 11:55 Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.
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John 12:1 Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
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John 13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
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John 13:19 From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he .
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John 17:5 And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
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John 17:24 Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
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Acts 5:36 For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought.
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Acts 12:6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. verse | pericope | chapter
Acts 12:14 And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.
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Acts 13:24 when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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Acts 14:13 And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes.
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Acts 21:38 Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?
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Acts 23:15 Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him.
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Romans 16:7 Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.
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1 Corinthians 2:7 but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:
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1 Corinthians 4:5 Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
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2 Corinthians 12:2 I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up even to the third heaven.
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Galatians 1:17 neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.
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Galatians 2:12 For before that certain came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.
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Galatians 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
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Ephesians 1:4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
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Colossians 1:17 and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
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2 Timothy 1:9 who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
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2 Timothy 4:21 Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
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Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
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Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:
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James 5:9 Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.
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James 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.
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1 Peter 1:20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake,
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1 Peter 4:8 above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:
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Jude 1:25 to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.
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